Who: FUND Consulting, a women owned Community Development Financial Institution consulting firm.
What: Full time Consultant. The position is approximately 60% preparation of grant applications (mostly government) and 40% research and strategic projects (impact analysis, market studies, strategic plans, etc.).
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Follow our job postings below and our national job tweets at @CUPPACareers. For student internships and student opportunities, head to the CUPPA Student Opportunities Blog
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Senior Analyst, National Community Investment Fund - Chicago, IL
National Community Investment Fund
Job Title: Senior Analyst
Reports to: Chief Executive
National Community Investment Fund (NCIF; www.ncif.org) is a non-profit fund set up in 1996 to invest capital into CDFI, minority and mission-oriented banks and other financial institutions around the country that increase access to responsible financial products and services in underserved communities. It is currently the largest investor in the mission-oriented banking industry, with investments in 15% of all certified CDFI banks.
NCIF is looking for a senior analyst to become a part of an entrepreneurial team in building our business. Specific responsibilities will include:
Social Performance Metrics and Research
1. Support implementation the NCIF Impact Plan around
(a) data collection (building a comprehensive Impact Database)
(b) data analysis and conversion to actionable “information” for lending and investing activities,
(c) scorecards/ratings/indexes as appropriate,
(d) publications and
(e) outreach/communications to NCIF stakeholders
2. 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;
3. Recommend enhancements to NCIF Social Performance Metrics, data collection and assessment tools, data collection methodologies;
4. Assist in the production of publications that “Tell the Story of CDFI Banking” including NCIF’s Development Impact Dashboards and Impact Stories;
5. 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; and
6. Support the development of the CDFI/mission-oriented banking industry via the development of industry research reports.
• Passion for community development and for improving lives of underserved
• Graduate degree in a public policy, economics or business with at least 1-3 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
• Familiarity with CDFI and minority banking or lending to /investing in CDFIs
• Quantitatively inclined;
• MS Office, SQL (or other database), SPSS/STATA and/or GIS skills strongly preferred;
• Energy, flexibility and drive to work in an entrepreneurial organization
• Resident in Chicago or willing to relocate.
**Candidates with undergraduate degrees may be considered if they have extensive and highly
relevant work experience in research methods, financial analysis and community development finance
To apply, please send a resume, cover letter and writing sample to Lara Pawlak at
lpawlak@ncif.org. Resumes without a cover letter and writing sample will not be considered.
NCIF is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal treatment and opportunity to all
persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status
or sexual orientation except where such distinction is required by law.
Job Title: Senior Analyst
Reports to: Chief Executive
National Community Investment Fund (NCIF; www.ncif.org) is a non-profit fund set up in 1996 to invest capital into CDFI, minority and mission-oriented banks and other financial institutions around the country that increase access to responsible financial products and services in underserved communities. It is currently the largest investor in the mission-oriented banking industry, with investments in 15% of all certified CDFI banks.
NCIF is looking for a senior analyst to become a part of an entrepreneurial team in building our business. Specific responsibilities will include:
Social Performance Metrics and Research
1. Support implementation the NCIF Impact Plan around
(a) data collection (building a comprehensive Impact Database)
(b) data analysis and conversion to actionable “information” for lending and investing activities,
(c) scorecards/ratings/indexes as appropriate,
(d) publications and
(e) outreach/communications to NCIF stakeholders
2. 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;
3. Recommend enhancements to NCIF Social Performance Metrics, data collection and assessment tools, data collection methodologies;
4. Assist in the production of publications that “Tell the Story of CDFI Banking” including NCIF’s Development Impact Dashboards and Impact Stories;
5. 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; and
6. Support the development of the CDFI/mission-oriented banking industry via the development of industry research reports.
• Passion for community development and for improving lives of underserved
• Graduate degree in a public policy, economics or business with at least 1-3 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
• Familiarity with CDFI and minority banking or lending to /investing in CDFIs
• Quantitatively inclined;
• MS Office, SQL (or other database), SPSS/STATA and/or GIS skills strongly preferred;
• Energy, flexibility and drive to work in an entrepreneurial organization
• Resident in Chicago or willing to relocate.
**Candidates with undergraduate degrees may be considered if they have extensive and highly
relevant work experience in research methods, financial analysis and community development finance
To apply, please send a resume, cover letter and writing sample to Lara Pawlak at
lpawlak@ncif.org. Resumes without a cover letter and writing sample will not be considered.
NCIF is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal treatment and opportunity to all
persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status
or sexual orientation except where such distinction is required by law.
Associate Consultant/Consultant, FUND Consulting - Chicago, IL
Associate Consultant/Consultant
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