Associate Fund Manager

Rethink Ireland

Associate Fund Manager

Contract: 2 Years Fixed Term Contract

Salary: €36,000 - €42,000 per annum - based upon experience

Based: Dublin, Cork or Galway - with some travel within Ireland

Benefits: 23 days Annual Leave. 8% employer pension contribution following successful

completion of probation. Hybrid & flexible working

ROLE PURPOSE

The purpose of this role is to develop and deliver the social impact of Rethink Ireland by managing a portfolio of awardees to meet programme targets, driving maximum achievement of social impact, in line with investment objectives and conditions.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are recruiting for an Associate Fund Manager (AFM) within our Portfolio Management Team.

Reporting to an Investment Area Head within the Portfolio Management Team and working closely with other Business Units including Operations, Marketing Communications, Finance and Business Development Teams, the AFM role will drive and deliver Rethink Ireland’s impact, contributing to our ever-expanding team structure, and working in a high-growth, fast-paced environment.

It is a critical relationship manager with Rethink Ireland applicants, awardees, and the wider Rethink Ireland community, including donors. Success will look like a group of self-evidently impactful awardees. These awardees will have been selected through Rethink Ireland’s rigorous selection process, and will have participated in a powerful capacity-building programme, which they all agree was transformative in building their future plans for increased local and national growth and impact.

Responsibilities include:

• Running the call for applications and selection process of applicants for new Funds as well as due diligence processes.
• Securing high-quality applicants by leading Fund promotion and the recruitment of applications.
• Leading and managing the investment relationship with relevant Rethink Ireland awardees, including performance management and holding them to account.
• Working with the awardees to develop growth plans and define their social impact goals, and structure the award in the form of cash grants and non-financial supports to ensure that they target growth and build their capacity to deliver the promised impact.
• Supporting and co-designing the capacity-building programmes for awardees, which will be delivered in part by you / Rethink Ireland and in part by commissioned partners
• Commissioning and coordinating the relationship between suppliers, consultants, awardees and Rethink Ireland
• Preparing and submitting grant payments for approval based on awardee performance and compliance
• Leading the successful close-out of funds including completing donor reporting on time and working closely with the Marketing and Communications Team.
• Managing Fund budgets and providing financial reports and social impact reports to various stakeholders.
• Building successful partnerships with other organisations as required
• Setting (in conjunction with your line manager), and to meet programme targets
• Mentoring other team members if needed
• Supporting the marketing, fundraising and communications work of Rethink Ireland
• Like all staff, you will act as an ambassador for Rethink Ireland at all times.
• The Associate Fund Manager will meet programme targets and will track progress and prepare reports on the social impact achieved. He/she will at all times represent Rethink Ireland in accordance with Rethink Ireland’s vision, mission and values, and will undertake training and development as required.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

You will be someone with qualities and skills that will include:

REQUIRED

Experience - At least 3 to 5 years relevant experience

• Some leadership experience - in a paid or voluntary role

Analytical and Business Skills

• Experience of project management, delivering projects on time and on budget.
• Experience of social impact definition and strategy/business planning processes
• Experience of capacity building work with companies / charities / organisations
• Demonstrated ability to analyse material and summarise, distill and synthesise quickly - both verbally and in writing
• Excellent report writing skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Experience (or interest in) research and impact measurement

Financial Skills

• Experience in preparing and managing project budgets
• Familiarity with analysing financial statements.

People and leadership skills

• Leadership - Capacity to lead a group of diverse innovators and leaders to work towards ambitious targets and a shared common vision / goal
• Track record of partnership building
• Ability to build trust, even against the odds
• Management - Willingness to line manage people, provide support and guidance
• Familiar with the arts of negotiation and persuasion.

General

• Commitment to excellence
• Comfort with an entrepreneurial culture and a fast-moving environment
• A natural curiosity and a desire to learn
• Drive and ambition
• Ability to demonstrate the highest levels of integrity and ethical fiber
• Ability to be an Ambassador for Rethink Ireland.

For Education and Health Associate Fund manager role:

• Knowledge and understanding of educational/health policy and practice in Ireland
• Experience of working on initiatives to address educational/health disadvantage
• Experience of participating in and/or facilitating Communities of Practice.

DESIRABLE

• Some experience in supporting organisations in an investment or philanthropic context
• Experience of working with social enterprises
• Experience of donor relationship management
• Management - Experience in managing people.

COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

We are an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity and inclusion drive success and help us to achieve our highest potential as an organisation. We commit to respect, equality, inclusion and diversity, both in our workforce and in our engagement with others. We strongly welcome applications from members of minority and marginalised communities.

ABOUT RETHINK IRELAND

Rethink Ireland (previously Social Innovation Fund Ireland) supports the most innovative non-profit organisations working in communities across the country. We believe that a team effort is more effective than working alone. So joining forces with the Government, companies, families, individuals and foundations, who understand as we do that lasting change demands new thinking, is how we do business.

Together we create funds to help innovations rise to the challenges of our most pressing social and environmental issues. Our cash grants and business supports enable social innovations to develop and maximise their impact. This is our venture philanthropy model. The groups we support and the donors who support us don’t just think differently. They act decisively on their ideas to build a more equal, just and sustainable Ireland.

What is social innovation?

At Rethink Ireland, we define social innovation as the successful delivery of new approaches to meet social needs more effectively and sustainably than those currently available.

Our mission

Our mission is to support the best social innovations so that they can grow and maximise their impact across Ireland.

Our vision

Our vision is an Ireland which is more just, equal and sustainable because of social innovation.

We are an equal opportunity employer and we strongly believe that diversity and inclusion lead to success. The work we do is underpinned by respect, equality, inclusion & diversity. In line with Ireland’s Equality Legislation we actively oppose discrimination on the following 9 grounds:

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

HOW TO APPLY?

Please apply through this LINK by 12.00pm on Monday 20th January 2025.

If you have any questions, or would like to discuss the role, please contact us at careers@rethinkireland.ie.