Vice President, Catalytic Finance

Hiring Range:$382500 - $439213. This represents the present low and high ends of the Foundations 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

• Lead the Foundations Catalytic Finance team identifying and advancing financial tools and executing Program-Related Investments (PRIs) in support of the Foundations strategic priorities across programmatic areas.
• Partner with program teams in Health Food Power and other climate-positive areas to design and lead catalytic finance strategies that advance portfolio impact scale and financial sustainability.
• Represent the Foundation in high-level forums including global development summits investor consortia and public-private partnerships.
• Lead the structuring and deployment of blended finance vehicles catalytic capital strategies and risk mitigation tools.
• Drive the development of new financial instruments that mobilize private sector capital for development objectives such as resilient school meals and energy access in emerging markets.
• Identify evaluate and manage a portfolio of PRIs ensuring alignment with the Foundations impact and financial objectives.
• Oversee the full lifecycle of the Foundations PRIs including due diligence structuring executing and ongoing portfolio monitoring in close collaboration with the Foundations endowment legal finance and Strategic Learning & Impact teams.
• Oversee due diligence approval and reporting for all PRIs in alignment with the Foundations governance framework and Program Related Investment Committee (PRIC) charter ensuring compliance with internal and regulatory standards. Lead the team to provide transaction support for emerging Mission Related Investments as needed.
• Cultivate and manage relationships with multilateral banks development finance institutions philanthropic peers investors and governments.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to external stakeholders including emerging fund managers and social entrepreneurs to design inclusive financing mechanisms.
• Partner with the Communications team to elevate key insights and share evidence of whats working as well as develop and support convenings to advance new ideas and investment.
• Work with the Strategic Learning and Impact team to define and track performance metrics ensuring that financial social and planetary outcomes are rigorously tracked evaluated and used to inform ongoing strategy and decision-making.
• Deliver semi-annual reporting of the financial and impact performance of the Foundations PRI portfolio to the PRI Committee and other internal stakeholders.
• Oversee the ongoing portfolio management responsibilities for the Foundations Zero Gap Fund including delivering an annual performance and impact report.
• Ensure that all initiatives are aligned with the Foundations commitment to equity and measurable impact.

Education Experience and Skills

• At least 12 years of experience in investment banking private equity development finance or a related field with a strong and demonstrated track record in sourcing executing managing and exiting transactions and structuring complex financial deals.
• Demonstrated experience working in emerging market finance including familiarity with the challenges and opportunities of deploying capital in low- and middle-income countries particularly in sectors such as climate agriculture and infrastructure.
• Deep expertise in innovative finance mechanisms (e.g. blended finance guarantees outcome-based finance impact investing).
• Proven experience mobilizing private capital for development impact particularly in underserved or emerging markets.
• Understanding the complexity of achieving double-bottom line goals of financial performance and social impact leveraging those insights to advance effective executable and sustainable impact-first financial instruments and investments.
• Exceptional leadership and team management capabilities.
• Strong network of financial philanthropic and development sector relationships.
• Advanced degree in Finance Economics or related field. An MBA is preferred.

Qualifications and Competencies

• Balances Stakeholders: Anticipates and balances the needs of multiple stakeholders.
• Cultivates Innovation:Creates new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
• Develops Talent: Develops people to meet both their career goals and the organizations goals.
• Drives Vision & Purpose:Paints a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action.
• 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 in food health energy and finance including through our public charity RF Catalytic Capital (RFCC). For more information sign up for our newsletter at 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.