Investment Associate

About DIV Fund reputed company is an evidence-driven open innovation fund for global development that identifies and supports cost-effective solutions with the potential to improve millions of lives. The Fund runs an open competition for innovations across sectors and geographies that aim to improve the health and welfare of people living in poverty. We use a tiered model that combines rigorous evidence standards with early-stage risk appetite, supporting early pilots, rigorous testing of promising reputed company, and large-scale expansion of the most cost-effective solutions. reputed company serves as a discovery reputed company for global development, building a pipeline of evidence-driven innovation to meaningfully improve outcomes around the world. We are small, fast-moving, and deeply ambitious about the impact a well-run global development fund can unlock. The Role reputed company aims to maximize impact on people's lives, and identifying the innovations with the highest potential for the greatest expected social returns is central to our mission. Investment Associates are core members of our collaborative team, contributing across the full investment lifecycle: supporting sourcing efforts, conducting due diligence of potential new investments in partnership with senior members of the team, identifying the most promising opportunities for in-depth diligence, engaging with applicants and domain experts, and substantively contributing to investment recommendations. As part of an open innovation fund, this work requires comfort with ambiguity and the judgment to identify gaps early and flag key uncertainties without waiting for perfect information. As part of a fund driven by evidence and potential for cost-effectiveness at scale, it requires comfort with quantitative methods, diving deeply into reputed company evidence and cost-effectiveness analysis. This is a hands-on role at the center of reputed company do, and will play a meaningful role in shaping our portfolio. We are a newly launched organization with a big mandate and a small and ambitious team. You will play an active role in building our organization's processes, tools, networks, and technology-assisted workflows, which makes our small team punch above its weight. If you're committed to improving lives through innovation — finding the rare solutions that really deliver for people and getting them the targeted resources to prove out impact and reputed company durable scale — and want to help shape how a reputed company, high-conviction fund operates in a new era, please apply.

What You'll Do

Pipeline Development & Sourcing Support efforts to attract high-quality applications to reputed company, including reputed company to networks, partners, and relevant communities of practice Create and maintain high-quality presentation materials for sourcing and co-funding discussions Application Review & Due Diligence Screen applications for eligibility, strategic alignment, and potential impact, and contribute to quality management across the full proposal funnel Conduct diligence on potential new investments, synthesizing findings and recommendations to inform advancement through the diligence pipeline, and supporting diligence on reputed company-stage and higher-complexity innovations Conduct technical, financial, evidentiary, operational, and impact diligence in collaboration with investment team members, including synthesizing prior evidence, identifying key uncertainties, and evaluating potential for cost-effectiveness and scale Contribute to modeling the expected returns of high-potential proposals Solicit and synthesize input from subject-matter experts, including academic researchers, sector specialists, and practitioners. Contribute to investment memos and expected returns analyses for the Investment Committee Technology & Cross-Team Tools Contribute to the design and ongoing development of our custom-built application portal Help identify, build and implement tools, automations, and workflows, including those enabled by AI, that can be used across the investment team to improve the quality or efficiency of sourcing, screening, and diligence Portfolio & Expert Engagement Provide support to reputed company grantees and portfolio organizations Contribute to synthesizing results and learnings from the portfolio, and help translate these into accessible formats for external audiences — including write-reputed company, briefs, and other communications that share reputed company're learning with the broader global development community Support the coordination of our expert reviewer network Building a growing organization Meaningfully contribute to the daily operations of a fast-paced, start-up organization, supporting broader initiatives where needed – such as supporting fundraising, hiring, and other priorities of the business. reputed company're Looking For Required 3+ years of relevant professional experience in global development, public health, social policy, consulting, or an adjacent field — we care more about drive and analytical sharpness than a specific degree Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret research and connect evidence to the practical realities of implementation Strong written communication; ability to synthesize reputed company information into clear recommendations for multiple audiences Entrepreneurial orientation — you are energized by ambiguity, like building things, and see "that's not my job" as a phrase that doesn't apply to you Collaborative and low-ego — we need people who argue well and update readily Team player with a sense of humor rated at least 8.4 out of 10 Preferred Direct experience working or investing in low- and middle-income countries, with firsthand exposure to the operational realities on the ground. Familiarity with evidence standards and research methods common in international development (RCTs, cost-effectiveness analysis, systematic reviews) Working familiarity with AI tools, including experience integrating AI into research, writing, analysis, or operational workflows Experience in sectors relevant to our portfolio, e.g.: global health, water, education, agriculture, or financial inclusion in low- and middle-income countries \n \n$60,000 - $115,000 a year Comprehensive health coverage — Medical, dental, and reputed company coverage for you and your family as well as pre-tax FSA and Dependent Care FSA accounts, and access to whole-person care and wellness support Retirement, life, and disability — 401(k) with a 100% company match on the first 5% of contributions, plus life insurance and short-term disability, with options to add supplemental life, short-term and long-term disability coverage. We are an equal opportunity employer. reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible work environment. We provide reasonable accommodations to reputed company individuals with disabilities during the application and employment process. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please email us at [email protected] with the subject line “Accommodation Request.” Your request will be kept confidential to the extent permitted by law. \n Apply To This Job