Development Business & Process Specialist

Job Title: Development Business & Process Specialist

Position Summary:

The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) is seeking top talent for its Development Business & Process Specialist position. The Project Management team is newly initiated under the new Development Business Management Department (DBM) to support leaders across Development’s fundraising departments.

This position will promote cross-executive communication, planning, budgeting, timelining, and leading process management for special projects in partnership with Development leadership including the Chief Development Officer and Department Heads.

Working with the Chief Development Officer and Vice President of Individual Giving, this position will serve as a key process manager for the Foundation’s multi-year, multi-billion “capital campaign”. They will work to ensure all road mapping of the capital campaign moves forward, deliverables are met on time, information is captured, and updates are shared with leadership. Partnering with the Vice President of Philanthropy, this role will oversee the growth, coordination, and content organization of the team’s “Develop Your Message” training program. The Development Business & Process Specialist will serve as the centralized support in annual planning with an eye on Development leadership needs. This person will also act as process lead for special projects or working groups that lead to continual improvement of cross-collaboration and information sharing within Development leadership and across the business unit. While logistics and execution of Development team quarterly onsites will sit within the events team, planning of these onsites will be within this individual’s oversight.

The Development Business & Process Specialist is a highly motivated, organized, and thorough planner that can operationalize projects and processes, put timelines into motion, and deliver a collaborative process across internal and external stakeholders.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
Annual Planning, Capital Campaign and Special Projects

Represent the Development leadership team as needed through the Foundation's annual planning process with the larger Growth and Innovation team. This may include procuring approvals for large-scale budget, providing updates to key stakeholders on the status of annual plans, and communicating key needs to senior leaders across business units
Support Development leadership in tri-annual business reviews as needed
Serve as key process support for the foundation’s multi-year capital campaign ensuring deliverables are met on time, information is captured, and updates and relevant information are shared with leadership. Additional responsibilities include scheduling and supporting capital campaign meetings and logistics and preparation of materials. Identifying outcomes of capital campaign meetings, tracking progress of workflows, ensuring deliverables are met on time, information is captured, and updates and relevant information are shared with leadership.
Lead process management of Development leadership-led special projects and activation of focused working groups as needed. Ensure appropriate development departments’ goals and objectives are represented in scope, and projects are completed on time and meet the organization’s strategic objectives.
Build key relationships with stakeholders across the Development Business Unit leaders, with other Business Units and project teams in the organization and with third-party partners to move key needs forward
Work closely with project teams to develop comprehensive workflows and timelines to account for all points of connection
Continuously improve process management and practices

Team Onsites, Meetings and Trainings

Partner with VP of Philanthropy to strategically expand the team’s “Develop Your Message” training program. Plan curriculum and schedule, secure speakers, collect, organize, and archive training presentations and resources
Support planning of Development-wide quarterly onsites and monthly meetings, partner with Development leadership on creation of content and message to events team as they lead coordination and logistics related to these large team connects
Exhibit a team dynamic that reflects the foundation's values

Qualifications and Skills:

Highly organized and ability to wear multiple hats in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment; a driving force who manages toward clarity and solutions
Thorough understanding of process management and process design with demonstrated skills managing complex projects and processes resulting in measurable success
Able to work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines, and to build effective partnerships with individuals and teams
Excellent communication skills with an ability to work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
Experience having worked with high-performance, collaborative, constructive colleagues

Salary and Benefits:

The salary range for this position is $75,000 - $85,000. 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; 2 Personal Days; summer Fridays (office closure at 2pm) and a summer holiday week over July 4
Two ways of working: hybrid-flex, or remote work. We trust all employees to work closely with their manager and colleagues to determine when, where and how programs and projects get done.

Employees are also eligible for a discretionary bonus on an annual basis. MJFF provides staff and leadership cultivation through regular training courses and events.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit a resume and thoughtful cover letter describing through examples, their specific qualifications and interest in the position. If you think that your skills are transferable and can add value to this role, please apply. 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 $2 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.

Research has shown that people from marginalized communities apply to roles only when they meet 100% of the job requirements. If you think that your skills are transferable and can add value to this role, and you are someone who will contribute to our efforts to build and support a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, we strongly encourage you to apply.