Senior Associate, Award Management, RFCC bei The Rockefeller Foundation

Position Overview

The Rockefeller Foundation (RF) is hiring a Senior Associate for Award Management within its RF Catalytic Capital (RFCC) team, which partners with funders and investors to pool resources and drive innovative financing solutions that create large-scale social impact and improve lives globally. The Award Management team ensures compliance and oversees all aspects of RFCC’s award-making process, including grant and contract budgeting, financial reviews, payments, and reporting. It also supports RF and RFCC programs and senior leadership with planning and insights on award portfolios. 

The Senior Associate will work closely with program teams and report to the Director of RFCC Operations and Award Management, sharing responsibility for managing awards from intake through closeout. Key duties include reviewing grant and contract materials for compliance and collaborating with teams to award and monitor funding agreements.

Hiring Range: $103,000 - $110,000. 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 based in New York, NY, and required to be in the office on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the full lifecycle of grants and contracts, including drafting, execution, monitoring, and compliance.
• Maintain accurate, organized records and documentation across platforms to ensure audit readiness.
• Review and process payments, agreements, and reports in CRM systems like Salesforce.
• Collaborate with Program, Finance, and Legal teams to ensure compliance with RFCC policies and IRS regulations.
• Provide training and guidance on award management practices for staff as needed.
• Communicate proactively with grantees and internal stakeholders, offering clear guidance and exceptional service.
• Support policy development, special projects, and continuous improvement of award management systems.
• Prioritize multiple deadlines while adapting to shifting priorities and maintaining confidentiality and integrity.

Education, Experience, and Skills

• Minimum 5 years of experience in award or grants/contracts management within nonprofit, philanthropic, or educational settings. 
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Strong knowledge of grants and contract management, compliance, IRS rules, and public charity regulations.
• Proficiency with Salesforce or similar award management systems and advanced Microsoft Office skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with attention to detail and a strong service orientation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt to changing demands, and maintain accuracy and integrity.
• Commitment to learning and improving award-making processes and systems.

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, commits to being self-aware and 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. For more information, sign up for our newsletter at http://rockefellerfoundation.org and follow us on X @RockefellerFdn.

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 operate from a strong commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion in everything that we do. It is not only the right thing to do – we could not make an impact without our team members' diverse perspectives and experiences. 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.