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About the Role

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research is seeking a Senior State Government Relations Manager for the Southern Region of the United States. This role develops, communicates, and clarifies the Foundation’s stance on legislation and regulations to state lawmakers and officials. It involves monitoring legislative activities, identifying relevant areas for the Foundation, and maintaining strategic relationships with government officials.

Responsibilities

Develop, communicate, and explain the Foundation’s position on legislation, regulations, and other proposals to state lawmakers, regulators, and other government officials.
Manage a portfolio of states within the assigned territory.
Lead legislative and regulatory priorities and identify areas of importance to the Foundation.
Build and maintain strategic relationships with state lawmakers, staff, and agencies.
Draft written testimony, talking points, briefings, and PowerPoint Presentations for various audiences.
Provide in-person and remote legislative testimony before legislative committees and external stakeholder organizations.
Stay informed about legislative and regulatory developments at the state level that may impact the Foundation’s community.
Conduct thorough analysis to assess potential implications and inform strategic advocacy efforts.
Develop subject matter expertise on a range of policy issues that impact the Parkinson’s community.
Work in a team environment in conjunction with the Foundation’s Advocacy team toward policy-oriented events such as Lobby Days and coordinated coalition efforts.
Assist with planning and logistics regarding policy-related events and webinars.
Support creating and maintaining strong relationships with other research, healthcare, and patient organizations.
Serve as the Foundation’s representative in various coalitions and work groups.
Develop and build relationships for coalition engagement opportunities to support overall government relations priorities.
Attend staff meetings, internal and external coalition group meetings, and support or manage other assigned duties.
Ensure compliance with relevant lobbying and disclosure requirements.
Accurately report on advocacy activities, expenditures, and outcomes.

Requirements

Relevant experience working in state government affairs, public policy, public relations, political campaigns, trade association, nonprofit organization or a related role.
Relevant experience working directly with state lawmakers is preferred.
Ability to register as a state lobbyist in multiple states.
Strong organization and time management skills, acute attention to detail.
Knowledge of MS Office (including Excel, PowerPoint and Word) is essential.
Ability to synthesize large amounts of information into compelling, actionable insights.
Understanding of the political landscape.
Demonstrated ability to research and grasp complex policy issues.
History of effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills evidenced in part through successful presentations.
Resourceful, results oriented, team-player.
Ability to collaborate with team members to accomplish project goals.
Ability to operate independently and take on projects proactively.
Approximately 20% day or overnight travel during peak legislative season.
Occasional overnight or day travel to NYC office, Washington, D.C., local events, and events around the country.
Minimal to occasional evening/weekend work.

Skills

SharePoint
Quorum
Salesforce

Location

Southern Region of the United States
AL
AR
FL
GA
KY
LA
MS
NC
OK
SC
TN
TX
VA
WV

Work Type

Flexible work environment

Experience Level

Senior

Salary/Compensations

$110,000—$130,000 USD

Benefits

15+ options for medical insurance (with the Foundation 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 Vacation Days
12 Well-Being (Sick) Days
2 Personal Days
Summer Fridays (office closure at 2pm)
Summer holiday week over July 4
Discretionary bonus on an annual basis
Staff and leadership cultivation through regular training courses and events

About the Company

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research 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.

Equal Opportunity

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.