Apply Now: Project Director – Regenerative School Meals Initiative at the Rockefeller Foundation (Hybrid, New York)

Introduction / Background

The Rockefeller Foundation is inviting purposes for the place of Project Director for its flagship Regenerative School Meals (RSM) initiative—an modern programme at the intersection of vitamin, agriculture, local weather resilience, and programs change.

With an formidable aim to sort out the twin crises of child malnutrition and local weather change, the RSM initiative integrates faculty meal programs with regenerative agriculture. The Foundation goals to ship ecological, dietary, and financial advantages at scale throughout East Africa, East Asia, and the United States.

This full-time, senior-level alternative is right for a strategic, impact-driven chief with experience in programme execution, stakeholder administration, and programs pondering inside the improvement, meals, or local weather sectors.

About the Position

Position: Project Director – Regenerative School Meals
Location: New York, NY (Hybrid schedule: In-office Monday–Thursday)
Type: Full-time

Salary Range: $172,000 – $193,000 per 12 months
Requisition ID: 1621
Application Deadline: [Not specified – apply as soon as possible]

Reporting to:

Senior Vice President, Food

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Execution & Alignment

Lead cross-functional programme coordination throughout international RSM initiatives and associated RFCC (Rockefeller Foundation Catalytic Capital) work.

Track deliverables and progress throughout pilot initiatives in East Africa, East Asia, and the US.
Collaborate with technique, communications, coverage, and fundraising groups to make sure programmatic alignment and accountability.

2. Operational Process Management

Manage inside processes resembling RACI protocols, affect monitoring, and quarterly reporting.

Oversee programme budgeting, CRM programs, and documentation workflows.
Facilitate a tradition of shared studying and cross-team coordination.

3. Internal and External Partnerships

Represent the Foundation at strategic conferences, conferences, and donor occasions.

Manage relationships with grantees and coalition companions.
Coordinate funding proposals and assist useful resource mobilisation efforts.

Key Focus Areas of the Initiative

The Project Director will lead and combine work throughout the three central levers of the RSM technique:

Meals: Enhance the high quality and sourcing of college meals with a regenerative focus, in partnership with the World Food Programme’s School Meals Impact Accelerator.
Markets: Scale agricultural markets and financing fashions that assist regenerative practices.

Mindsets: Influence international coverage agendas to prioritize climate-smart faculty meals.

Candidate Requirements

Education & Experience:

A minimal of 10 years’ expertise main complicated, strategic programmes in sectors resembling philanthropy, authorities, consulting, or mission-driven organizations.
Strong monitor document in venture design, technique implementation, and cross-functional coordination.

Experience with grant-making, partnerships, co-investment methods, or public-private collaborations.

Preferred Expertise:

Background in regenerative agriculture, meals programs, or faculty vitamin.
Proficiency in CRM programs (e.g., Salesforce) and venture planning instruments.

High-level communication and stakeholder engagement expertise.

Key Competencies

Strategic Leadership: Ability to align stakeholders and ship programme objectives throughout geographies.
Complex Problem Solving: Synthesize massive datasets and insights to tell programme selections.

Operational Excellence: Execute processes with construction, readability, and accountability.
Cultural Competence & Equity: Value range, fairness, and inclusion in all programme dimensions.
Collaboration: Build sturdy relationships and keep inside cohesion throughout multidisciplinary groups.

About The Rockefeller Foundation

With a legacy of over 100 years, the Rockefeller Foundation is a pioneering international philanthropy that invests in huge concepts and programs transformation throughout the sectors of well being, meals, local weather, power, and finance. The Foundation takes daring, collaborative approaches to catalyse human alternative and reverse the local weather disaster.

Compensation & Benefits

Annual Salary Range: $172,000 – $193,000 (based mostly on expertise)

Hybrid Work Policy: 4 days/week in the New York workplace
Benefits Include:
- Health insurance coverage
- 401(okay) with employer match
- Parental go away
- Tuition reimbursement & scholar mortgage compensation
- Paid holidays and beneficiant PTO
- Wellness and digital healthcare providers

Equal Opportunity Statement

The Rockefeller Foundation is dedicated to range, fairness, and inclusion. It strongly encourages purposes from people of all backgrounds and identities, together with girls, individuals of colour, LGBTQIA+ people, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

All hiring selections are made in accordance with federal, state, and native anti-discrimination legal guidelines.

How to Apply

Interested candidates ought to apply by way of the Rockefeller Foundation Careers Portal.

Position ID: 1621

Application Deadline: Rolling (Apply ASAP)

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