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Senior Analyst - Social Impact Evaluation and Investments - National Community Investment Fund


NCIF is currently seeking a Senior Analyst – Social Impact Evaluation and Investments to build on Research, Social Performance Metrics and Investing activities.   The successful candidate will support the Chief Executive on the following key activities of NCIF:

Social Performance Metrics and Research
1.      Collect, analyze and evaluate social impact metrics,  loan origination (HMDA, commercial real estate, small business and other lending), branch location and other impact data to calculate the social impact of banks in The NCIF Network;
2.      Recommend enhancements to NCIF Social Performance Metrics, data collection
and assessment tools, data collection methodologies; 
3.      Assist in the production of  publications that “Tell the Story of CDFI Banking” including NCIF’s Development Impact Dashboards and Impact Stories;
4.      Assist in standardizing impact measurement for the CDFI Banking industry and for the Impact Investing community;  evaluate partnerships with other tools like PolicyMap and IRIS for this purpose;
5.      Support the development of the CDFI/mission-oriented banking industry via the development of industry research reports.

Financial Analysis
1.      Analyze the portfolio investments from a financial perspective;
2.      Create reports on NCIF investments and the CDFI Banking industry from a financial performance perspective;
3.      Identify new CDFI Banks for making investments or doing small business lending.

Related Activities
1.      Help in the development of content and communication strategies for dissemination and marketing of the above;
2.      The Analyst will comply with NCIF systems and policies and undertake additional duties and special projects as assigned by the CEO.

Qualifications
·         Passion for community development and for improving lives of underserved communities;
·         Graduate degree in a public policy, economics or business with at least 3-5 years of work experience in financial analysis and research methods; *
·         Advanced quantitative and qualitative research skills;
·         Proven writing skills, with an ability to translate data into a compelling story for various audiences;
·         Familiarity with CDFI and minority banking or lending to /investing in CDFIs will be a strong advantage;
·         Quantitatively inclined;
·         MS Office, SQL (or other database) and GIS skills strongly preferred;
·         Energy, flexibility and drive to work in an entrepreneurial organization that is positioned to grow;
·         Resident in Chicago or willing to relocate.
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