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Internship (Graduate or Masters Associate)

Open Society Institute
17 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
New York United States of America
Internship (Graduate or Masters Associate). New York. Posting Date: 05/05/2026. Deadline: 05/11/2026

Role Title: Graduate or Masters Associate

Contract Type: Fixed Term (3 months)

Workstyle Arrangement: Hybrid

Reporting To: Director, Impact and Operations

Department: Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF)

Location: New York

Team Name: Impact and Operations

Role Purpose

Reporting to Director, Impact and Operations, the Associate will work on a variety of projects to further strengthen SEDF’s strategy and operations (research, data management, events/convenings, IMM practice) and/or contribute to the scoping and management of SEDF’s portfolio of impact investments.

Key responsibilities

  • Support strategy development and implementation, impact measurement and management, convenings, communications, partner and stakeholder management.
  • Support SEDF to originate, assess, and diligence impact investment opportunities across a range of themes (e.g., climate action, independent media, and others) and instruments (debt, equity, guarantees, funds/directs).

The ideal candidate

  • Bachelor’s degree is required; graduate degree preferred
  • Knowledge of, or experience in, (impact) investment and/or business or non-profit management or operations
  • Experience in financial analysis and/or nonprofit experience
  • Full knowledge of MS Office required including Excel, PowerPoint, Word required
  • Investment and/or consulting experience strongly desired
  • Strong communication, research, and presentation skills – particularly related to conveying complex information about business, market trends and dynamics, and the intersection between policy and the private sector
  • Sophisticated understanding of a broad set of public policy issues, particularly as they pertain to the private sector and public private partnerships
  • Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
  • Results and Impact-orientation: ability to maintain focus on achieving meaningful and measurable impact and results and to prioritize effectively towards desired outcomes in highly complex and dynamic environment
  • Some experience with Salesforce and other CRM and project management software desired

The hourly rate range for this role in the US is $30 to $35 per hour.

Institutional Profile

Soros Economic Development Fund

The Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF) is the impact investment arm of the Open Society Foundations (OSF). SEDF deploys patient, risk-tolerant and catalytic capital to advance OSF’s commitment to sustaining vibrant and inclusive democracies across the globe. Founded in 1997, SEDF has committed over $574M in debt, equity and guarantees to businesses, funds, platforms and nonprofits across geographies and sectors that advance the mission of the Foundations. SEDF’s current investment portfolio includes $330M in committed capital across 40+ investments.

For more than a quarter century, SEDF has occupied a unique place in the impact investment world. Free from the requirements of external and commercial investors, SEDF can lean into areas of market and political failure and risk in exchange for impact – across regions and themes in support of democracy and open society. SEDF also leverages the expertise and reach of OSF and Soros Fund Management (SFM) colleagues and resources – the larger institution’s programmatic grant making, policy and advocacy efforts, and multiple grades of investment capital – to bring a full suite of resources to bear on a particular issue. SEDF works closely with external partners across the nonprofit, public and private sectors to strengthen individual investments and support OSF’s larger mission and vision.

All SEDF investments seek to achieve both direct, measurable impact and contribute to longer term, systemic change, including to positively influence the behavior or practices of public and private sector actors, shape policy, or strengthen local market infrastructure. SEDF aims to de-risk investments and sectors to crowd-in additional capital.

Competitive rates of pay apply.

Open Society Foundations is committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion, and to building a diverse staff that reflects the movements, issues and communities that our mission serves. Candidates from all underrepresented backgrounds, identities and communities are encouraged to apply.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and colleagues with disabilities.