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Associate, School Lending & Outreach

United States

About Equitable Facilities Fund (EFF) 

Equitable Facilities Fund (EFF) is a nonprofit social impact fund that’s on a nationwide mission to help high-performing public charter schools spend more money on students and less on the costs of borrowing for their facilities. We offer school leaders simple and much-needed access to low-cost loans combined with support from an expert team that has walked in their shoes. 

To date, EFF has invested over $2 billion in schools serving over 120,000 students, providing them with funding to amplify their impact. Equity is at the core of our mission, and we seek to create opportunity for students and communities that have traditionally been denied access to high-quality public schools. If you’re seeking to have a community-level impact on a national scale, apply to join our team! 

The Opportunity 

The School Lending and Outreach Associate will play a critical role in building the pipeline and portfolio of schools seeking EFF financing, and  amplifying our efforts to ensure all high-impact schools in historically marginalized communities have a pathway to affordable facilities. Reporting to the Vice President, School Lending and Outreach, the Associate will play a significant role in supporting the next generation of EFF school partners. The ideal candidate will possess excellent relationship and project management skills, enthusiastically approach the work of creating possibilities amidst ambiguity, and contribute to a collaborative, team-oriented culture of excellence. 

Who You Are 

  • You believe all children deserve a quality education. You want to promote opportunity for children across the US and believe education and financial access are critical aspects of flourishing communities. 
  • You are curious about schools and the goals they are trying to achieve. You understand nuances and strive to get the full story versus starting with an answer and looking for trends to support that answer. 
  • You are a great relationship manager. You're a good listener, you ask good questions, and you are able to collaborate with school based partners in a thoughtful and empathetic manner.
  • You remain consistent but flexible. You believe that greatness is achieved by showing up and doing good work consistently, every day. 

What You’ll Do 

  • School Relationship Management: Supporting the portfolio of up to 160 schools that enter EFF's pipeline each year with the opportunity to serve as relationship manager for a subset of schools. 
  • Prospect Tracking & Project Management: Owning prospect tracking and project management for all deals in the EFF pipeline. This includes driving accountability for rigorous follow-up and efficient pipeline movement ensuring timely, decision-ready information.
  • School “Pathmaking”: Analyzing financials, crunching academic data, and performing other analyses to prepare pathmaking memos and support pathmaking recommendations for all new deals (80-100 per year). 
  • Data Management: Maintaining a database of school and deal-related information and interactions and track projects through the EFF pipeline 
  • Stakeholder and State Fund Management: Supporting the School Lending and Outreach team in managing partner relationships and ecosystem-building in EFF priority regions through partner coordination, meeting preparation, follow-up execution, and portfolio analytics.
  • Systems & Processes: Maintaining, and continuously improving systems, tools, and protocols that support efficient pipeline movement, high-quality borrower experience, and scalable fund growth. 
  • Organizational Excellence: Partaking in team-building, strategic planning, and goal-setting processes. The role offers increasing exposure to senior-level decision-making, fund strategy, and external relationship management.
  • Special Projects: Depending on skills and interests, opportunities to lead and support special projects designed to advance EFF’s mission and efforts to serve more schools. 
  • Perform other related duties as assigned. 

Qualifications 

  • Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in finance, business, economics, or a related field
  • 2+ years of professional experience in charter school operations, real estate advisory, mission-oriented lending, non-profit finance, or investment banking. 
  • Unyielding commitment to EFF’s mission to ameliorate educational, financial, and racial inequities 
  • Demonstrated advocacy for diversity, equity, and inclusion in workplace and investment practices 
  • Exceptional organizational and people management skills 
  • A foundational understanding of charter school programming and operations.
  • Demonstrated ability to build trust with others, like school leaders and external partners, through clear communication, responsiveness, and follow-through
  • Top notch quantitative, financial modeling, and analysis skills with an ability to translate quantitative analysis into clear insights and recommendations for non-technical audiences.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and an ability to think “outside the box” and pivot as needed to support a growing business 
  • Customer service orientation and ability to collaborate across functional areas 
  • High degree of integrity and authenticity and a good sense of humor 
  • Willingness to travel up to 40% of the time. 

Compensation & Benefits 

The starting salary for this position is $94,000 - $108,000, however we expect to bring someone into this role at the midpoint with eventual upside to align with our compensation practices. This position offers up to a 10% annual bonus based on organizational performance. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience, and we are proud to offer excellent benefits including a 6% 401k match. 

Location 

We are open to applicants from across the U.S. 

Reporting Relationship 

The School Lending and Outreach Associate will report directly to the Vice President of School Lending and Outreach.

We encourage submission by February 27, 2026 for priority consideration

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