QUALIFICATIONS, TRAITS AND CHARACTERISTICS DESIRED
Leading candidates will embrace Heart of Los Angeles’ mission and core values and find both what we do and the way we do it important and compelling. The successful candidate will enjoy brainstorming and be flexible, adaptable with a strong dedication to customer service, particularly with a diverse volunteer and donor base, and willing to thrive in a very dynamic environment. With a high level of personal integrity, the Associate Director of Development will fully model a positive, can-do attitude and will establish and maintain a culture that is inclusive, consensual, team oriented and respectful.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or equivalent experience required
- 4+ years of progressive experience as a non-profit fundraiser, including managing individual donors
- Proven success in securing five-figure gifts or higher
- Supervisory and management experience
- Demonstrates compassion, responsibility and maturity
- Excellent listening skills, including the ability to reflect understanding back to others
- Positive attitude, flexible mindset, and outstanding leadership and management skills; ability to be a strong role model for staff and youth during all working hours and embody Heart of Los Angeles’ core operating values
- A proven ability to establish, maintain and deepen relationships that contribute to the increasing visibility, impact, and financial resources of an organization over time
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
- Strong knowledge of donor development software
- Proficient computer skills, including but not limited to: Google Workspace, and Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Detail-oriented, highly organized strategic thinker; able to set and meet goals and deadlines
- Motivated, independent self-starter with the ability to multitask
- Ability to exercise considerable judgment and discretion in establishing and maintaining confidentiality and good working relationships
- Ability and willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends
- Commitment to the organizational mission and sensitivity to the needs of underserved youth
- Must pass CA DOJ background check
COMPENSATION
- This is a full time, exempt position
- Salary is $90,000 per annum
- Employer-paid medical benefit
- Employer-paid vision and dental benefit
- Employer-paid life insurance benefit
- 403b retirement plan available with employer contribution
- Paid holidays benefit in excess of 20 days annually with birthday off, including 1 week of summer break and winter break between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day
- Paid vacation benefit to include one week during the first year, 2 weeks during 2nd year, and increasing to 3 weeks by 3rd year
- Paid sick time benefit of 10 days annually
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job- related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities.
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Heart of Los Angeles is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, gender, handicap, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
