IRIS+/IMM Summer Associate

The GIINs IRIS+/Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) team is engaged in multiple workstreams across impact theme development, a website redesign, investor engagement, and much more. For our impact themes, we are currently developing standardized impact metrics for two IRIS+ themes, i. Marine Resources Conservation and Management and ii. Waste Management. For each theme, there is a rigorous process through which working groups of experts and impact investors are formed, engaged and inspired to co-create and test the metrics before they are published on IRIS+ platform.  

The GIINs IMM team is currently looking for a Summer Associate to contribute to our workstreams, supporting development of new impact themes, engaging with investors, vendors, partner organizations and other end users and helping improve our process and platform. The Summer Associate will support stakeholder engagement, research evidence and best practices, create/update internal databases as well as process improvement and documentation. 

The Summer Associate will be able to learn how impact measurement and management tools/standards are perceived, developed and used by impact investors globally. This role will also be a great opportunity to interview global experts, impact investors, enterprises, implementing organizations as well as GIIN colleagues to learn about their theory of change, impact frameworks, challenges and best practices in IMM.  Additionally, the associate will also have the opportunity to work on designing engaging content for our investors, contributing to investor engagement activities, and supporting the GIINs overall mission to deepen the connections in the impact investing field.  

Responsibilities: 

• Support interview conversations with impact investors, and experts to document their existing perspective, theories of change, impact frameworks and practices around ongoing IRIS+ themes. 

• Support with GIIN events, meetings and workshops.  

• Create an internal database of evidence map, short case studies/investment examples and theories of change relevant to the outcomes in development.   

• Contribute to an internal database of impact frameworks, standards and indicators. 

• Contribute to internal documentation of best practices and process. 

• Support the IRIS+ website redesign process which may include but is not limited to providing design feedback, editing copy, creating engaging content, and more.  

• Choose your adventure: Find or create additional projects of your choice to support with help from supervisor.  

• Support other ongoing IMM projects and strategic enhancements as needed. 

Candidate Profile: 

• Background in developing, prototyping, or deploying impact measurement frameworks, tools and metrics. 

• Experience in creating business processes and tools to support co-creation of high-quality deliverables.  

• Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools a strong plus.  

• Experience in Photoshop, Canva, and general content creation a plus. 

• Curiosity to learn existing behaviors in measuring and managing impact. Background in climate finance and/or blue/circular economy is a plus. 

• Ability to support with engaging brainstorming workshops and conversations with experts would be preferred. 

• Familiarity with impact metrics and their applicability in diverse contexts. 

• Experience with collecting insights through creative facilitations will be a plus.  

• Commitment to equity and justice. Successful candidates will be aware that race, income, age, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender and gender expression, and other identities can play, and have historically played, a role in equity disparities, including within organizations. Successful candidates will be committed to continuous learning about diversity, equity, and inclusion and how to manifest these principles in the workplace. 

Other requirements: 

• Familiarity with stakeholder engagement, data collection, analysis and presentation tools.  

• Demonstrated work or educational background in impact measurement and management or impact evaluation practices, such as developing and analyzing theories of change including, or work with impact frameworks/logic models.

This position will be based in our New York City office with significant remote work flexibility offered through the GIINs hybrid in-person/remote work model. Candidates must possess valid authorization to work in the United States that does not require employment visa sponsorship.

The salary for this role is $20 per hour, for a total of 35 hours per week.

We aim to offer competitive salaries and benefits and are committed to equity, trust, and transparency in compensation. Basing compensation on someones willingness and ability to negotiate or on their prior salary leads to wide inequities and bias in how people are paid, particularly for groups experiencing historical oppression. Therefore, we do not ask for prior pay history from our candidates and our offer-making process is negotiation-free for salaries and benefits.

We determine the best possible salary offer based on relevant experience and the extent to which candidates demonstrate the competencies for the role during the entire hiring process. The GIIN also uses our annual performance evaluation process at the end of each year to determine raises and promotions.

Please apply with your cover letter and CV here: https://www.careers-page.com/global-impact-investing-network/job/L9WV6Y5Y ;

No phone calls please. Only qualified candidates will be contacted. The GIIN is

an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Deadline: March 21, 2025. Candidates are requested to apply early as interviews will be hosted on a rolling basis.