Investment Associate, Iix

**About Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)**:
**About a career with IIX**:
You will join a highly effective team that will provide you with unparalleled hands-on exposure to the Impact Investing and Social Finance space. You thrive in tackling development issues and excel in creating solutions using structured strategies and innovative programs that address the world's most pressing problems, from food security to inclusive finance to clean energy. You aim to become a global development leader and to get make a measurable difference through your work.

When you join IIX, you embark on a rewarding career in which we are heavily invested in your professional development as we will build on your strengths and help you gain new skills with training, coaching, encouragement, and guiding you in the right direction guidance. The skills you obtain and the exposure to the rapidly growing impact investing space will be invaluable as you advance in your career.

To be a successful member of the IIX team, you should exhibit **PREM**:

- **Passionate**: Commitment to social finance and impact investing as a path to unlock society's potential to effect social change is essential for a happy and successful tenure at IIX.
- **Resilient**: Similar to our enterprises working in emerging markets, our IIX team members have strong mental and emotional fortitude and are able to recover quickly from difficulties or setbacks. We look for people with an adaptable and positive attitude and strong sense of self-worth, which enables them to move forward and continue to strive for their goals even in the face of adversity.
- **Equitable**: At IIX, we manage toward impact maximization and produce measurable and transparent returns - both social and financial. These results strengthen the ecosystem and transform existing realities by helping impact enterprises magnify their impact and scale. We are fair and impartial in our actions and ensure that we make objective and unbiased decisions based on facts and impact.
- **Maverick**: While IIX is a seasoned stakeholder in the impact enterprise and impact investing space in Asia, we pride ourselves on creating new opportunities. We look for people with an independent and unorthodox approach to thinking and behaving. If you are someone who is non-conformist, innovative, and independent, often going against the grain, does not like following the crowd and is not afraid to express your own opinions, we want you.

Some of our clients include foundations such as the Rockefeller Foundation and Bank of America-Merrill Lynch Foundation, corporations such as Standard Chartered Bank and KKR, international non-profits such as Oxfam and World Vision, multilateral institutions such as the Asian Development Bank, UN Agencies such as UNDP, and government development agencies such as USAID and SIDA.

**About the Role**:
**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Deal Sourcing & Evaluation**:
- Research, identify, and screen potential investment opportunities in social enterprises across various sectors (e.g., education, healthcare, financial inclusion).
- Conduct thorough financial and impact due diligence on potential investees, including financial modeling, market analysis, and impact assessment.
- Prepare investment memos and presentations summarizing investment opportunities for review by senior management.
- **Portfolio Management**:
- Monitor the performance of existing portfolio companies, tracking key financial and impact metrics.
- Conduct periodic portfolio reviews and prepare reports on investment performance.
- Build and maintain relationships with investee companies, providing support and guidance as needed.
- Building and managing relationships with portfolio companies, stakeholders, and other partners
- **Impact Measurement & Management**:
- Develop and implement systems for measuring and tracking the social and environmental impact of IIX investments.
- Analyze and interpret impact data to inform investment decisions and demonstrate the effectiveness of IIX's impact investing strategy.
- **Research & Analysis**:
- Conduct market research and industry analysis to identify emerging trends and opportunities in the impact investing space.
- Stay abreast of developments in impact measurement and management methodologies.
- **Teamwork & Collaboration**:
- Collaborate effectively with other members of the investment team, as well as with colleagues in other departments (e.g., finance, legal, communications).
- Represent IIX at industry events and conferences.

**Qualifications**:

- Full professional proficiency in English. Proficiency in another Asian language will be an added benefit.
- Degree - MBA and/or master's in a related field will be beneficial
- At least 5 years for the associate role
- Applicants with relevant experience in fund management (VP/PE) or direct investments (e.g. private credit or alternative investments) will be preferred
- Good understanding of - and passion for - the field of impact inv