Associate, Investor Network

About Ceres

Ceres is a sustainability nonprofit organization leading the most influential investors and companies to build leadership and drive solutions throughout the economy. Through our powerful networks and advocacy, we tackle the world’s biggest sustainability challenges, including climate change, water scarcity and pollution, and human rights abuses.

For more information about Ceres, please visit our website (www.ceres.org).

Here at Ceres, we value integrity, equity, belonging, compassion, and respect. We demonstrate those values through how we communicate and collaborate with our colleagues and external partners; and embody them in our decision making and advocacy efforts to create a more just and sustainable future.

About the Investor Network Team

The Investor Network (IN) team works with more than 220 institutional investors (managing more than $46 trillion in assets) to advance sustainable investment practices, engage with corporate leaders, and advocate for key policy and regulatory solutions to accelerate the transition to a more just and equitable world. We work both domestically in the U.S. and on global collaborations including Climate Action 100+, The Investor Agenda, the Paris Aligned Investment Initiative, and the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative.

About the Role

The Associate plays a key role in Ceres’ support to institutional investors seeking to engage companies on a range of sustainability priorities. The role will focus on supporting a Senior Director co-lead of the Investor Engagement Hub (IEH), and the work of the IN Team and our investors to promote effectiveness and efficiency in their work with Ceres.

This individual supports the build out of key components of the IEH by organizing and facilitating the monthly Community of Practice meeting, and maintaining the IEH SharePoint site, and supporting the monthly Shareholder Initiation for Climate and Sustainability (SICS) meetings and creation of new materials and guidance related to shareholder engagement.

In addition to the IEH responsibilities, this role will be responsible for project management of the annual IN Team work planning and budgeting process and will track quarterly progress towards workplan goals. The position will also be responsible for supporting the weekly IN team meetings, priorities reporting and interim sub-team meetings, supporting the IN Member Bulletin production and serving as the Events Ambassador for the IN team.

This position reports to an IEH Senior Director and serves as a key point of contact for other Investor Network senior staff. The role is full-time, and the individual may work remotely or in either Ceres’ Boston, MA office or San Francisco, CA office. Candidates must be flexible to work with employees in all US time zones, and with network colleagues in international time zones when necessary.

Specific duties include but are not limited to the following:

• With oversight from the IEH co-directors, document annual goals and priorities, and support development of related work plan and resource requirements for Ceres annual planning.
• Assist in impact tracking in Salesforce, working in concert with project leads on workplan activities and quarterly output entry.
• Plan and organize outreach to internal experts and facilitate monthly IEH Community of Practice Meetings and SICS meetings; oversee follow-up to ensure implementation of next steps.
• In collaboration with Ceres Information Systems and Communications experts, maintain the IEH landing and SICS landing pages to be housed in the IN section of SharePoint (oversight provided by the IEH senior directors and VP IN).
• Support the weekly SICS team meetings, the monthly SICS investor meetings and the annual Proxy Season Awareness webinar.
• Investor Portal user/email management.
• Biannual reporting in Salesforce for SICS and IEH.
• Support the development and communication of new guidance and protocols related to IEH projects to be rolled out across Ceres Programs and IN teams.
• Liaise with senior management within the IEH on content and direction.
• Facilitate development and maintenance of Ceres’ Company Briefs Directory in coordination with the Program teams and their respective engagement initiatives.
• Serve as a key point of contact for Ceres program and network staff on all our shareholder engagement initiatives and working groups.
• Provide administrative support to leadership in setting agendas for weekly IN team meetings, taking and disseminating meeting notes, and ensuring appropriate follow-up.
• Support coordination, planning, and management of IN team events and retreats, working closely with leadership and project leads.
• Assist with coordination of investor outreach, events, and communications, specifically focusing on organization for various in-person and virtual meetings and conference calls throughout the year and meeting follow-up communications.
• Assist embedded IN team Communications Lead with writing and producing monthly investor network member bulletin.
• Develop and draft content for the internal IN Team SharePoint page.
• Other projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience required.
• Minimum of two (2) years of full-time related experience required.
• Excel skills and proficiency with word-processing, presentation, database, and e-mail computer applications.
• Experience working with Salesforce or other CRM systems preferred. Experience working with database applications and reporting tools preferred.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team and demonstrate a proactive approach to problem solving.
• Sound judgment and utmost integrity and professionalism, with an ability to manage confidential information and maintain discretion, diplomacy, and courtesy in all contacts.
• Strong verbal and written communications (emails, reports, and presentation decks).
• Interest and willingness to be trained in specific applications necessary for work (e.g.,
• Salesforce, Bloomberg Terminal).
• Interest in being part of a diverse workforce and willingness to support Ceres’ Commitment to Inclusion and Equity.
• Desire to work in a mission-driven and nonprofit environment.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Compensation and Benefits

The hiring salary is $52,183 – $58,000 with competitive benefits. Ceres offers fantastic benefits including opportunities for hybrid and remote work; 82% or 85% (depending on your coverage election) employer paid health insurance and 90% employer paid dental insurance; a 403(b) retirement plan with a generous match that starts on day one; generous allowances for commuter and work from home expenses; flexible spending accounts to set aside money on a pre-tax basis for eligible expenses; 10 holidays, generous vacation, and additional paid time off including a week-long winter break, summer Fridays, and sick, personal, and parental leave.

Ceres Culture

Everyone has a role to play in the movement towards a more just and sustainable world.

At Ceres, we are committed to intentionally and carefully curating, engaging, and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. We endeavor to create a supportive environment that sparks innovation, fosters respect, and allows Ceres employees, in all roles at all levels, to come together equally to be fulfilled, successful, and to thrive.

Ceres is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, and we do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, disability, or any factors prohibited by applicable law.

If you have questions related to the above statement or need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact our ADA Coordinator at [email protected]. Please note, this email address is for ADA inquiries only.

To Apply

We encourage all applicants to review our website to familiarize themselves with Ceres before applying: www.ceres.org. Please submit a resume and cover letter through our online application. Professional references may be requested during the selection process. Existing work authorization is required at the time of application submission as Ceres is unable to sponsor any visa work sponsorship for this position.