Description
Location: Los Angeles (Boyle Heights), CA
Job Type: Full-Time | Non-Exempt (Hourly) or Exempt, depending on experience | On-Site (No Remote Work Option)
Reports to: Director of Administration & Advancement
Start Date: August 1, 2025
Salary Range: $52,000 to $80,000 (Depending on classification of hourly/ full time or exempt); Competitive Benefits Package included
Application Deadline: July 15, 2025
About Dolores Mission:
Dolores Mission Parish is a Roman Catholic community in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, entrusted to the pastoral care of the Jesuits. Widely recognized for its prophetic work in gang intervention and advocacy for social justice, the parish actively addresses local, national, and global issues while serving the spiritual, social, and material needs of its parishioners—most of whom come from the immediate neighborhood, one of the most underserved areas in Boyle Heights.
Since 1950, Dolores Mission School has operated in one of Los Angeles’ toughest neighborhoods, providing a high-quality Catholic Jesuit education to children from the nearby housing projects and surrounding communities. Over the past decade, the school has emerged as a model for what is possible in inner-city education. Through a rigorous academic program and deeply rooted values, Dolores Mission School is helping to transform lives—empowering students to graduate high school and pursue college at significantly higher rates. The school and parish stand together as unwavering pillars of hope and accompaniment for the most vulnerable members of our community.
Position Summary:
The Development & Advancement Officer is responsible for executing fundraising and donor engagement strategies in support of the school and church’s mission. This role includes leading grant writing efforts, managing major gift donor relationships, overseeing high-level event planning, and implementing annual giving campaigns.
This is a fully on-site, place-based role. Given the deeply relational and community-driven nature of our mission, remote or hybrid work arrangements are not available for this position. Team members are expected to work in person at our Boyle Heights campus and actively engage with students, families, parishioners, and community partners.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead donor engagement and strategy for major gifts and capital campaigns.
- Manage and submit major grant applications and reporting requirements.
- Plan and implement high-level fundraising events; oversee committees and sponsors.
- Lead strategy and execution of annual appeals and fundraising campaigns (e.g., GEM, Friendsgiving).
- Collaborate on messaging and donor outreach related to Adopt-A-Student, Planned Giving, and Vision Projects.
- Maintain accurate grant calendars and ensure timely submission of materials.
- Support school marketing, community outreach, and enrollment initiatives.
- Attend development meetings; represent the department at key board or parish-related meetings as needed.
How to Apply:
Submit your resume, cover letter, and 2–3 writing samples of past work (donor appeal, letter or other written communication) to acastro@dolores-mission.org.
Requirements
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required; CFRE or equivalent preferred.
- 3–5 years of experience in nonprofit development, fundraising, or advancement.
- Strong writing skills with experience in grant writing and donor communications.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with high-capacity grant funders, foundations, donors and stakeholders.
- Knowledge of the work of Archdiocesan administration in education and familiarity with pressures facing both Catholic and under resourced schools.
- Understands the values, traditions, and mission of Dolores Mission Church and School and Jesuit urban Catholic education.
- Ability to attend occasional evening and weekend events.
- Must have a valid CA driver’s license and realizable transportation.
Physical Requirements:
Must be able to work on-site, full-time.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk and drive. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Wage Range
The rate of pay offered to the selected candidate is based on internal pay policy and budget. New hires are commonly paid at the minimum of the wage range or within the lower part of the range. We consider a number of factors when making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience, training and other department needs.
Information/Application Contact
Dolores Mission School (Los Angeles)
170 South Gless Street
Los Angeles, CA 90033
acastro@dolores-mission.org