Associate, ViaNova
United States
Full Time
Entry Level
ViaNova partners with philanthropists to unlock their potential and turn their visions for a better world into lasting impact. We are a philanthropic advisory firm that specializes in supporting funders and impact leaders – including corporations, foundations, family offices, family foundations, and high-net-worth individuals – in advancing initiatives to address complex, systemic challenges. Specifically, we help clients make more strategic grants, help funders work together to augment their combined impact, develop and implement advocacy strategies, assess and learn from past philanthropic investments, develop better governance processes, launch and manage new initiatives, and more. We partner with clients on project teams of two to five ViaNova staff, each playing an essential role in the delivery of excellent client service. Associates draw on critical thinking and problem-solving skills to manage team administration, and they support the development of sound deliverables by conducting research and analysis, drafting components of our written and visual communications, and coordinating internal and client engagements.
Associates work on four to six client projects at once, and projects vary in length and size depending on the client’s goals. A successful Associate will administer projects with accuracy and in context, incorporate the client’s mindset and values into their own thinking and work, track several projects and workstreams simultaneously, and regularly offer recommendations to make ViaNova’s—and our clients’ work—better.
Being a ViaNova Associate affords the unique experience of working across philanthropy, consulting, and social impact. You will have opportunities to hone your skills in project administration and management, facilitation, operations, and research and data analysis.
Essential Responsibilities
Qualifications
Successful Associates typically come to ViaNova with early career (1-3 years) experience in a range of fields, including philanthropy, social impact/nonprofit sector, consulting, business, and evaluation. While many Associates come to us not having worked in consulting before, they do bring client service experience of some kind and are expected to maintain and grow their commitments to service excellence.
ViaNova Associates perform best and are most satisfied with their jobs when they consistently demonstrate the following:
COMPENSATION
This is a full-time exempt position. We offer a competitive and holistic total rewards package that includes salary, bonus, and benefits.
The annual base salary range for this position is $77,700 - $86,100 plus an annual discretionary bonus potential of 10%.
All full-time staff are eligible for our generous benefits package on their first day of employment:
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIRMENTS
To facilitate in-person connection, we will prioritize candidates in one of the areas where we already have a critical mass of colleagues, including Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington DC. However, we are also open to candidates in the following states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, or Virginia.
The employee may work remotely or primarily from a Vital Impact office; to be determined individually during the offer process. While performing regular duties, the employee will be required to sit, stand, reach, walk, or kneel, and to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals with disabilities.
Associates work on four to six client projects at once, and projects vary in length and size depending on the client’s goals. A successful Associate will administer projects with accuracy and in context, incorporate the client’s mindset and values into their own thinking and work, track several projects and workstreams simultaneously, and regularly offer recommendations to make ViaNova’s—and our clients’ work—better.
Being a ViaNova Associate affords the unique experience of working across philanthropy, consulting, and social impact. You will have opportunities to hone your skills in project administration and management, facilitation, operations, and research and data analysis.
Essential Responsibilities
- Lead client engagement administration in alignment with client culture and concerns, independently completing or delegating tasks to include:
- Internal and client meeting management (scheduling, note-taking, managing calendar invites, etc.)
- Set-up and logistics for virtual events (webinars, board meetings, etc.)
- Development and management of weekly team priorities
- Independently lead and/or support processes which help meet client goals, including:
- Grantmaking (maintaining grantee lists, liaising with grantees, conducting intake and review of grant applications, coordinating grant review committees)
- Research (maintaining interviewee lists, drafting interview guides, and conducting desk research)
- Draft discrete components of client deliverables, including:
- Power point decks that follow a logical storyline
- Memos that are clear and highlight key messages
- Organizational profiles and grant application summaries
- Participate in the healthy functioning, growth, and learning of the team by taking on internal responsibilities (at 10% of your time or less). Examples of internal responsibilities include:
- Managing logistics and coordinating an agenda for ViaNova team meetings
- Serving on an internal committee to review and determine policies and procedures
- Supporting the learning and development of colleagues on specific topics
- Offering point-in-time support to projects during a surge in activity
Qualifications
Successful Associates typically come to ViaNova with early career (1-3 years) experience in a range of fields, including philanthropy, social impact/nonprofit sector, consulting, business, and evaluation. While many Associates come to us not having worked in consulting before, they do bring client service experience of some kind and are expected to maintain and grow their commitments to service excellence.
ViaNova Associates perform best and are most satisfied with their jobs when they consistently demonstrate the following:
- Ability to manage competing priorities and navigate frequent task-switching across multiple clients, issue areas, and projects without losing momentum or attention to detail
- Ability to evaluate and compare various courses of action, select the most appropriate one, and execute on it
- Ability to work independently to manage time, priorities, and resources, driving discrete workstreams in the context of a broader client project
- Highly resourceful and adaptable to change, approaching problems with a solutions orientation.
- Comfort navigating ambiguity and complexity, translating unclear findings into actionable recommendations
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
- Understands and embodies equity & belonging principles, including power, difference, and identity
COMPENSATION
This is a full-time exempt position. We offer a competitive and holistic total rewards package that includes salary, bonus, and benefits.
The annual base salary range for this position is $77,700 - $86,100 plus an annual discretionary bonus potential of 10%.
All full-time staff are eligible for our generous benefits package on their first day of employment:
- Health insurance - Vital Impact subsidizes medical, dental, and vision premiums for all levels of participation
- Paid time off – 16 vacation days, 10 personal days, 11 company holidays (7 federal and 4 more from a list of inclusive cultural and religious holidays and your birthday), 20 hours volunteer leave, 8 weeks parental leave
- 401(k) retirement plan- We offer a 4% employer match on a dollar-per-dollar basis, with no waiting or vesting period
- Reimbursements for your personal cell phone plan, internet, and fitness
- Pre-tax withholding for transportation and parking
- Bonus incentive opportunities
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIRMENTS
To facilitate in-person connection, we will prioritize candidates in one of the areas where we already have a critical mass of colleagues, including Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington DC. However, we are also open to candidates in the following states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, or Virginia.
The employee may work remotely or primarily from a Vital Impact office; to be determined individually during the offer process. While performing regular duties, the employee will be required to sit, stand, reach, walk, or kneel, and to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals with disabilities.
TO APPLY
We are accepting applications until 11:59 pm Mountain Time on Friday, May 15th. Your candidacy will be evaluated holistically based on evidence gathered throughout all steps in the application process.
Vital Impact is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we encourage individuals of all backgrounds and identities to apply. Our work gives us the opportunity to serve those across the full spectrum of races, ethnicities, national origins, ages, sexual orientations, gender identities, beliefs, cultures, socio-economic backgrounds, and levels of physical ability, and we believe our team should mirror this diversity. Redstone does not discriminate against any employee or applicant due to age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.Apply for this position
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