Vice President, Endurance Events

About the role

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society mobilizes people and resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by MS. To fulfill this mission, the Society funds cutting-edge research, drives change through advocacy, facilitates professional education, collaborates with MS organizations around the world, and provides programs and services designed to help people with MS and their families move their lives forward. We partner with volunteers to accomplish our work. Staff members engage volunteers through effective and timely communications, facilitating meaningful opportunities, and continually seeking and providing feedback for reciprocal growth and learning.

The Vice President, Endurance Events leads one of the Society's largest fundraising portfolios, including Bike MS, the organization's largest peer-to-peer campaign and one of its most recognized brands. Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Peer-to-Peer & Event Fundraising, this role is responsible for driving growth, expanding constituent engagement, and advancing the long-term strategy of the endurance portfolio in support of the Campaign to End MS, the Society's $1 billion comprehensive campaign. As the leader of Bike MS and the broader endurance fundraising portfolio, the Vice President will steward and grow an established national fundraising brand while identifying opportunities for innovation, expansion, and increased impact. This leader will provide strategic leadership across multiple markets, lead geographically dispersed teams, and partner across the organization to accelerate growth and strengthen the constituent experience.

We’re committed to supporting the growth of every employee through a structured and transparent approach to career development. We use Talent Portraits to define clear expectations, development opportunities, and advancement paths — whether you're growing as a people leader or deepening your expertise as an individual contributor. Each role is thoughtfully placed within one of these pathways (Leadership or Partner) to help you understand how it fits into our broader organization and your potential career journey. This position is classified as Leader - Leading Leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy and performance of Bike MS, Challenge Walk MS, and the broader endurance fundraising portfolio, with accountability for sustainable growth, participant engagement, and long-term portfolio health.
• Steward and grow Bike MS as a legacy national campaign, honoring the strength of its 40+ year history while shaping its next chapter as part of the Campaign to End MS.
• Develop and execute growth strategies that increase participation, fundraising, sponsorship, volunteer engagement, and long-term constituent engagement.
• Lead portfolio strategy for Bike MS, Challenge Walk MS, and emerging endurance opportunities, making investment, expansion, optimization, and sunset recommendations based on performance and long-term potential.
• Provide leadership across Development, aligning leaders and cross-functional partners around priorities, decisions, and shared accountability for results.