Neighborhood Legal Services

VOLUNTEER AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES @ NLS-LA

NLS-LA provides a wide range of volunteer opportunities for attorneys,
paralegals, secretaries, interpreters, translators, and other professionals.
We also actively seek and recruit student interns and volunteers, including law students,
graduate students, college students, and paralegal students.

For volunteer and internship information, including attorneys interested
in volunteer and pro bono opportunities, please call (818) 834-7585 or e-mail: volunteers@nls-la.org.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES @ NLS - LA

December 2009

Development Director

Development Director

To apply:

Forward resume and cover letter with salary requirements to (no phone calls):

Thomas Harang, Director of Human Resources

Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County

1102 E. Chevy Chase Drive

Glendale, CA 91205 Fax: (818) 291-1790

E-mail: employment@nls-la.org

Position:	Development Director
Availability:	January 2010: The Development Director is based in the administrative office located in Glendale, CA. The Development Director is expected to regularly travel to other program offices and locations.
Salary:	$90,000 + Salary commensurate with experience. Benefits include: choice of medical (one is 100% employer-paid) dental and vision plans, as well as, life and disability insurance, 125 plan, 403b with vested employer contribution, sick and vacation leave and 13 employer-paid holidays.
Duties and Responsibilities:	Primary responsibility for the development and oversight of an effective private donor solicitation strategy, as well as creation and implementation of a capital or endowment campaign. Administration of an existing $6 Million/year grant program including grantor relations, grant compliance and oversight of proposal development and preparation. Supervision of 2-3 person Development Office including database management and design/implementation of donor tracking and cultivation program. Provide counsel and advice to the Management and the Board of Directors on development issues.
Qualifications:	Innovative and creative person with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Experience creating, administering and overseeing a private donor solicitation program for a non-profit organization. Knowledge of a capital or endowment campaign in a multi-cultural urban environment helpful. Some grant writing and grant oversight experience. Commitment to public interest work and social justice. Bilingual skills desired.
Program Description:	Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS-LA) is one of Los Angeles County's leading public interest law offices and has been the primary legal aid program serving the San FernandoValley for 40 years and the San Gabriel/Pomona Valleys since 2001. The NLS staff of 100+, including 45 lawyers, provides legal assistance to low-income individuals, families and groups in the areas of family law and domestic violence, housing, health care, education, public benefits, economic and job development, immigrant rights, consumer rights, and environmental justice. Program offices are located in Glendale, Pacoima and El Monte.

NLS is an equal opportunity employer and encourages inquiries from minorities, females, people with disabilities and veterans.