About TAF:

Have you heard about TAF? We’re a regional climate agency that invests in low-carbon solutions for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and helps scale them up for broad implementation. We are experienced leaders and collaborate with stakeholders in the private, public and non-profit sectors who have ideas and opportunities for reducing carbon emissions. We advance the most promising concepts by investing, providing grants, influencing policies and running programs. 

We're looking for an intern to add capacity to our Impact Investing team. The role, candidate skills, and experience we’re looking for are all described below. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled, and encourage you to apply soon.

Building an inclusive community with a shared purpose is critical to our work and mandate. We are Equalx30 signatories and believe that equity, diversity, and inclusion make climate action more just and effective. We believe that teams work best when they vary in background and approach, including diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other fascinating characteristics that make us different.

We understand that candidates come with different experience and backgrounds that might not align perfectly with the skills and experience we’ve listed here, and that’s okay. When you fill in your application, you'll be asked to tell us why you're a great candidate for the role, and what you hope to gain from the experience. We look forward to hearing from you!

Key details: 

Start/end date: September 3rd, 2024 to December 24, 2024

Compensation: $27/hour plus financial support for wifi associated with work. A laptop will be provided.

Employment term:  full time (40 hours/week). Flexible schedule and hours to be determined in consultation with your manager.  

Location: Hybrid, with at least two days a week in TAF’s Toronto office (at Union Station). We will consider fully remote work for the right candidate! 

Other perks:  

• Experience what it’s like to work in the climate sector, with a team of climate action professionals. 

• Enjoy socials, lunch n’ learns, training sessions and other staff-wide experiences. 

• Benefit from other hands-on learning and networking opportunities. 

  About the Role:

  Impact Investing - Junior Analyst

  As an impact investor, we manage a $100 million fund and invest in companies and projects with solutions for urban greenhouse gas emissions. We’re particularly interested in investments that generate benefits beyond carbon reduction such as improving people’s health, creating new green jobs, boosting urban resiliency, and contributing to a fair society.  

  This position will join the Impact Investing team for four months (Sept to Dec 2024) to support due diligence on investment opportunities, conduct market research, help refine our financial and impact reporting, research new investment opportunities, and monitor existing investments.

  Project Opportunities:

  • Work as part of the Impact Investing team to perform due diligence on prospective investees, including assessing risks, market research, financial modeling, and preparation of portions of investment memos for approvals.

  • Attend Direct Investment and Investment Committee meetings and participate in any follow up actions required.

  • Research and assess opportunities to invest in financing models that align with TAF’s focus areas and will support the mobilization of large amounts of capital.

  • Help monitor existing investments and assess options for any issues identified.

  • Support impact metric evaluations on current investments for internal reporting and investee upskilling.

  The kind of skills and experience we’re looking for: 

  • Currently completing (or a recent graduate) from a business, investing or finance-focused program and have a demonstrated interest in sustainability and urban climate solutions. 

  • Experience using Office 365 or similar tools, and experience with Salesforce is helpful but not essential – you’ll get on-the-job training. 

  • Strong research and analytical skills and comfortable working with data.   

  • Demonstrated ability to express ideas clearly and effectively in speech or writing. 

  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.