Position Overview
The Manager, Convenings partners with Foundation teams and external stakeholders to design, manage, and evaluate convenings that advance programmatic and institutional priorities. Reporting to the Director, Convenings and Networks, the role supports the Bellagio convening portfolio and selected Foundation gatherings by providing strategic guidance, stakeholder engagement, operational oversight, and impact assessment. The Manager helps ensure convenings serve as a high-value tool for building relationships, advancing ideas, and driving measurable outcomes.
Work Schedule: This role follows a hybrid schedule and is required to be on-site Monday through Thursday in New York City.
Hiring Range: $130,000 - $150,000. This represents the present low and high ends of the Foundation’s hiring range for this position. Actual pay will vary based on various factors, including but not limited to experience.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
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Partner with the Director, Convenings and Networks to develop and execute the Foundation's convening strategy, including frameworks, tools, and approaches that enhance the quality, effectiveness, and impact of convenings.
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Serve as a strategic partner to program teams in the design and execution of convenings that advance programmatic objectives, strengthen relationships, and catalyze action across priority issue areas.
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Lead the planning, management, and execution of selected convenings, ensuring alignment with Foundation priorities, participant experience standards, and intended outcomes.
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Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including program teams, conveners, network leaders, and partners, to strengthen engagement and maximize the impact of convening investments.
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Oversee the Bellagio convening selection process, including outreach, application review, due diligence, and recommendations, ensuring alignment with Foundation strategy and institutional priorities.
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Support the strategic design, participant engagement, and impact assessment of Bellagio convenings and other Foundation-hosted gatherings.
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Develop and maintain strong partnerships across the Foundation, including with program teams and Bellagio Center colleagues, to ensure effective planning, coordination, and execution of convening activities.
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Analyze convening performance and impact data, identify opportunities for continuous improvement, and provide recommendations and reporting to leadership.
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Support the development of communications and storytelling materials that highlight the outcomes, influence, and impact of convenings across the Foundation's network.
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Contribute to the ongoing evolution of the Foundation's convening practice by identifying innovative approaches, strengthening operational effectiveness, and sharing best practices.
Education, Experience, and Skills
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Generally expected to have 7+ years of relevant experience in program management, strategy, convenings and/or related project management.
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Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
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Experience working on the design and execution of convenings.
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Demonstrated ability to build and manage relationships across diverse stakeholders and effectively represent the Foundation internally and externally.
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Strong written, verbal, analytical, and presentation skills, with the ability to synthesize information and communicate effectively to varied audiences.
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Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, navigate complexity, and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.
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Strong project management skills, including planning, execution, coordination, and continuous improvement.
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Experience using data and insights to inform decision-making, assess outcomes, and measure impact.
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Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and experience working with CRM, project management, and collaboration tools.
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Ability to travel domestically and internationally, as needed.
Competencies
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Action Oriented: Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
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Collaborates: Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
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Manages Complexity: Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
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Nimble Learning: Learns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
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Strategic Mindset: Sees ahead to future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies.
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 in food, health, energy, and finance, including through our public charity, RF Catalytic Capital (RFCC). For more information, sign up for our newsletter at www.rockefellerfoundation.org/subscribe and follow us on X @RockefellerFdn and LinkedIn @the-rockefeller-foundation.
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.
