Climate Impact Manager, Pacific Community Ventures
Position type: Full Time (Hybrid)
Location: Oakland, CA area preferred or Los Angeles, CA (PCV has office space in downtown Oakland. This job can be largely remote, with the expectation that the team will intentionally get together several times a month to collaborate.)
Reports to: Chief Impact Officer
Salary Range $90,000 and $100,000 with generous benefits:
- 15 Paid Holidays
- 15 PTO/Sick Days
- Employer paid benefits (dental, medical, vision)
- 403B Retirement match
- FSA
- Annual Performance bonus
Are you passionate about building a more equitable society through restorative capital and inclusive entrepreneurship? Are you interested in data for social impact? Is your superpower translating data into powerful insights? Do you want to ensure that climate solutions create inclusive economic opportunity for all? If so, consider joining Pacific Community Ventures as an Impact Manager for our cross-functional climate initiatives!
About PCV
Pacific Community Ventures, PCV, is a nonprofit, mission-driven community development lender (CDFI) addressing racial and gender wealth gaps through the power of a Good Job. For the last 25 years PCV has supported small business entrepreneurs and their communities in the fight for economic, racial, and gender justice. We work side-by-side with small business leaders through our unique integrated model: combining Restorative Capital and Pro Bono Business Advising with our Good Jobs Innovation Lab that propels thriving communities with equitable jobs, and uplifts and amplifies their voices and needs through research and policy advocacy. In April 2024, we launched our climate justice mobilization fund. 92% of PCV’s loan capital supported women and/or BIPOC-owned businesses, and 98% supported small businesses located in economically distressed areas.
Core Responsibilities
- Lead organizational impact management for climate related lending products and initiatives.
- Establish protocols for evaluating GHG reduction and community economic benefits for LIDAC clients.
- Develop impact frameworks, data capture protocols and dashboards for internal impact monitoring and compliance.
- Serve as the organizational go-to resource on emerging climate impact management guidance and best practices.
- Project manage PCV’s data analytics team in developing and applying predictive models that support efficient and effective fund deployment to maximize climate and economic benefits in Justice40 Communities.
- Monitor partner performance around origination, follow-on funding and TA outcomes – establishing data commons practices for impact monitoring.
- Analyze Climate Justice Mobilization Fund portfolio data with an eye toward recommending loan product solutions, as well as origination, deployment and partnership strategies to maximize impact.
- Support Chief Impact Officer in evaluating GHG Accounting Strategies for PCV’s overall portfolio.
- Document Fund learnings and performance in alignment with the Fund Impact Thesis and learning questions.
- Contribute to the writing, design, and development of PCV storytelling around climate impact with a focus on digital storytelling, publications, and data visualization.
Evidence and our collective experience suggest that women and people of color often don’t apply for jobs if they don’t believe that they possess 100% of the qualifications listed in a job description. Accordingly, below are some of the most important attributes that successful candidates may possess. This list is neither exhaustive nor 100% required.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
- 5+ year of work experience in applied research, impact management or related role,
- Experience with evaluation and measurement in the climate field strongly preferred.
- Experience within climate-related industries and policy sectors strongly preferred.
- College degree or relevant experience in a related technical field such as business analytics, economics, political science, applied statistics or related field.
- Working proficiency with data analytics tools such as Tableau and Power BI.
- Excellent writing and communication skills, and ability to translate technical information to non-technical audiences.
- You are a self-starter who is comfortable with ambiguity, asks thoughtful questions, and can translate unclear situations/business requests into clear, actionable next steps.
- Confidence in ability to learn new data ecosystems and tools quickly.
- Experience translating business needs into technical requirements, and technical analysis into data-driven impactful storytelling.
- Interest in social justice, community development and/or entrepreneurship
Location/Travel
PCV’s office is located by the 19th Street BART Station in Oakland, CA. PCV works largely remotely and gathers for in-person staff retreats twice a year, and for team activities determined by team and manager. While team members in the San Francisco Bay Area sometimes meet in-person for collaborative work and strategy planning, this role may be performed largely remotely or hybrid.
To Apply
Interested candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. To apply for this position, send a resume and cover letter to: HR@pcvmail.org, by July 31, 2024. Please include the title of “Climate Impact Manager” in the subject of your email.
We aim to be a diverse and inclusive place to work. We value new perspectives, original ideas, and different ways of working. We believe that diverse views and experiences improve the way we do our work. PCV is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, veteran, or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.