The Rockefeller Foundation · 19 hours ago

Summer Associate, Program Strategy

New York, NY

Internship

Remote

Intern, Entry Level

$30/hr - $35/hr

Start in 2025 Summer

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Responsibilities

Provide project management support towards the development and execution of The Rockefeller Foundation’s emerging climate strategy, which is centered on deepening the Foundation’s climate focus and impact through 2030.

Conduct research and draft slide decks & memos on topics ranging from foundation strategy, catalyzing impact capital, impact optimization, effective convenings, and network building.

Review RF’s programmatic solutions across our four systems (Energy, Health, Food, & Finance) and develop plans that can accelerate their effectiveness within their ecosystems.

Collaborate with teams across the Foundation’s program areas (clean energy, food & agriculture, climate-smart health systems, carbon markets, impact investing, etc.)

Communicate and collaborate with internal and external partners of the Program Strategy Team to accomplish collective goals.

Identify key players, individuals, and organizations in the philanthropic world who focus on similar areas of RF and develop strategies to partner and build alliances with them.

Qualification

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Required

Currently enrolled in a graduate program in one of the following areas: business, finance, public policy, government, international development, or a related field.

Passion for project management, analytic work, and working in the nonprofit sector.

Strong writing and communication skills and ability to research new, potentially unfamiliar topics with limited guidance.

Collaborative, innovative, eager to learn, and interested in how the Foundation creates and implements strategies working alongside partners.

Must be a proactive self-starter.

Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Committed to the mission of the Foundation.