Major Gifts Officer Southern California
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Title: Major Gifts Officer Southern California
Department:Development Major Gifts
Center Background: The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global human rights organization working to ensure that reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights worldwide. With offices in New York City and Washington D.C.; Nairobi Kenya; Bogota Colombia; and Geneva Switzerland the Center is a nonprofit nonpartisan organization changing law and policy throughout Africa Asia Europe Latin America and the Caribbean and the United States. Our 230 diverse professionals are committed to advancing the Centers human rights mission through gamechanging litigation legal policy and advocacy work. This has fueled the Centers exceptional growth to an operating budget of more than $50 million and won the respect of law firms worldwide. Our global pro bono network includes over 2100 lawyers across 6 continents 88 countries and 125 law firms contributing over $30 million USD in pro bono legal services annually. The Centers Strategic Plan sets a high mark for impact: By 2030 half of the worlds population will be living under stronger protections for reproductive rights than they were in 2020. The Center has a record of success to back up this ambitious goal. Since our founding in 1992 the Center has transformed how reproductive rights are understood and applied by courts governments and human rights bodies worldwide on issues including maternal health abortion assisted reproduction and adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights. We have won groundbreaking cases before national courts U.N. Committees and regional human rights bodies. The Center has also led development of historic proactive legislation advancing robust protections for reproductive rights. It has built the legal capacity of womens rights advocates in more than 65 countries and counting. To learn more about the Center please go to
The Job: Reporting to the Director of Major Gifts Western Region the Major Gifts Officer Southern California is responsible for the identification cultivation solicitation and stewardship of major gift prospects and existing donors. The MGO nurtures these relationships using professional prospect management techniques and works collaboratively and in coordination with colleagues across the Center for Reproductive Rights to provide donors with an outstanding philanthropic experience. The MGO also serves as the fundraising lead and primary liaison for the volunteer host committee of the annual Los Angeles Benefit.
This position will be based remotely in Los Angeles. Covid19 Vaccination is required for all employees of the Center.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Develop and manage a portfolio of 150 donors and prospects including individuals and family foundations.
- Create individual goals for each donor based on the donors giving history and knowledge of the donors potential.
- Create individual moves management plans for each donor in the portfolio and consistently execute them in a timely manner so that donors are retained and upgraded.
- Create briefings proposal materials and other donor communications.
- Engage with the Centers leadership and Board of Directors to identify and cultivate prospects for new volunteer leadership.
- Working closely with the Special Events Team serve as the fundraising lead and primary liaison for the host committee of the annual Los Angeles Benefit.
- Produce regional donor cultivation and stewardship opportunities such as small events or briefings.
- Build strong relationships with the Centers Programs Communications Finance Legal Teams and others to acquire the information needed to effectively engage major donors.
- Create weekly and monthly reports as required by management that will accurately reflect portfolio activity and performance.
Qualifications:
- 8 years of experience working in a strategic frontline annual and/or major gifts fundraising position.
- Commitment to the Centers mission purpose and values.
- A successful track record of personally identifying cultivating soliciting and stewarding high networth individuals.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently build strong relationships and thrive in a fastpaced missiondriven environment.
- Strong communication writing and interpersonal skills; in particular a sophisticated ability to effectively and compellingly communicate the Centers case for support to different audiences.
- Strong organizational and project management skills.
- Experience in reproductive rights a plus or familiarity with other issues relating to womens equality human rights civil rights or racial and social justice issues is highly desirable as is knowledge of the Southern California philanthropic market.
- Principled ethical professional and committed to exceptional work quality and standards.
- Experience with volunteer management.
- Commitment to diversity equity and inclusion essential.
- Ability to travel required.
- A Bachelors degree is required.
Compensation: The annual salary for this position is $150000. This salary is reflective of a position based in Los Angeles California. This salary will be subject to a locality adjustment if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting. Note that most of the salaries listed on our job postings reflect New York NY salaries where our National offices are headquartered.
Union Status:This position is not covered by a Center Union.
FLSA Exempt Status:This is an exempt position.
Benefits:
- Health: The Center pays up to 90* of the premium for a comprehensive health insurance plan with no innetwork deductible and bestinclass reproductive healthcare coverage including infertility. The Center also offers Dental and Vision coverage. * may differ in various countries).
- Flexibility: The Center currently operates in a hybrid model requiring staff to work 3 days per week in the office and allowing work 2 days per week from home.
- Wellbeing: The Center offers resources to help prevent and recover from burnout through different programs that enable mental physical and community wellbeing. The Center provides generous leave including paid parental leave personal days vacation and sick leave. We are closed the last week of December to allow staff to spend winter holiday time with their loved ones.
- Growth: You will be working with and learning from some of the top legal and operational minds all passionate about advancing reproductive rights worldwide. You will also be eligible for a stipend to use towards professional growth.
- Global: You will get a frontrow seat to the fight for reproductive rights globally. You will have access to Employee Resource Groups to connect to colleagues with similar interests/backgrounds/views.
- Investment: After the first year of employment the Center will contribute 7.5* of your annual salary to a 401(k) *applicable only in US and Kenya).
Commitment to Diversity Equity and Inclusion
The Center is committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. We strongly encourage people from all communities to apply. If you are excited about this role but unsure about whether your experience aligns with the job description we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles. To learn more about the Centers commitment to Diversity Equity and Inclusion please visitDiversity Equity and Inclusion Center for Reproductive Rights.
Center policy on visa sponsorship for positions: Applicants for employment in the U.S. must have valid work authorization that does not now and will not in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S. by The Center for Reproductive Rights.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
