Impact Investing Research & Project Manager

Harvard University; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvard University invites qualified candidates for a Manager position with the Project on Impact Investing at Harvard Business School. The role blends research design, data development, and practitioner engagement to advance sustainable and impact investing scholarship and practice.

You will work with faculty and external partners, shaping research agendas, disseminating findings, and supporting conferences and events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of three years of relevant professional experience in consulting, economic research, finance, or related analytically rigorous fields.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Proven ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and advance complex projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct quantitative and qualitative research in support of faculty projects on sustainable and impact investing.
• Use AI-enabled tools and LLMs to collect, organize, analyze, and interpret complex datasets.
• Develop and maintain novel datasets for ongoing academic research.
• Draft research memoranda, presentations, and reports for academic and practitioner audiences.
• Produce case studies and teaching notes for Harvard Business School courses.
• Coordinate multiple research projects, ensuring milestones and timelines are met.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Project management

Analytical skills

Independent work

Written and verbal communication

Education

Master's degree in economics/finance/public policy

Tools

R

Python

STATA

Job description

Harvard University invites qualified candidates for a Manager position with the Project on Impact Investing at Harvard Business School. The role blends research design, data development, and practitioner engagement to advance sustainable and impact investing scholarship and practice.

You will work with faculty and external partners, shaping research agendas, disseminating findings, and supporting conferences and events.