Social Impact Analyst - 1 Year Fixed Term Contract

at  Rethink Ireland

JOB DESCRIPTION

The successful candidate will report to a Fund Manager within the Portfolio Management Team and work closely with other Business Units including Marketing Communications, Finance and Business Development Teams to drive and deliver Rethink Ireland’s impact.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• You have either a primary degree in a relevant area (for example business, social science, arts and humanities, or journalism) or an equivalent amount of experience
• You have 2 years work experience that demonstrates your track record of using analytical skills to distil complex information and reach a conclusion
• You have the ability to be persuasive through your excellent written and verbal English
• You have experience in report writing
• You have strong analytical and numeracy skills
• You have knowledge of Google Suite and of other cloud-based systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• You have strong attention to detail
• You are able to work collaboratively in a team setting
• You demonstrate the highest levels of integrity
• You are passionate about making Ireland a better place and are committed to Rethink Ireland’s mission and values.

DESIRABLE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Understanding of the environment for social enterprises, social innovations, entrepreneurship or the non-profit sector
• Experience in using CRM system Salesforce
• Experience in organising, managing and running online and/or in-person events
• Familiarity with budgeting & financial reporting would be highly advantageous
• Familiarity with project management

PROCESS, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

In line with Ireland’s Equality Legislation, we actively oppose discrimination on the following 9

grounds:

• Gender.
• Civil status: single, married, divorced, etc.
• Family status: if you’re the parent or person responsible for a child over 18, or if you’re the main carer or parent of a person with a disability.
• Sexual orientation.
• Religion.
• Age.
• Disability.
• Race.
• Traveller community

We also actively oppose discrimination on the grounds of socio-economic disadvantage.

ROLE PURPOSE

The purpose of this role is to develop and deliver the social impact of Rethink Ireland
by supporting a portfolio of awardees to meet programme targets, driving maximum achievement of social impact. Monitoring impact metrics is a key aspect of this role. It
is a critical relationship management role with both applicants and awardees.

CORE DUTIES:

• You will support the call for applications and selection process of applicants for new Funds including Fund promotion and the recruitment of applications as well as lead on due diligence processes.
• You will work within the Portfolio Management team, taking a leadership role in some areas and an execution or support role in others, in order to develop strong awardee relationships and deliver maximum awardee performance.
• You will work with the awardees supporting the definition of their social impact goals, assisting the Fund Manager/Associate Fund Manager with building the capacity of the projects to deliver the promised impact, and supporting managing the input of the non-financial supports.
• You will support the development and delivery of capacity-building programmes for awardees.
• You will support the management of the investment relationship with relevant Rethink Ireland awardees, including performance management.
• You will support the successful close-out of funds as assigned by your line manager, including completing donor reporting on time and working closely with the Marketing and Communications Team.
• You will design, collect, analyse and verify impact data, identifying trends and producing social impact reports, both statistical and visual
• You will support support the implementation of social impact and portfolio management systems including financial reporting
• You will support the coordination between suppliers, consultants, awardees and Rethink Ireland
• You will deliver your tasks on budget
• Like all staff, you will act as an ambassador for Rethink Ireland at all times.

OTHER DUTIES:

• Administrative tasks such as supporting grant payments, consolidating Fund budgets and keeping track of Fund expenditure.
• Support the marketing, fundraising and communications work of Rethink Ireland
• Participate in training and attend meetings and events as requested
• Support the work of the Portfolio Management Team as a whole
• Contribute your ideas on the future development of Rethink Ireland to the team
• Other duties as assigned by your line manager to support the goals of Rethink Ireland