Analyst, Impact Investing

~ Tideline is a consulting firm that provides tailored advice to clients developing impact investment strategies, products, and solutions. Our mission is to help clients excel in realizing financial and societal value. ~

We believe in shared, sustainable prosperity powered by market-based solutions. To that end, our services include investment strategy, investment product development, market intelligence and due diligence, strategic advice, and thought leadership.

Our multi-disciplinary team delivers services of unmatched quality, grounded in deep, rigorous research and analysis. Past clients have included leading investment firms and foundations active in impact investing. Tideline was founded in 2014 with offices in New York City and San Francisco and currently has a growing team led by the firm’s partners: Christina Leijonhufvud, Ben Thornley, and Kim Wright-Violich.

Position Overview

The Analyst will have an opportunity to play an important role on client projects, including through research and analysis, assisting in the development of client materials, and, depending on the individual’s background and expertise, financial modeling and investment product design. Tideline’s clients include top-tier financial and philanthropic institutions working on a wide range of issues related to impact investing, so there will be excellent opportunities to build broad and practical knowledge.

• This is a unique opportunity for an early- to mid-career individual with an interest in consulting and impact investing.
• Candidates will be considered for any of Tideline’s offices: New York, San Francisco, and/or Austin.

Responsibilities

Core responsibilities include:

• Performing research and analysis related to client projects, including literature reviews, summaries of findings, participation in expert interviews, etc.
• Supporting preparations for, and participating in, team brainstorming and strategy development for client projects
• Develop client materials, including PowerPoint presentations and reports
• Support financial analysis and modeling efforts for client projects (as applicable given candidate experience)
• Support general administrative and operational tasks related to projects and the firm

Qualifications

The ideal candidate has a flexible, curious mindset; an entrepreneurial, collaborative disposition; and a commitment to advancing social and environmental outcomes. Every member of the team embodies our firm’s values: excellence, commitment, and openness. The team is fun, too, and often feels like an extended family for each of its members.

Desired qualifications and experience level include:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with high attention to detail and organization, both individually and as part of a team
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to think critically and creatively in approach to solving problems
• Knowledge of impact investing, finance, and/or philanthropy preferred
  Ideally, experience in financial analysis, preferably as an analyst or associate at an investment bank, M&A advisory firm, and/or investment firm
• Demonstrated ability to exercise initiative, sound judgment, and discretion
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Sense of humor and self-awareness

Compensation: Compensation is commensurate with experience.

To Apply

• Please click "Apply on Company Website" below - and use this email address to send any questions.  
• Application deadline: July 24, 2017 (applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis).