Senior Director of Mission Investment Management

Job Summary

The Senior Director of Mission Investment Management leads the divisional team responsible for protecting and growing the public and private resources that fund missional work across The Salvation Army’s North & Central Illinois Division.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Capacity Leadership and Divisional Authority

• Ensures direction for Mission Investment Management across the division, maintaining compliance and sustaining accreditation.

• Establishes policies, procedures, and processes for the function to meet its objectives, maintain compliance, and sustain accreditation.

• Holds administrative oversight of division-wide programs and ensures unified compliance oversight and continuity.

• Builds and maintains systems, standards, and shared tools for consistent contract administration at the divisional, regional, and site levels.

• Anticipates and responds to changes in the funding, regulatory, and accreditation environment.

• Leads research and pursuit of public funding opportunities that are division-wide or multi-region.

• Ensures every active contract has clear ownership, current vouchering, and reimbursements received on schedule.

• Maintains a divisional repository of funding, regulatory, and accreditation applications, awards, and mandated performance criteria.

• Cultivates and supports relationships with funding agency staff and identifies new grant opportunities aligned with divisional priorities.

• Coordinates with Business Administration on financial infrastructure for contract administration, including cost allocation, vouchering, reimbursement, and procurement.

• Coordinates with Advancement on funder-specific stewardship, ensuring contract performance data and compliance outcomes inform funder relationships.

• Develops, maintains, and improves internal systems for monitoring contract compliance, performance-to-plan, and the financial effectiveness of grant-funded programs.

• Facilitates programmatic reviews and audits, including Territorial and Divisional reviews, state programmatic and financial audits, and accreditation processes such as CARF, DCFS, and other accrediting bodies.

• Reviews program policies and procedures to ensure programs meet the quality assurance standards of The Salvation Army, accrediting agencies, and the compliance requirements outlined in government, foundation, and private funding awards.

• Builds the training, tools, and standards required for those administering contracts to manage compliance, performance, and reporting effectively.

• Ensures program leaders and contract administrators have the knowledge and resources to manage funder requirements with confidence.

• Maintains matrix relationships with regional counterparts, ensuring divisional standards are translated into practical support at the regional and site levels.

• Provides ongoing consultation and coaching on contract compliance, quality assurance, and funder requirements to corps and program directors.

• Provides leadership, supervision, and development for staff responsible for delivering Mission Investment Management at the divisional level and through matrix relationships with regional teams.

• Ensures positions are staffed with individuals who can carry out objectives in an environment characterized by clear vision, effective communication, teamwork, and ongoing professional growth.

• Fosters a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration across the function and with partner departments.

• Acts as a representative of The Salvation Army and its mission in all internal and external relationships.

Education

• Master’s degree in social work, public administration, behavioral science, nonprofit management, or a related field from an accredited institution is required.

• Minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in contract management, grants administration, program compliance, or quality assurance, preferably in a multi-site nonprofit, faith-based, or human services environment.

• Demonstrated experience overseeing a portfolio of government and private contracts and managing compliance, vouchering, and reimbursement at scale.

• Demonstrated experience leading accreditation, audit, and program review processes.

Skills/Abilities

• Comprehensive understanding of the public and private funding environment for human services, including government contracting, foundation grants, and accreditation standards.

• Working knowledge of The Salvation Army’s history, mission, and structure, as well as its services, policies, and procedures.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage systems for monitoring contract performance, compliance, and program effectiveness.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret programmatic and financial data and translate it into decisions.

• Strong leadership, team building, and conflict management skills, including the ability to lead matrixed teams across multiple locations.

• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization and with external funders and partners.

• Ability to work with confidential information and exercise sound judgment.

• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines in a constantly changing environment.