| Location | Los Angeles, CA |
| Salary | $180,000–$210,000 Per Year |
THE ORGANIZATION
As a legacy of the 1984 Olympic Games, the LA84 Foundation continues to be a nationally recognized leader in support of youth sport programs and elevating the importance of sports in positive youth development. LA84 seeks to provide an opportunity for every child to participate in sports and experience the wide range of positive outcomes associated with youth sport participation.
Since its launch in 1985, LA84 has invested millions in the communities that supported the Games, reaching more than 3 million youth throughout Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego County. The LA84 Foundation continues to promote the spirit of the 1984 Olympic Games by convening and engaging local, national and international audiences about the role of sport in society, and the impact of the Olympic Games on host cities, especially as we look ahead to the 2028 Games.
LA84's headquarters is located in the historic Britt House near downtown Los Angeles, where it houses meeting facilities and the world's premier sports library.
The Play Equity Fund, established by the LA84 Foundation as its 501(c)3 public charity partner, is focused on bringing the transformational power of sport and play to all children, regardless of their race, gender, zip code or socioeconomic status.
The Play Equity Fund supports the sports-based youth development ecosystem, raises awareness of inequities, and develops partnerships to advocate for sustainable solutions to ensure children from all backgrounds have pathways to lifelong well-being and success.
By creating social impact programs with its partners that focus on community and young people, the Play Equity Fund shows access to sport is not a privilege for the few but a fundamental right for all.
POSITION SUMMARY
Lead the Play Equity Fund's strategy to build, nurture, align and expand relationships, capital, influence, and institutional assets around the Play Equity Fund mission.
The leader will serve as the organization's chief relationship architect, managing a team of three 3 (Senior Development Manager, Development Associate, Development Analyst) - connecting philanthropy, corporations, government, sports institutions, and civic leaders around a shared vision, but also identifying emerging opportunities, expanding the organization's partnership ecosystem, and cultivating new sources of revenue, influence, and mission advancement; ensuring that every child has access to the benefits of sports, play and movement.
The role will oversee strategic partnership and resource development while working closely with the President and CEO to translate the Play Equity Fund's initiatives, policy agenda, research, coalitions, and national support into compelling opportunities for investment and collaboration.
The successful candidate is a highly collaborative leader who builds trusted relationships both internally and externally, excels at communicating across diverse stakeholder groups, and is able to align organizational priorities, resources, and partners around a shared vision for Play Equity.
A passion for youth development, sport, education, philanthropy, or community impact is highly desirable.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop and execute an organization-wide partnership strategy to secure financial and nonfinancial resources for the Play Equity Fund.
Build, maintain, and continuously expand robust pipeline across philanthropy, corporate social impact, professional sports, government, health, education, media, and civic institutions.
Identify, evaluate, and develop new partnership markets and sectors that have not historically engaged in youth sports, Play Equity, or related social impact investments.
Structure multiyear partnerships that may combine grants, sponsorships, program investments, research, communications, advocacy, employee engagement or in-kind support.
Monitor trends across philanthropy, sports, business, healthcare, education, government, technology, media, and public policy to identify new partnership opportunities that advance Play Equity.
Achieving annual and multiyear development goals while protecting mission alignment and organizational capacity.
Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed are designed to provide typical examples of the work performed; not all duties and responsibilities assigned are included here, nor is it expected that all similar positions will be assigned every duty and responsibility.
REQUIREMENTS
Senior experience in partnerships, business development, institutional advancement, corporate social impact, sports philanthropy, or external affairs.
Demonstrated success in developing and closing complex, multiyear partnerships.
Experience working within and alongside professional sports league, team, governing body, major sporting event, media company, or sport agency.
Ability to translate organizational assets into customized partnership platforms.
Demonstrated success identifying, cultivating, and converting previously untapped partnership opportunities into sustainable organizational relationships and partnerships.
Experience managing major corporate or institutional accounts from cultivation to renewal.
Familiarity with philanthropy, nonprofit organizations, community impact, public policy and systems change work.
Evidence building partnerships that generated both financial resources and measurable social value.
Experience navigating brand, legal, reputational and mission aligned considerations.
Strong relationships across sports, business and philanthropy, government and civic institutions.
Ability to operate in a highly dynamic and visible environment while maintaining trust with community-based partners.
Partner closely with executive leadership and department teams to ensure partnership strategies align with organizational priorities, program capacity, policy objectives, research initiatives, and community impact goals.
Serve as a bridge across departments, translating organizational priorities into partnership opportunities while ensuring internal stakeholders remain informed, engaged and aligned.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment characterized by evolving priorities, ambiguity, and frequent change.
Resilient, adaptable, and composed under pressure, with a solutions-oriented mindset and a "find a way forward" approach.
Mission-driven and aligned with LA84 Foundation's commitment to youth development, sport, education, equity, and community impact.
SKILLS
Strong executive presence
Engaging CEOs, chief marketing officers, foundation executives, commissioners, athletes, public officials
Consultative partnership development
Ability to diagnose what a partner is trying to accomplish and build a tailored solution that aligns with the Play Equity work
Commercial discipline
Pipeline development, planning, forecasting, negations, and closing
Packaging Ability
Turning a broad collection of programs and assets into a coherent partnership proposition
Brand Fluency
Understanding how reputation, visibility, storytelling, and association creates value
Activation thinking
Moving from 'the partner gave us money' to 'how will the partner meaningfully participate and advance our mission
Renewal orientation
Treating stewardship as an ongoing strategy rather than a reporting obligation
Category development
Seeing opportunities in sectors that have not historically funded youth sports
Cross-Functional Leadership
Ability to convene diverse internal stakeholders around partnership opportunities, balancing organizational needs, timelines, resources, and partner expectations.
Team Development
Recruit, coach, mentor, and develop a high-performing partnership and development team, fostering collaboration, accountability, communication, and continuous learning.
Demonstrated success leading, developing and motivating high-performing teams.
WORKING CONDITIONS
General on-site office environment, depending on health and safety precautions.
Physical demands include lifting and moving equipment and supplies up to 25 pounds, visual acuity in reviewing detailed computer records, physical requirements related to sports activities and periodic travel.
Occasional weekend, late afternoon, and evening hours.
The above description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed and is not intended to limit the scope of potential work assignments.
BENEFITS AND SALARY Medical, dental, Vision, life, 401k, wellness stipend, paid holidays, floating holidays, winter holiday office closure.
The salary range is $180,000 - 210,000.
TO APPLY
Please send resume, cover letter and the names, phone numbers and email addresses of three professional references by e-mail to officemanager@la84.org.
Please use subject heading "CPGO" and your last name.
Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.