Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy

Title: Senior Associate, Policy & Advocacy

Location: New York United States

Salary Range: $100,440.00 To $123,840.00 Annually

US Full-time Salary

Job Description:

Position Overview

The Rockefeller Foundation is seeking a Senior Associate to join the Foundation's U.S. Program and Policy (USPP) team's Policy and Advocacy team, which is responsible for strategy development, grantmaking, and ongoing learning to advance policies and advocacy work to deepen our programmatic impact across key RF initiatives. Together with partners and grantees, The Rockefeller Foundation's USPP team strives to catalyze and scale transformative innovations, create unlikely partnerships that span sectors, and take risks others cannot in the pursuit of the vision that every person in the United States should be able to meet the basic financial needs of their family and have a path to a better future.

The Senior Associate will be a member of the Policy and Advocacy team, working in close collaboration with and completing some work responsibilities attributed to the International Policy/Cooperation team. The team leverages various tools (grantmaking, donations, convenings, communications, etc.) to engage, educate, and seed deeper impact for key RF program priorities into the policy space and build coalitions with like-minded organizations, policymakers, and key stakeholders. Senior Associates at the Foundation have a mix of project management, grants management, research, event preparation, team coordination, project-based work, and Foundation-wide responsibilities.

Reporting to the Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, the Senior Associate will work closely with the Policy and Advocacy team and the rest of the USPP team to manage relationships with existing grantees; conduct research, planning, and analysis to develop new grantee relationships; prepare and support events; support bilateral and multilateral engagements; and improve and manage processes for tracking stakeholder engagement. Successful candidates will bring strong research, project management, and communication skills, and a strong grounding and prior experience in government and public policy.

Pay Range: $100,440 - $123,840. This represents the present low and high ends of the Foundation's pay range for this position. Actual pay will vary based on various factors, including but not limited to experience.

Work Schedule: This role is on a hybrid work schedule, and required to be in the office on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the development, execution, and management of the team's portfolio of grants, contracts, and donations, including grantee research and development, regular reporting and briefing on performance, budgeting, learning and measurement, and broader impact to the team, across programs, and to the board.
• Support positive and productive relationships with grantees, consultants, partners, and stakeholders.
• Lead on systems and knowledge management using foundation-wide tools (including Salesforce) for proper documentation, tracking, and performance management of both grants and key relationships with partners (including outreach and engagement with government leaders).
• Prepare briefing materials for engagements for use by the team, the SVP, and/or the President of the organization for key meetings, events, and outreach.
• Coordinate within and across RF teams to support key convenings and events.
• Navigate a high degree of complexity in organizing, managing meetings, following up, and tracking action items.

Education, Experience, and Skills

• Generally expected to have at least 5 years of related work experience in public policy, government, and/or government relations, international institutions, or global development.
• Bachelor's degree
• The ability to represent The Foundation and the USPP team professionally and effectively, with strong interpersonal and relationship abilities and excellent writing skills, intercultural knowledge and appreciation, and strategic partnership-building skills.
• Experience engaging with high-level actors and organizations across a variety of sectors (public, private, philanthropic, nonprofit).
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize and stay organized in an often fast-changing environment. Demonstrated flexibility and willingness to shift, adjust, and learn new skills/knowledge are essential.
• The ability to effectively work with and across teams (using our communications tools such as Slack, Box, and Microsoft Outlook) to connect with and collaborate to advance programmatic and institutional objectives.
• Proven project management and drafting skills, with an ability to self-start, work independently, under pressure, and coordinate effectively across multiple stakeholders and projects to get things done, using key systems and software to produce and track outputs and outcomes (Salesforce expertise preferred).
• Demonstrated passion for the mission of the Foundation, reflected in your professional history.

Qualifications and Competencies

• Data Oriented: Consistently achieves results by approaching work informed by data.
• Decision Quality: Makes good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Communicates Effectively: Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Strategic Learning: Actively learns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
• Values Differences: Recognizes the value of different perspectives and commits to being self-aware, respectful, and seeks to learn from new and different voices

About The Rockefeller Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation is a pioneering philanthropy built on collaborative partnerships at the frontiers of science, technology, and innovation that enable individuals, families, and communities to flourish. We make big bets to promote the well-being of humanity. Today, we are focused on advancing human opportunity and reversing the climate crisis by transforming systems in food, health, energy, and finance. 

The Rockefeller Foundation offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes health insurance programs, tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment, a generous 401K, parental leave, and various forms of paid time off, all to help our employees feel energized, cared for, and engaged.

As an organization, we focus on six values to advance our culture and continue our success. We are dedicated to being Transparent, Optimistic, Accountable, Collaborative, Trusted, and Equitable. We expect all employees at the Foundation to contribute by developing their unique perspectives and talent, challenging conventional wisdom through evidence and reason, and amplifying marginalized voices.

The Rockefeller Foundation is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and compliance with all federal, state, and local laws concerning employment discrimination, including the Americans with Disabilities Act. To this end, the Foundation ensures equal opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, lawful alien status, physical, mental, and medical disability, veteran status, liability for service in the United States Armed Forces, or any other protected status.

The Rockefeller Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.