Director, Impact Investments

3 weeks ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States The Chicago Community Trust Full time
Job Description:

The Director, Impact Investments role is a key position at The Chicago Community Trust, responsible for leading the organization's impact investing efforts. This role encompasses all aspects of mission-aligned investing, from ESG investing to catalytic capital.

The Director, Impact Investments will report to the AVP/Chief of Investments and work closely with the Trust's Finance, Community Impact, and Philanthropic Services teams. The role will also involve extensive interface with external partners.

CCT Impact Investing Overview:

The Chicago Community Trust believes that impact investing, with its ability to generate social returns alongside investment gains, amplifies the transformative power of philanthropic capital. Reflecting this philosophy, the Trust has four primary expressions of impact within its $4 billion investment portfolio:

Investment Manager Diversity:

The Trust believes it is essential to consider racial and gender diversity in the management of its investment portfolio. The organization is committed to retaining a diverse pool of investment managers while achieving its investment objectives. Additionally, the Trust engages with its investment managers to advocate for strong and effective diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices.

Investment in Benefit Chicago:

The Trust's pooled portfolio for donor-advised funds is invested in Benefit Chicago, a $100mm place-based impact investment fund launched by The Chicago Community Trust, The MacArthur Foundation, and Calvert Impact Capital. The goal of Benefit Chicago is to create jobs, build wealth, and tackle other social and economic challenges, with a special focus on communities of color, low-income households, and historically marginalized communities.

Impact Investing Platform for Donor-Advised Funds:

The Trust offers an impact investing platform for its donor-advised fund holders. Using this platform, donors can access a curated list of impact investment options and, if so inclined, request that their donor-advised fund be invested for impact in one or more of the Trust's pre-selected investment options. The platform offers a range of impact investment options, including ESG-focused equity funds and loans to local CDFIs.

Custom Impact Strategies for Advisor-Managed Funds:

The Trust works in collaboration with a select number of donors and their advisors to approve and implement custom impact investment strategies for funds held at the Chicago Community Trust.

Position Responsibilities:Strategic Direction and Governance:

The Director, Impact Investments will assist in setting the strategic direction of the Trust's impact investing effort, informed by the organization's mission, the impact investment opportunity set, financial and structural constraints of various Trust investment portfolios, and the discretionary grant budget. The role will also involve leading and coordinating the effort to deepen the Trust's presence and evolve its impact investment approach across two priorities: impact investing to achieve the Trust's strategic mission and impact investing to attract and engage donors.

The Director, Impact Investments will prepare meeting agendas and materials for the Impact-First Ad Hoc committee, work with the Senior Director of Investments to refine the governance approach for impact-first investing, and approve individual investment ideas. The role will also involve working closely with Trust leadership to select the optimal impact investing approach(es) for various Trust portfolios and collectively determine prioritization of impact investment projects.

The Director, Impact Investments will communicate impact investment strategy and outcomes to Trust staff, leadership, and the Trust's Investment Committee and Executive Committee. The role will also involve generating buy-in for the Trust's impact investing strategy.

Impact Investment Selection and Monitoring:

The Director, Impact Investments will cultivate relationships with impact investment managers and other mission-driven institutional investors. The role will also involve serving as the Trust's representative at all Chicago-focused impact investing gatherings and discussions.

The Director, Impact Investments will build upon the existing investment due diligence process to emphasize impact criteria for investment selection and monitoring. The role will also involve developing a framework for ongoing evaluation of new impact investment ideas, creating a process to monitor outcomes for impact investments, and developing an approach to report impact and financial performance.

Partner with Trust Leadership and External Investment Consultant:

The Director, Impact Investments will partner with Trust leadership and the external investment consultant to launch a new impact-focused pool for donor-advised funds. The role will also involve supporting the search and selection process for new additions to the Trust's impact investment lineup across portfolios.

The Director, Impact Investments will evaluate and internally approve impact investment ideas for advisor-managed donor-advised funds. The role will also involve determining how investment capital can enhance the Trust's community impact initiatives.

Donor and Financial Partner Outreach:

The Director, Impact Investments will work extensively with the Philanthropic Services team to connect with donors interested in impact investing. The role will also involve serving as the primary point of contact regarding the Trust's impact investing offering.

The Director, Impact Investments will articulate the Trust's impact investment strategy and vision to internal stakeholders, support the preparation of meeting materials and deliverables for the Executive Committee and Investment Committee, and serve as an additional public voice for the Trust's impact investing effort.

The role will also involve creating compelling prospective donor materials and developing a strategy for ongoing communication with donors.

The Director, Impact Investments will liaison with external partners, including the investment consultant, Trustee banks, and wealth advisors, to implement impact investment strategies.

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