Job Title: Associate Director, Special Events

Position Summary:
Reporting to the Senior Associate Director (SAD) of Special Events, the Associate Director (AD) of Special Events will play a vital role in contributing to the high-quality production and fundraising efforts of the Foundation’s signature events program. The successful candidate must be a self-starter with incredible attention to detail and a strong interest in fundraising. It will be important for this individual to have, a positive disposition, excellent written, verbal interpersonal communication, time management, and organizational skills, a comfort with data and analytics, decision-making deftness, and the ability to problem-solve in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

The Associate Director must also possess an innate sense of curiosity and urgency. Equally important is the ability to work independently and within a team and be able to contribute to a collaborative working environment. The position will be expected to have a hybrid flex work schedule with at least part-time in the MJFF office in midtown New York City. Occasional travel, weekend work, and work outside of traditional business hours is required.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Partner with the VP of Advancement, VP Events & Engagement, SAD of Special Events, and other AD of Special Events team on strategy, development and execution of all aspects of event production, including securing collateral, vendor negotiations, contracting, budgeting, event ticket purchases, program creation, website development, gift bag solicitation/procurement, and on-site event management.
• Oversee and manage collateral process in a timely manner (internal routing, and collaborate with SAD, Special Events by providing creative direction to graphic designers and Marketing and Communications (MarComms) team).
• Serve as a key contributor to the Foundation’s project management process, including all areas of partnership between the Special Events, Donor Operations and MarComms.
• Partner with SAD of Special events in event communication and update reporting to Foundation leadership, Board of Directors, event chairs and other high-profile stakeholders.
• Manage, compile and update invite mailing list reviews for Board, Leadership, and Advancement teams.
• Communicate with attendees and donors to collect appropriate details include guest information.
• Provide leadership to Foundation staff volunteering at signature events (pre-event staff briefing meeting, check-in, gift bag distribution, prize table, coordinating prizes for event winners, etc.)
• Coordinate and execute travel planning and itineraries for VIPs attending events.
• Occasional travel, weekend work, and work outside of traditional business hours is required.
  

 

Qualifications and Skills:

• Minimum of 4+ years of experience as lead on event logistics, execution, and stakeholder engagement for special events.
• Excellent computer skills including database management, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent interpersonal written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience and comfort working with data, numbers, and analytics for special event and fundraising purposes.
• Ability to take initiative and be hands-on with all aspects of event preparations and logistics.
  

Salary and Benefits:
The salary range for this position is $70k - $80k.  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. 

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 $1.5 billion in research projects in both academic and industry labs worldwide.

Visit www.michaeljfox.org for more information

Vaccination 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. The Michael J. Fox Foundation strongly encourages 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.