Job Title: Advancement Officer, Mountain Territory

Position Summary:

This is a unique opportunity for a dedicated, results-oriented relationship manager with 2-4 years of development experience to make a significant impact at an innovative non-profit. The Advancement Officer (AO) will manage a portfolio of major gift donors in the Mountain regional territory, work across Development to deepen donor engagement, seek additional funding opportunities, and track territory forecasting and revenue. This position will report to the Associate Director of Advancement for the Midwestern and Mountain territories.

A successful candidate will feel at home as a member of a dynamic, fast-paced, and supportive team and be adept at managing shifting priorities while building and strengthening the Foundation’s impact. The AO will develop and maintain strong collaborative working relationships with colleagues within Development and across the Foundation. The successful candidate will energize and motivate those around them and will regularly demonstrate the Foundation’s core values of Optimism, Urgency, Resourcefulness, Collaboration, Accountability and Persistence.

This position is open to individuals who live in the New York area, as well as those who live in a major metropolitan area in the Mountain states. This position is eligible to be remote.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with territory lead to plan, direct, and support significant donor cultivation, stewardship, and solicitation efforts with a focus on donors giving $5,000-$25,000 annually.
• Build strong and lasting relationships with constituents through multiple and meaningful points of contact.
• Strengthen the Foundation’s presence through fundraising and community engagement efforts in the assigned territory.
• Coordinate outreach, conduct prospect research, track revenue, manage stewardship, and seek additional opportunities for broader community engagement within assigned territories.
• Increase MJFF awareness at research, patient, and community events; Research Roundtables, Hosted Events/Friendraisers/Salons, Support Groups, Team Fox events, Symposiums.
• Travel expectations are approximately 25% of the year with the occasional weekend travel for work requirements. Team members plan travel for highest strategic impact thus, travel cadence varies in each of six territories (some seasons are more active than others).
• Perform administrative activities including, but not limited to, high-end stewardship and solicitation mailings, curated communications, revenue tracking, update donor and prospect records, track and record action items and update notes in CRM, internal strategic projects.
• Identify and compile relevant, timely updates and articles of interest to share with key constituents.
• Contribute to a collaborative team working environment and have a positive roll-up-your sleeves attitude.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 2-4 years similar relationship management experience
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills
• Willingness to travel and work evenings and weekends as needed
• Familiarity with Salesforce CRM software or equivalent software
• Must have a valid Driver’s License

Ideal candidates will:

• Have strong inter-personal skills and emotional intelligence
• Have a proven ability to digest complex material and present in an empathetic and compelling manner
• Have a capacity to work independently and collaboratively across multiple departments
• Be self-starters with sound judgment and attention to detail
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Be comfortable presenting publicly in a variety of settings
• Proficiency in Spanish is a plus

Salary and Benefits:

The salary range for this position is $65k - $75k. In addition to salary, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) offers a comprehensive benefits package, including 15+ options for medical insurance (with MJFF paying 90 percent of the premiums); competitive dental and vision plans; 401(k) plan with 6 percent employer contribution; flexible spending accounts; employer paid life and disability insurance; 18 days Paid Time Off (PTO); 12 Well-Being (Sick) Days; 1 Floating Holiday; summer Fridays (office closure at 2pm) and a summer holiday week over July 4. Employees are also eligible for a discretionary bonus on an annual basis. MJFF provides staff and leadership cultivation through regular training courses and events. The Foundation values workplace flexibility, with staff and leadership working together to determine when, where and how programs and projects get done.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit a resume and thoughtful cover letter describing their specific qualifications and interest in the position. Applicants who best match the position's needs will be contacted.

About Us:

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) was founded in 2000 with one clear objective: accelerating meaningful therapeutic advances and, ultimately, a cure for Parkinson’s disease (PD). The Foundation applies extraordinary scientific, business and media assets to this singular focus—thus creating a unique and dynamic organization. Since inception, MJFF has quickly grown into the largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson’s disease research, having funded over $1 billion in research projects in both academic and industry labs worldwide.

Core to our philosophy is how we think of our capital and its risk profile relative to other stakeholders in the drug development pipeline. We work aggressively to de-risk various therapeutic strategies and tools in the hopes of building a robust pipeline of new treatments for patients. In order to achieve our mission of finding a cure for PD it is critical that we engage with, and bring together, members of the PD community including researchers, physicians, health professionals and most important, people with Parkinson's and their families.

We believe that to find a cure for PD as quickly as possible, our capital needs to push research forward today—we therefore deliberately hold no endowment or excessive reserves. We instead seek to deploy funds raised as quickly and wisely as possible. MJFF raises over $200 million annually. Today, the Foundation has approximately 186 full-time employees. We offer a collegial and collaborative environment where optimistic problem-solvers and entrepreneurial, resourceful individuals can thrive and make a tangible difference for millions of people living with Parkinson’s disease.

Vaccine Statement:

At The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF), the health and safety of our team and our community is a priority. MJFF has made the decision to require all staff receive the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment. Successful applicants for this position must be fully vaccinated by date of hire and proof of vaccine is required. Full vaccination is defined as two weeks after both doses of two-dose vaccine or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine has been administered. Anyone unable to be vaccinated, because of medical or religious reasons, can request a reasonable accommodation for consideration.

MJFF is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from individuals who will contribute to our efforts to build and support a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce. Diversity may refer to characteristics including, but not limited to, race, religion, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic circumstance, geographic background, ability and disability, political ideology, and age.