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About the Role

The Senior Advisor will manage a portfolio of fiscal sponsorship projects, developing strategic partnerships with project leadership and funders. This role provides strategic counsel for client relationships, involving frequent interaction and support for charitable project outcomes funded by various grants.

Responsibilities

Lead the guidance and support for the delivery of a group of significant projects within a function.
Specify, negotiate, and agree on RPA operational deliverables, ensuring integration across the program.
Manage identification of risks, issues, and dependencies associated with the project, escalating where appropriate.
Develop, agree on, and implement solutions to overcome project risks and issues.
Define guidance required to achieve outcomes and coordinate team actions across project activities.
Build team capability through training, coaching, and mentoring.
Interpret philanthropic needs and identify solution recommendations for operational problems.
Support business development opportunities through cultivating external relationships and representing the organization.
Generate proposals and related content as needed.
Work independently while providing guidance and training to others on planning, organizing, prioritizing, and overseeing activities.
Assess facts and circumstances, making appropriate adjustments to thinking and work habits.
Negotiate independently while providing guidance and training to others on obtaining consensus.
Prioritize project, program, or portfolio work in context with risks, activities, and stakeholders.
Function collaboratively as part of a broader client team as needed.
Contribute creative insights, original ideas, and strategic counsel.
Identify, acquire, and manage resources (physical and human) for the project.
Assign tasks and responsibilities to Assistants, Associates, and Advisors.
Provide directional guidance, feedback, and training to team members.
Coordinate and manage tasks to support projects.

Requirements

Must be willing to travel for client work as needed.
Demonstrate a commitment to RPA’s Mission and Values.
Include a cover letter describing interest and qualifications and a resume.

Skills

An understanding of the broad spectrum of private philanthropy, including trends in giving and key issues.
Grantmaker relations
Program management
Grant seeker relations
Non-profit organization support
Content creation
Research
Project management methodology
Risk management
Business analysis
Business development
Negotiation
Strategic counsel

Location

United States
EU
United Kingdom

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

7-9 or more years of experience in the philanthropic or related field with increasing responsibility.
Senior Advisor

Education Level

Bachelor's degree or graduate work or equivalent experience preferred.

Salary/Compensations

United States Pay Range: $135,000-145,000 USD salary per year.
EU € 92,000 - 127,000 gross salary per year.
United Kingdom Pay Range: £90,000-108,000 GBP gross salary per year.

Benefits

Health coverage
Retirement benefits
Paid sick leave
Vacation and holidays
Tuition reimbursement
Access to professional development resources

About the Company

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) is a nonprofit organization that currently advises on and manages more than $400 million in annual giving by individuals, families, corporations and major foundations.
RPA accelerates philanthropy in pursuit of a just world.
Continuing the Rockefeller family’s legacy of thoughtful, effective philanthropy, RPA remains at the forefront of philanthropic growth and innovation, with a diverse team led by experienced grantmakers with significant depth of knowledge across the spectrum of issue areas.
Founded in 2002, RPA has grown into one of the world’s largest philanthropic service organizations and, as a whole, has facilitated more than $3 billion in grantmaking to nearly 70 countries.
RPA serves as a fiscal sponsor for more than 120+ projects, providing governance, management and operational infrastructure to support their charitable purposes.
Our mission is to accelerate philanthropy in pursuit of a just world, by providing deep global expertise to make philanthropy more thoughtful, equitable and effective.
We believe that philanthropy can help create a better world.
We make decisions that center people and communities.
We believe philanthropy has a responsibility to pursue equity.
We uphold the highest standards of integrity and trust.
We are committed to learning and sharing knowledge.

Equal Opportunity

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors celebrates the uniqueness of our staff, our partners, and the communities we serve.
We are committed to inclusion with the goal of cultivating a culture of belonging and acceptance.
We strive to embed this value in our philanthropic work to advance a more just, equitable and sustainable world.
RPA is an equal opportunity employer.