Founded by Dr. Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg in 2015, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) is a new kind of philanthropy that’s leveraging technology to help solve some of the world’s toughest challenges – from eradicating disease, to improving education, to reforming the criminal justice system. Across three core Initiative focus areas of Science, Education and Justice and Opportunity,  we’re pairing engineering with grantmaking, impact investing, policy work, and movement building, to help build an inclusive, just and healthy future for everyone.
Our Values
We believe we can help build a future for everyone.

We aim to be daring, but humble:  We look for bold ideas — regardless of structure and stage — and help them scale by pairing engineers with subject matter experts to build tools that accelerate the pace of social progress.
We want to learn fast, but build for the long-term: We want to iterate fast and help bring new solutions to the table, but we also realize that important breakthroughs often take decades, or even centuries.
Stay close to the real problems: We engage directly in the communities we serve because no one understands our society’s challenges like those who live them every day.  

Our success is dependent on building teams that include people from different backgrounds and experiences who can challenge each other's assumptions with fresh perspectives. To that end, we look for a diverse pool of applicants including those from historically marginalized groups — women, people with disabilities, people of color, formerly incarcerated people, people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or gender nonconforming, first and second generation immigrants, veterans, and people from different socioeconomic backgrounds.
The Opportunity
We are looking for CZI’s first Investment Counsel to be part of CZI’s Legal and Grants Team and an integral partner with our Investment Team. CZI’s investment function is a new effort within the organization. The goal is to build a world-class investment portfolio that will deliver superior risk-adjusted returns to fund CZI’s ongoing philanthropic operations over the long-term. The investment program pursues a “manager of managers” approach, scouring the globe to find extraordinary investment organizations that invest across a wide spectrum of styles and asset classes.
You will be responsible for both day-to-day management of legal issues related to CZI’s investing and management of global funds, including its Donor Advised Fund and Private Foundation, as well as building CZI’s legal systems, processes, and tools to support our Investment Team. You also will partner with CZI’s Impact Investing Team and assist with CZI’s general governance matters so that we have the systems in place to ensure everything is ticked and tied. The successful candidate will be someone with a long-term strategic and systemic approach as CZI is building for the long-term, while also possessing a proactive, entrepreneurial attitude, who rolls up his or her sleeves to build a world-class investment function form a legal perspective. If you are a mission-oriented, systems-driven thinker who enjoys creative problem solving and getting things done, and collaborating across multiple functions, you will fit right in. You will be part of the growing Legal and Grants Team working with educators, scientists, criminal justice reformers, and changemakers to help CZI achieve its ambitious mission of creating a future for everyone. Come help us reimagine technology-focused philanthropy! We can’t wait to hear from you.
You will

Provide leadership, management, and operational expertise with the objective of building and running best in class legal support for the Investment Team and Impact Investment Team   
Develop and implement systems, policies, and procedures to support the investment operations function and corporate governance. Build, execute, and be responsible for legal support, from both a strategic and execution perspective
Review, draft, and negotiate agreements and other documents relating to domestic and foreign private investment funds, separately managed accounts, and co-investment vehicles.
Monitor and advise on domestic and foreign legal, regulatory, and compliance matters related to investment matters
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of applicable laws, regulations and industry best practices (or create our own CZI-best practices), and work to ensure organizational adaptation and compliance
Develop, maintain, and advise on investment policies, guidelines and compliance measures. 
Support operational due diligence
Work with outside counsel, investment professionals, and members of the investment operations and impact investment team on complex investment structures and investment manager contracts, and other business issues 
Spearhead the legal aspects of M&A, if any
Execute on both routine and complex tasks and projects, and appropriately balance operational priorities and risk 
Provide strategic and practical advice with the goal of maintaining a nimble and responsive approach while balancing the needs of a scaling organization 
Identify and own projects that contribute to the Legal and Grants team and/or the greater CZI team  

You have

10+ years of law firm and in-house experience
Expertise in investor-side review and negotiation of investment fund agreements, including private equity partnerships, separately managed accounts, and co-investment vehicles
Expertise in legal aspects of venture capital and corporate governance. Superb organizational skills
Familiarity with regulatory and compliance issues associated with investment-related activities
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment with internal and external contacts at all levels
Demonstrated ability in successfully taking initiative on projects with a high degree of responsibility and complexity 
Ability to handle numerous projects, strong organizational skills, and superb written and oral communication skills to, among other things, keep relevant stakeholders informed, while maintaining confidentiality