Investor Engagement Manager

Core responsibilities:

• Engagement with investors, corporate venture arms, and financial institutions: Building and managing relationships with investors, corporate venture arms, and financial institutions, and growing GFI's network of investor contacts.
• Analysis & resource development: Developing, disseminating, and presenting educational materials on R&D, commercialization, and infrastructure funding needs and opportunities for alternative proteins.
• Supervision & leadership: Supervising the Startup Innovation Lead, providing strategic direction, performance management, and professional development support, and overseeing GFI's initiatives for engaging with startups.
• Representing GFI at industry events and in the media to educate potential investors and the public about alternative proteins and the investment landscape in the sector.

This role creates positive change by leading and growing GFI's efforts to champion the inclusion of alternative proteins in investment portfolios, mobilizing capital for alternative protein scale-up and commercialization to make the global food system better for the planet, people, and animals.

Required skills, experience, qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in investment, finance, or investor engagement, including experience in nonprofit, public interest, or mission-driven contexts.
• A bachelor's degree in finance, economics, business administration, or accounting from an accredited college or university is preferred (MBA or equivalent experience is a plus).
• Demonstrated experience managing and developing employees or project teams.
• Strong analytical, writing, and presentation skills. Persuasive and engaging interpersonal skills; the ability to build effective working relationships with senior executives and investors.

Working from home; paid employee base medical coverage; dental, vision, and other medical insurance options; a 401(k) plan with employer match; 14 paid holidays; personal, sick, and vacation time; paid family/parental and medical leave; lifestyle spending account; opportunity for advancement; and, respectful and collaborative culture. Salary: $106,828.02 - $111,016.88 (depending on experience and qualifications).

The Good Food Institute (GFI) is a nonprofit think tank working to make the global food system better for the planet, people, and animals. GFI's teams focus on making plant-based, fermentation-enabled, and cultivated meat delicious, affordable, and accessible.