Position Overview

The Sorenson Impact Institute’s Impact Investing team seeks an Associate to join our Salt Lake City-based impact investing and student training program. The Associate will be joining a team investing in high-impact entrepreneurs while simultaneously training the next generation of finance and impact investing professionals. We’re seeking a team member with experience in investing or related fields and a commitment to student training, social innovation, and impact. The right candidate is a leader and a teacher – entrepreneurial, bold, creative, and can excel in a fast-paced, startup environment, ready to work directly with students daily.

The Associate will be responsible for training students in our program and managing investment processes and operations. Specifically, the Associate will be responsible for sourcing new investments, leading due diligence, preparing investment materials, and managing investment operations – all while training and mentoring student interns.

The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic investment professional with experience across the lifecycle of an investment, including sourcing, underwriting, and executing new investments. Candidates should have a strong commitment to impact and bring an entrepreneurial and innovative approach to the role. The Associate should also have a passion for teaching and mentoring, as training and inspiring the next generation of venture capital and impact investing professionals is core to our work.

Responsibilities

Mentor and Train Student Interns
Equip a rotating cohort of student interns with hands-on experience in venture capital and impact investing through underwriting and full-cycle due diligence for early-stage deals (pre-seed–Series A).
Lead student investing teams in due diligence, apprenticing interns in investor workflows, and teaching analytical frameworks such as market sizing, impact analysis, financial modeling, and market research.
Create, contribute to, and lead recruitment activities and training sessions for new student interns and at other Sorenson Impact Institute activities and events.
Early-stage Venture Investing
Identify, maintain, and prioritize a pipeline of early-stage venture investment opportunities.
Conduct comprehensive due diligence and investment analysis.
Oversee preparation and presentation of investment opportunity materials to Investment Committees, editing student scripts and presentations.
Relationship Development and Management
As needed, build and maintain a network with investment professionals at other impact and traditional VC firms in order to source high-quality deal flow.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree
2+ years of experience in venture capital, private equity, investment management, or relevant non-finance fields, including experience in financial or operational experience in early-stage businesses or fund management.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.
An interest and ability to teach and explain venture capital/impact investing topics to students who are new to the field.

Preferences

Strong financial analysis and modeling skills
Demonstrated ability to build high-value industry relationships
Mentorship or teaching experience
Demonstrated leadership experience
Demonstrated desire and capability to work with and train student interns
Ability to collaborate and function effectively on a highly motivated and entrepreneurial team

Special Instructions Summary

The Sorenson Impact Institute strongly encourages diverse applicants, especially those who self-identify as Black, Native or Indigenous, People of Color, LGBTQIA+, non-binary, living with disabilities, neurodivergent, young, speak English as a second language, and others from overlooked/underestimated communities.

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