$137,300 - $158,500
July 2, 2025
New York, NY
Position Overview
In March 2025, The Rockefeller Foundation approved a first-of-its-kind $100 million “Big Bet” aimed at building markets to accelerate the transition to regenerative/agroecological production while targeting vulnerable consumers – school-aged children – through school meal programs and public procurement. With a five-year runway to co-design and implement this program that aims to reach 100 million children with school lunches increasingly through regeneratively produced food, the program team seeks a highly collaborative, dynamic, results-based leader poised to help develop and drive this program, particularly in Brazil and Latin America. Specifically, the “Regenerative School Meals” initiative will stand as “place-based lighthouses” – living labs within key landscapes where producers and other food systems actors will be supported in their transition to regenerative production with a focus on orchestrating markets into school meals/public procurement.
Lighthouse programs will exist in 3-4 geographies, Brazil being the first priority. The Manager, Regenerative Agriculture will lead the co-design and engagement efforts needed to help scale the development, data analysis, financing, and empowerment of landscape stewards practicing regenerative agriculture with an eye toward spurring and tracking the simultaneous gains to carbon sequestration, soil health, biodiversity, water quality, farmer profitability, yield, and cultural/spiritual cohesion. Partnership cultivation is central to this role, which will leverage existing funder networks, practitioner networks, and government efforts, all of which need to be leveraged and connected for any lighthouse to succeed. Additional focus areas include (1) research and evidence building, (2) prototyping new financial mechanisms and structures required to unlock the capital to accelerate the transition to regenerative agriculture, (3) advancing coherent, unifying, outcomes-based measurement of regenerative/agroecological production, and (4) building connective tissue between the school meals demand side and the supply side actors - farmers, landscape stewards, purchasers, and allied initiatives -to share knowledge, build advocacy, and demonstrate proof points.
The Rockefeller Foundation is hiring a Manager, Regenerative Agriculture, to advance this work. The Manager, reporting to the Vice President, Food Initiative, is responsible for shaping and managing a portfolio of existing and forthcoming grants, supporting and developing external partnerships, and conducting targeted analysis on key topics to inform strategy and support the work of our partners.
Pay Range: $137,300 - $158,500. This represents the present low and high end 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
Grant Management
Strategy
Partnerships
Education, Experience, and Skills
Qualifications and Competencies
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 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.
$137,300 - $158,500
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New York, NY
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