Impact Investment Senior Consultant

ImpactAlpha; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 120,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work environment

Flexible contract hours

Mentorship opportunities

Minimal travel (<15%)

Team gatherings

Job summary

Avivar Capital, LLC seeks a mission-aligned Impact Investment Senior Consultant to join the investment team. This contract role requires 10–20 hours per week, focusing on financial analysis, market research, modeling, and client-facing deliverables. The successful candidate will mentor junior analysts and support transaction execution in a remote setup.

The role emphasizes integrity, trust, excellence, and humility, with opportunities to contribute across social and environmental impact areas.

Qualifications

• US citizen or legally authorized to work in the United States
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required
• MBA in business strongly preferred
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in corporate finance, particularly transaction execution
• Strong financial and accounting acumen
• Deep experience with transaction modeling and valuation analyses
• Working knowledge of deal structuring including equity, debt, M&A, and fund investing
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Expert-level skills in Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, and SharePoint
• Self-starter with ability to work independently with little oversight
• Ability to take initiative and work proactively
• Exceptional team player with a positive attitude and collaboration
• Two writing samples required for interview
• Data visualization experience helpful

Responsibilities

• Conduct company- and organization-specific research and analysis
• Perform market research and competitive landscape analysis
• Develop financial models including projections, investment return analyses, debt capacity assessments, and valuation models
• Support transaction structuring and execution activities
• Prepare investment memoranda and related presentation materials
• Mentor analysts in developing workplans and presentations
• Present deliverables to clients and stakeholders

Skills

Financial analysis

Investment diligence

Research & market analysis

Communication skills

Self-starter

Team collaboration

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/related field

MBA

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Word

SharePoint

Job description

About Avivar Capital, LLC

Avivar Capital, LLC is a US-based, SEC-registered investment advisor that specializes exclusively in assisting institutional, public, and private clients with the design, development, and execution of impact investing strategies, portfolios, and funds. The firm is dedicated to creating investments that generate both social and environmental benefit alongside financial returns, addressing critical areas including health equity and wellness, education, financial inclusion, poverty alleviation, small and growth business development, racial equity, gender equity, climate justice, and environmental sustainability. The firm’s team comprises experienced professionals who serve in multiple capacities as investment strategists, deal and fund structurers, asset managers, due diligence providers, coaches, trainers, market researchers, facilitators, and evaluators. Avivar’s client base includes some of the country’s largest and most innovative impact investors who are committed to promoting positive change across various impact sectors. Avivar Capital operates as a virtual organization with a distributed team structure. The company maintains a commitment to building the field of impact investing by cultivating a diverse and inclusive next generation of impact investing professionals. The firm is deeply committed to recruiting, developing, and retaining talented individuals from diverse candidate pools, recognizing that diversity and inclusion are critical to organizational success and better serve the communities they work with.

About this Role

Avivar Capital is seeking a mission-aligned Impact Investment Senior Consultant to join their investment team. This role involves collaborating with senior-level professionals across all aspects of investment diligence for client impact investment portfolios. The position is structured as a contract role requiring a minimum commitment of 10-20 hours per week on an ongoing basis. The successful candidate will contribute to comprehensive financial analysis and investment structuring activities. This includes conducting detailed company and organizational research, performing market analysis, developing complex financial models, and supporting transaction execution. The consultant will also be responsible for preparing investment memoranda and presentation materials for delivery to clients and stakeholders. Beyond direct consulting deliverables, the consultant will mentor junior analysts within the firm, providing guidance on workplan development, analytical execution, and presentation preparation. The role emphasizes modeling Avivar’s core values of integrity, trust, excellence, and humility across all professional interactions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct company- and organization-specific research and analysis
• Perform market research and competitive landscape analysis
• Develop financial models, including projections, investment return analyses, debt capacity assessments, and valuation models using trading comparables, transaction comparables, and discounted cash flow analyses
• Support transaction structuring and execution activities
• Prepare investment memoranda and related presentation materials
• Uphold and model Avivar’s values of integrity, trust, excellence, and humility in all internal and external interactions
• Mentor the firm’s analysts in developing and executing workplans and presentation materials
• Participate in the presentation of deliverables to clients and stakeholders

Requirements

• Must be a US citizen and/or legally authorized to work and reside in the United States
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required
• MBA in business strongly preferred
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in corporate finance, particularly transaction execution experience in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, real estate, or corporate development
• Strong financial and accounting acumen
• Deep experience with transaction modeling, including valuation analyses
• Working knowledge of deal structuring, including equity, debt, M&A, and fund investing
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Expert-level skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, and SharePoint
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently with little oversight
• Ability to take initiative and work proactively
• Exceptional team player with a positive attitude and ability to collaborate effectively
• Attention to detail and highly organized
• Ability to multitask and prioritize project assignments
• Two writing samples required as part of the interview process, preferably demonstrating use of primary and secondary research tools and methods to support key findings and recommendations
• Evidence of ability to use data visualization tools is helpful

Benefits

• Flexible contract-based arrangement with 10-20 hours per week commitment
• Opportunity to work on mission-driven impact investing projects
• Remote work environment with virtual operation structure
• Minimal travel requirements (less than 15% annually)
• Mentorship opportunities and professional development through collaboration with senior-level professionals
• Annual in-person team gatherings and periodic project team meetings at client meetings and industry conferences
• Involvement in high-impact investment initiatives across multiple social and environmental impact areas