Consultant, Impact Investment Strategy at Caribou

Key Responsibilities and Deliverables

• Support the director in the development of and investment theses that balance financial returns with social impact, defining clear criteria for what makes companies investable
• Evaluate companies against investment criteria through financial analysis, operational assessment, and impact measurement
• Conduct primary research and ecosystem assessments including stakeholder interviews with company executives, investors, policymakers, and industry experts
• Produce investment-grade deliverables in the form of slide decks (not academic reports) for decision-makers
• Interface directly with investment and program teams throughout the engagement
• Manage confidential information appropriately when handling commercially sensitive company data

About You

Essential Experience

Strategy consulting background (3+ years)

• Building analytical frameworks from complex information and producing executive-facing deliverables under pressure
• Experience in top-tier strategy firms or impact consultancies  strongly valued

Investment evaluation skills

• Reading and analyzing company financials (P&Ls, balance sheets, cash flows) and understanding unit economics, scalability, and business model viability
• Prior work in strategy consulting, impact investing, private equity, venture capital, or corporate development

Impact measurement fluency

• Quantifying and qualifying social outcomes (employment, gender inclusion, job quality) and understanding trade-offs between financial returns and social impact
• Experience with gender lens investing or inclusive business models