We’re Hiring for Climate Finance Jobs and More – Apply Now!
Explore OFN’s latest job openings and share them with your network.
Originally published May 10, 2024
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As OFN builds the infrastructure we need to deepen our impact and scale the community development finance industry in the years ahead — particularly through our historic $2.29 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant from the EPA — we’re looking for talented professionals to join our growing team!
OFN’s investment in growth will accelerate momentum in a bold 2024 and beyond, following a variety of recent milestones, including:
- Investing more than $210 million in 100 CDFIs over the last three years, including CDFIs financing energy efficiency, decarbonization, and other climate change mitigation projects, with the majority of investments in the last two years made in CDFIs with less than $25 million in assets
- Hosting climate training for more than 130 organizations
- Convening our largest industry conference yet, with more than 2,200 attendees in Washington, D.C., in October 2023
- Growing OFN’s membership to more than 400 CDFIs
We invite you to come be a part of our growing, diverse, highly committed, skilled, and collaborative team. At OFN, we are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive workplace that respects individual strengths, views, and identities. We believe our differences create a better, stronger organization.
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Latest OFN Job Openings
Associate, Climate Training
OFN seeks a solutions-oriented, intellectually curious candidate with superior attention to detail and organizational skills to support the execution of climate lending training and capacity-building programs for its members, primarily related to its Clean Communities Investment Accelerator (CCIA) award. This is an exciting opportunity within OFN’s Development Services team to contribute to a new program and partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to transform the community development finance industry with new clean financing ecosystems.
Associate, Field Building Research
Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) is expanding our research team to include an experienced Associate, Field Building Research. In this new role, you will assist in identifying topics of interest to OFN’s member organizations and the CDFI industry. The successful candidate requires direct experience conducting quantitative and qualitative research. The Associate contributes to publications focused on CDFI benchmarking, industry trends, emergent issues, and landscape analyses. This is a perfect opportunity for a recent graduate or emerging new talent to join a growing organization focused on creating positive impact in our communities.
Associate, Peer Learning
OFN seeks a highly organized, people-oriented Associate, Peer Learning to support the coordination and execution of peer learning opportunities for our network of mission-driven community lenders. This role is responsible for providing operational and logistical support for peer learning communities, regional meetings, and other peer learning programming. This role works closely with community development finance practitioners to facilitate networking and foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and a sense of community amongst OFN’s membership. This is a new and exciting opportunity within OFN’s Development Services team for candidates interested in being part of a growing team dedicated to the production of high-quality, practitioner-centered programming, services, and resources to support CDFIs and other mission-driven lenders.
Senior Associate, Information Technology & Operations
Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) has an exciting new opening for a Senior Associate with our Information Technology & Operations team. The Sr. Associate supports the OFN’s technology infrastructure and daily information technology operations and plays a crucial role in providing timely and efficient technical support, facilitating system and software implementation, and contributing to the overall enhancement of OFN’s technology environment. The Sr. Associate is responsible for collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver robust information technology services and ensure seamless operations throughout the organization. This is a perfect opportunity to join a growing organization focused on creating positive impact in our communities.
Senior Associate, Software Administrator
OFN is growing and transforming our internal software infrastructure. We are looking for a talented team player with drive and initiative to join our team to play a critical role in administering and enhancing software that underpins the efficient and effective growth of OFN. The Senior Associate collaborates with internal teams and external partners to further develop OFN’s grant management system capabilities to respond to programmatic needs, support integration with internal systems like Salesforce, and support other enterprise systems as needs arise. This is a great opportunity for a solution-oriented individual interested in making an impact.
Senior Vice President, Environmental, Climate, and Green Investment Programs
OFN seeks an entrepreneurial and enthusiastic Senior Vice President to develop, implement, and oversee OFN’s Climate and Environmental program. This role also manages day-to-day collaboration for OFN’s climate strategy, and provides technical expertise related to greenhouse gas reduction. The Climate and Environmental program is central to implementation of OFN’s Clean Communities Investment Accelerator (CCIA) award and other initiatives related to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF).
Senior Vice President, Events
OFN is expanding our team and has an awesome opportunity for a senior level event planner. The Senior Vice President, Events plays a critical leadership role in shaping and advancing OFN’s events strategy to drive engagement, impact, and revenue. This position leads the planning, development, and execution of all OFN events, including conferences, forums, regional meetings, and networking gatherings. You are responsible for establishing and growing an Events team, fostering innovation and collaboration to deliver exceptional event experiences aligned with OFN’s mission and organizational goals.
Senior Vice President, Federal Procurement
OFN seeks a seasoned procurement manager to lead the effective and efficient procurement of goods, services, and technology in compliance with federal laws, grant programs, regulations, policies and procurement best practices. This role leads and manages the planning, execution, and management of procurement activities to ensure OFN’s acquisition needs are met in a timely, cost-effective, and compliant with organizational and federal funding requirements. The successful candidate knows how to work collaboratively and assist managers throughout the procurement process. This is an exciting opportunity to manage and build a team.
Vice President, Data Collection and Analysis
Want to join a smart, dedicated, diverse team addressing one of the greatest threats to our communities? OFN is looking for a talented individual to serve as our Vice President, Data Collection and Analysis. The Vice President, Data Collection and Analysis leads OFN’s Research Data Collection and Analysis team. The Vice President is responsible for leading and overseeing data collection projects; managing the Annual Member Survey project and its evolution; accessing and compiling data from third-party data sources; conducting quantitative and qualitative data analyses; producing data visualizations; supervising and developing research staff; collaborating with data teams and staff in other OFN units; producing data deliverables and research products; and contributing to the execution of OFN’s research agenda and projects.
Vice President, Grant Administration and Compliance
OFN seeks a detail-oriented and knowledgeable manager to join our expanding team as the VP Grant Administration and Compliance. This role manages and oversees a team that ensures sub-recipient compliance with regulatory and programmatic requirements including, but not limited to, the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). This role plays a critical part in ensuring that sub-recipients adhere to the terms and conditions of sub-award agreements, as well as applicable laws, regulations, and policies.
Vice President of Regulatory Affairs
Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) needs an experienced and astute Vice President of Regulatory Affairs to lead OFN’s efforts to shape and influence regulatory policy and engagement. This role requires expertise in financial regulation, ideally with a focus on the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The Vice President of Regulatory Affairs plays a critical role in advancing OFN’s policy priorities through proactive engagement with federal agencies, regulators, and other policymakers. This is a perfect opportunity to join a growing organization focused on creating a positive impact in our communities.
Come be a part of our growing diverse, highly committed, skilled, and collaborative staff. If you are enthusiastic about any of these positions but your experience does not align perfectly with every qualification, we still encourage you to apply. You might be the ideal candidate for this or other roles.
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