Associate Director, Accelerating Community Investment (ACI) Networks

This is a full-time, exempt position eligible for all our benefit offerings. We consider full-time work to be roughly 37.5 hours/week. This hybrid position will be based in one of our offices either in Cambridge, MA, Washington DC, or Phoenix, AZ.

Position Overview

The Associate Director, Accelerating Community Investment (ACI) Networks is a newly created fixed-term position to further the impact of the Accelerating Community Investment (ACI) team at the Lincoln Institute. The primary goal is to help our network participants by curating and planning their experiences in our various networks, generating new program and initiative ideas, and by helping participants develop their impact investments that meet their organizational and community priorities while delivering investment results to asset holders who invest in work within their communities.

The ideal candidate for this role will be a leader with established experience in impact investing, public finance and/or experience developing networks and communities of practice programming that is designed to increase participant knowledge, deepen their connections to fellow practitioners across the nation and link participants with new investment partners who can help deliver additional investment activity in their communities that meet resident needs and is made in accordance with local priorities.

Currently, our networks include the ACI National Community of Practice, the ACILab, and the newly established ACI Cohort of the Lincoln Vibrant Communities Fellowship. As the program continues to develop, additional networks are likely to be added to these.

What You'll Do - Generate and Develop Knowledge

Identify and develop key concepts that underpin the definition and strategic plan of ACI, including:

• Identify, design and deliver (either directly and/or through partners) new content and training for ACI participants that help them to identify, develop and deploy new investable opportunities in the communities they serve.
• Conduct or manage research that generates content that advances debates and/or practices in the field of public finance, community investment and impact investing.
• Analyze and articulate emergent issues for the initiative and translate the analysis into mid and long-term program goals.
• Contribute to and be willing to present publicly, content and ideas that share the mission and identity of the ACI initiative and the Institute more broadly.

What You'll Do - Strategy Development

Identify and develop the strategy that underpins the definition and strategic plan of ACI, including:

• Define the portfolio and program with others and contribute individually to its continued growth.
• Advance the strategy of program work within the networks portion of the ACI initiative and work with Institute partners to align the medium-term, 3-5-year, goals of ACI with long-term strategic goals in the Institute's portfolio.
• Establish and support research and practitioner networks to advance the long-term of ACI.
• Facilitate with the development of program staffing and management plan(s).
• Develop fundraising pipeline(s) in collaboration with team members.

What You'll Do - Manage and Implement Teams and Programs

• Work with team members on publications, communications, and events management needs.
• Collaborate to identify opportunities to leverage programmatic opportunities with colleagues across the Institute.
• Contribute processes and solutions that inform annual measurements and evaluations of ACI to increase overall impact within the Institute's portfolios and programs.
• Represent the Institute in public and ensure the teams' work is coordinated with the other goal areas and teams within the Institute.

What You'll Need

• 5-10 years of relevant professional and subject matter experience.
• Graduate degree (MBA or MPA ideally) or additional work experience (7 years+) preferred.
• Strong communication, leadership, and presentation skills
• Experience leading similar network-based efforts in an endowment, private or operating foundation, impact investment fund, private equity, family office, or similar organization,
• Experience addressing strategic and operational issues while managing complex projects, teams, and individuals (2-5+ years)
• Demonstrated interest or ability to train policymakers, their advisors, and staff
• Demonstrated interest or ability to initiate and negotiate collaborative work with relevant institutions working in the impact-investing field
• Management experience leading project teams to successful completion of work
• Excellent critical thinking and ability to develop creative approaches to complex issues
• Professional demeanor with positive, collegial, and collaborative leadership skills for multidisciplinary programs
• Responsiveness to deadlines
• Commonsense approach to moving projects and agendas forward
• Integrity and sound judgment

What You Will Find Amongst Your Team:

• A strong commitment to making a difference in the world
• Humble and discrete humans who have a sense of humor
• Strong work ethics
• Dynamic, creative, and collaborative people
• Comfort working in a fluid and dynamic work environment
• Strong analytical, financial and business acumen skills
• The knowledge, experience, and judgment to make reasoned, well-articulated, and impactful investments.

Compensation Overview

The salary market range for this role is posted above and dependent on level of education and years of experience. We value internal and external equity and encourage those who may be missing qualifications to submit their materials still.

Our Benefits

Include but are not limited to (a) 3x employer contribution towards retirement matching your employee contribution up to 15%, (b) health insurance, (c) dental insurance, (d) vision insurance, (e) 100% reimbursement of the health care deductible through a health reimbursement account, (f) short-term disability coverage, (g) long term disability coverage, (h) paid parental leave, (i) voluntary insurances such as accident insurance, (j) health care flexible spending, (k) dependent care flexible spending, (l) paid time off for holidays, vacation, personal, sick, bereavement, and jury duty, (m) office closure between December 24 - Jan 1 each calendar year, (n) flexible schedule and option for a compressed 4 day workweek, (o) tuition and staff development reimbursement, (p) pet insurance, and (q) Employee Assistance Program.

Application Process

Please submit a cover letter and resume. The cover letter should succinctly describe your interest in joining the team; why you are qualified; and what relevant expertise and experience you offer.

Our Values

We support a culture of forthright feedback, initiative, cooperation and teamwork, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and accepting responsibility.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is dedicated to creating an inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), ancestry, citizenship status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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