Senior Vice President, Power

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

The Rockefeller Foundation (RF) advances its clean energy impact primarily through the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), a cornerstone partnership designed to accelerate energy access and achieve universal energy abundance. Through GEAPP and aligned efforts, RF supports countries in implementing proven pathways to modernize power systems, scale distributed renewable energy, strengthen grid reliability, and expand baseload capacity from renewable sources—driving sustainable economic growth and improved livelihoods.

RF’s role is focused on reinforcing delivery against this established strategy, ensuring focus, consistency, and measurable results across priority markets.

The Senior Vice President, Power reports to the EVP of Programs and is accountable for advancing the Foundation's clean energy strategy through the effective stewardship, execution, and continuous evolution of its energy portfolio. With a particular emphasis on maximizing the impact of the Foundation's partnership with GEAPP, this role ensures strong alignment, performance, and value realization across RF's energy investments while identifying opportunities to strengthen strategy, partnerships, and long‑term impact as market conditions and sector needs evolve.

This role follows a hybrid schedule and is required to be on-site Monday through Thursday in New York City.

$475,000 - $525,000. 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.

• Serve as the Foundation’s senior relationship leader with GEAPP, ensuring a high‑impact, trusted, and strategically aligned partnership.
• Collaborate internally and externally to support GEAPP’s ability to advance shared goals on energy access and climate.
• Oversee the performance and strategic impact of the Foundation’s anchor investment in GEAPP by monitoring progress against strategic priorities, recommending adjustments as conditions evolve, and ensuring disciplined execution, learning, and continuous improvement.
• Help mobilize and support GEAPP’s fundraising strategy, including engaging donors, partners, and co‑investors in partnership with GEAPP’s fundraising team.
• Leverage the Foundation’s network and convening power to unlock additional capital and partnerships in support of GEAPP’s mission.
• Rigorously monitor GEAPP’s performance against the results framework, leverage targets, and return on impact as aligned with the Foundation’s existing energy priorities.
• Guide the Foundation’s participation in GEAPP governance, ensuring strong representation and influence by shaping governance practices, decision‑making frameworks, and organizational effectiveness within GEAPP.
• Serve as the primary liaison between Foundation leadership and GEAPP executives.
• Drive tight alignment between GEAPP’s strategy, program execution, and the Foundation’s broader energy and climate agenda, while identifying opportunities to strengthen the Foundation's approach based on emerging trends, partner insights, and performance outcomes.
• Represent the Foundation in key external forums related to GEAPP and other global energy initiatives.
• Elevate the partnership as a model for public‑private‑philanthropic collaboration in achieving universal energy abundance.
• Drive RF’s additional priority energy portfolios, including oversight of the Foundation’s engagement with the Mission 300 Accelerator, continued evolution of the Power Remade (coal‑to‑clean), advancement of work on frontier technology, and global south capacity development.
• Represent the Foundation as a credible thought leader on universal energy abundance with senior partners, funders, policymakers, and peer institutions, helping shape sector dialogue, influence institutional behavior, and strengthen accountability for results.
• Guide and oversee the Foundation’s relationship to key sector platforms and institutions, including helping build high‑performing, durable, and increasingly independent partner organizations capable…