Position: Major Gifts Officer
Department: Development
Office Location: The ideal candidate is located in Los Angeles, CA, but we are open to candidates who live within 3 hours of the Los Angeles office by ground transportation or ferry.

Work Type Designation: Hybrid

• Will collaborate in-office with the Regional Director, Office Manager/Regional Program Coordinator, and National Events Manager to strategize on donor engagement and coordinate logistics for upcoming events, ensuring alignment on donor needs and event execution; this will include event-based coordination in office including, but not limited to, gathering necessary items from the office, assembling materials, and preparing attendee name tags. Some meetings will also be held in the office with local committees (e.g., event host committee, emerging leaders, etc).
• Hybrid schedule to be determined with supervisor.

Reports To: Regional Director
Union Status: D4. This is a union position.
Annual Salary Range: $87,327 - $132,793. The salary for this role will be determined by a candidate’s years of relevant experience related to the position, as well as their geographic region. Our salary scale steps start at 1 year or less and go up to 30+ years of experience.
Travel: Up to 30% within the region (including evenings, weekends, and events)
FLSA Status: Full-Time / Exempt
Supervisory Responsibilities: None

WHO WE ARE

Lambda Legal is a national advocacy organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights for the LGBTQ+ community and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education, and public policy work. Since 1973, Lambda Legal has used impact litigation and other advocacy tools to decriminalize same-sex relationships; challenge discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV in the workplace, in the home, in schools, in health care, and in the military; and protect LGBTQ+ families, including by winning and defending marriage equality. Our clients are not charged for legal representation or advocacy and Lambda Legal receives no government funding. Headquartered in New York City, Lambda Legal also has regional offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, and Washington, DC.
We believe that serving the full breadth of the LGBTQ+ and HIV communities requires cultural competency and enthusiasm for diversity of all kinds. To be successful, we must approach our work with an understanding that discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status is not the only obstacle to achieving full formal and lived equality for LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV; rather, we recognize the intersectional nature of discrimination, specifically including biases based on race, religion, national origin, gender, disability, education, and class. Considering this reality, we prioritize a proactive commitment to counteracting these biases and their compounding effects in the work we do, but also in how we work together as an organization.

The MGO reports to the Regional Director. The MGO role requires someone to take initiative and have a keen attention to detail to support our donor moves management processes, reporting, and a metrics driven workflow. This includes face-to-face meetings and interaction with individual donors, as well as direct solicitations and managing cultivation events/touch points and house parties. This role involves planned giving and working with corporate, foundation, and law firm partners as needed though the primary focus is on development relationships with individuals. A key goal for this role is increasing Leadership Donor revenue in each assigned market and for overall portfolio. The MGO works as a team with other staff under the leadership of the Regional Director to plan and execute a wide variety of development relationships and activities.
The following is a list of the core responsibilities of the MGO: