Impact Investing Associate & Student Mentorship Lead

ImpactAlpha; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

URS retirement

Public university benefits

Disability accommodations

Veterans’ preference

Diversity and inclusion

Job summary

The Sorenson Impact Institute’s Impact Investing team is seeking an Associate to join their Salt Lake City-based program. This role blends professional investment responsibilities with mentorship of students, offering hands-on experience in sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio management while training the next generation of finance professionals.

The ideal candidate is entrepreneurial, able to lead and teach in a fast-paced, startup-like environment, with strong communication, financial

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with up to 2 years of directly related work experience.
• Master’s degree or equivalent (1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong interest in teaching venture capital and impact investing topics to students.
• Strong financial analysis and modeling skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build high-value industry relationships.
• Mentorship or teaching experience.
• Demonstrated leadership experience.
• Desire and capability to train student interns.
• Ability to collaborate in a highly motivated, entrepreneurial team.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and train rotating cohorts of student interns, equipping them with hands-on experience in venture capital and impact investing through underwriting and full-cycle due diligence for early-stage deals ranging from pre-seed to Series A
• Lead student investing teams in due diligence activities, apprenticing interns in investor workflows and teaching analytical frameworks including market sizing, impact analysis, financial modeling, and market research
• Create, contribute to, and lead recruitment activities and training sessions for new student interns and other Sorenson Impact Institute activities and events
• Identify, maintain, and prioritize a pipeline of early-stage venture investment opportunities
• Conduct comprehensive due diligence and investment analysis on potential portfolio companies
• Oversee preparation and presentation of investment opportunity materials to Investment Committees, including editing student scripts and presentations
• Build and maintain relationships with investment professionals at other impact and traditional venture capital firms to source high-quality deal flow
• Manage investment operations and coordinate the execution of new investments

Skills

Financial analysis

Leadership experience

Teaching ability

Communication skills

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

The Sorenson Impact Institute’s Impact Investing team is seeking an Associate to join their Salt Lake City-based program. This role blends professional investment responsibilities with mentorship of students, offering hands-on experience in sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio management while training the next generation of finance professionals.

The ideal candidate is entrepreneurial, able to lead and teach in a fast-paced, startup-like environment, with strong communication, financial