The Beacon Fund is seeking a skilled and highly motivated leader to serve as Social Impact Officer. Beacon's impact is driven by its shared impact model, where social impact officers flexibly support portfolios across Initiatives while supporting Beacon's strategic learning and development goals.
This collaborative role requires flexibility, adaptability, and a strong desire to learn and grow in an evolving and entrepreneurial organization. This role thrives in Beacon?s matrixed structure, flexing across initiatives and tools to integrate learning and impact throughout the organization. The Officer reports to the Senior Social Impact Officer and works closely with Initiative Directors, the Director of Learning and Evaluation, and colleagues across Beacon.
Key responsibilities will include:
Portfolio Management and Stewardship
As part of the shared impact team, work closely with Initiative Directors and other portfolio leads to identify, vet, and engage potential partners and initiatives across the capital continuum
Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with current and prospective partners
Solicit proposals in accordance with portfolio objectives and fund priorities and prepare materials for review
Present opportunities, answering pertinent questions and framing impact aspirations
Identify and track key performance indicators to measure and monitor the impact of partners?both at the individual partner and initiative level. Create mechanisms for mid-course corrections as needed
Work closely with the operations team to ensure seamless execution and compliance with funding guidelines
Surface emerging trends and opportunities to inform portfolio strategy and future grants and investments
Provide support to partners as needed, helping ensure the success of our shared work
Learning, Evaluation, and Shared Impact Integration
In close partnership with the Director of Learning and Evaluation (L&E), embed L&E practices into all initiative and portfolio activities, ensuring that learning is embedded in annual goals, strategic planning, and team meetings
Organize learning conversations to help Beacon?s leadership team draw strategic insights, refine theories of change, and inform funding decisions
Support regular reporting processes, including preparation of quarterly and annual reports that synthesize key portfolio progress and initiative learning
Engage in the development and implementation of tools and systems (e.g., knowledge management system, data cleaning protocols, dashboards, goal-setting templates) to strengthen data quality and facilitate shared learning
Participate in and contribute to monthly L&E meetings, Shared Impact Meetings, and support timely strategy and learning projects and ad hoc requests
Support an organizational culture of learning, humility, and curiosity that incorporates new methods of planning, assessment, and continual improvement into Beacon?s work
Team Collaboration and Culture Building
Contribute to our culture by embodying our core values (belonging, partnership and collaboration, humility, respect for the individual, nimbleness, and being catalytic)
Be an active participant in team meetings and projects
Proactively communicate with colleagues across our matrixed structure
Qualifications & Requirements Qualifications
Consider applying if you are driven to make impact and have at least seven years of relevant professional experience in one of the following areas. Regardless of which skills you bring with you, being a part of our matrixed team will give you the opportunity to learn in other areas.
Impact or strategy consulting: helping develop and drive the social impact strategy of organizations
Philanthropy: grantmaking with social entrepreneurs and nonprofit organizations
Advocacy and policy development: supporting policy change efforts at the local or national level
Social Impact: leader within a social impact organization or program
Impact investing: experience in impact-first investing, such as working with CDFIs, social entrepreneurs, or PRIs (MBA is a plus)
Skills & Competencies
Strong project management skills, with the ability to lead and manage complex projects in a dynamic environment
Excellent written and oral communication and facilitation skills
Strong relationship development and management with internal teammates and external partners
Ability to analyze and synthesize quantitative and qualitative data
Company Description:
At Beacon Fund, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to achieve their full potential and thrive. We work to remove barriers and empower individuals to live a life of purpose, belonging, and well-being.
