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About Builders Vision
Builders Vision is an impact platform that aims to shift markets and minds for good in pursuit of a humane and healthy planet. The company focuses on addressing difficult environmental and sustainability challenges across three areas: oceans, food & agriculture, and energy. Builders Vision has deployed over $3 billion and worked with nearly 450 partners to drive societal and environmental change. The company’s efforts have helped mitigate, sequester, or avoid over 4 million metric tons of CO2e, created over 42,000 jobs, and supported the development of more than 170 sustainable products and solutions. Builders Vision leverages a versatile set of tools such as grants, direct investments, and fund investments to support non-profit leaders and entrepreneurs. Additionally, they provide critical resources to partners and engage with influential audiences to accelerate solutions. Recognized by Fast Company and Crain’s Chicago Business as an innovative and great place to work, Builders Vision is headquartered in Chicago’s West Loop and holds Gold-level certifications from both LEED and the International WELL Building Institute.
About this Role
Builders Vision is in search of an Investment Associate to join its Builders Initiative Investment Team (BIIT), focusing on the Food & Agriculture sector. The BIIT team manages the Builders Initiative Foundation endowment and Builders Bridge, a vehicle for catalytic impact investments in private funds and ventures. The Investment Associate will support the underwriting and monitoring of investments, engaging with senior staff and partner organizations. The role includes managing the investment pipeline, conducting due diligence, and contributing to ongoing portfolio monitoring. The candidate should be dedicated to achieving excellence, possess strong project management skills, and demonstrate an interest in impact investing, ESG, and food and agriculture.
Responsibilities
- Carry out investment processes and projects under senior colleagues’ direction.
- Support investment pipeline management activities including note-taking, sourcing, and managing pipeline systems.
- Conduct investment due diligence in collaboration with team members.
- Work closely with the Impact Measurement & Management (IMM) team to develop and implement IMM frameworks.
- Produce written and presentation materials to communicate investment and impact analysis to stakeholders.
- Conduct market research and portfolio construction analyses as directed.
- Contribute to ongoing monitoring of the portfolio including financial and impact reporting and meetings with investees.
- Develop mastery of BIIT and BV tools, systems, and processes.
- Collaborate with and support the success of other Associates.
Requirements
- 4-6 years of work experience in an investment-related field such as venture capital, asset management, investment banking, or consulting.
- Experience underwriting investments into early-stage ventures and/or fund managers.
- Demonstrated interest in impact investing, ESG, and food and agriculture.
- Familiarity with all aspects of the investment process ranging from sourcing to screening, underwriting, closing, and post-investment monitoring and support.
- Strong attention to detail, excellent project management skills.
- Effective communication skills.
- Comfort in writing full-form documents and investment memoranda.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and team-based environment.
- College/University degree or equivalent practical experience.
- Mastery of business tools such as Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; comfort with database/CRM tools.
- Note that this is a pre-MBA role.
Benefits
- Competitive workplace benefits
- Fun social team events
- Offsite retreats to connect with nature, team members, and the company mission
