Director of Community Investments
About The Position
The Director of Community Investments provides strategic leadership for the organization’s grantmaking and community investment initiatives, advancing health equity and addressing social determinants of health. This role leads strategy development, oversees a high-performing team, and cultivates cross-sector partnerships to drive measurable, system-level impact across MHM’s service area. This role leads enterprise-wide community investment strategy and oversees grantmaking, capacity-building initiatives, and collaborative efforts across a 74-county service area. The Director is responsible for driving systems change, strengthening nonprofit partners, and ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and funding philosophy. The position has significant influence on community health outcomes, organizational strategy, and external partnerships, and includes leadership of a multidisciplinary team and oversight of large-scale initiatives. This position operates with a high degree of autonomy under the direction of the VP of Community Investments. The Director exercises independent judgment in setting strategic priorities, designing programs, managing grant portfolios, and leading partnerships. Decision-making authority includes departmental leadership, program and investment strategy, and resource alignment, with accountability for performance outcomes and alignment with organizational goals.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum 8 years of experience in philanthropy, grantmaking, nonprofit leadership, or community investment
- Minimum 4 years of experience in program/project management or strategic planning
- Minimum 4 years of supervisory or team leadership experience
- Minimum 4 years of grants management experience from a funder perspective
- Experience managing grant portfolios and large-scale initiatives
- Fluent in English required
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Public Health, Social Services, Business Administration, or related field
- Experience designing capacity-building initiatives
- Experience working across sectors (government, healthcare, academia, philanthropy)
- Demonstrated success advancing health equity and systems change
- Spanish bilingual proficiency preferred
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and execution of community investment strategies focused on health equity and systems change (15%)
- Oversee grantmaking and capacity-building initiatives to ensure alignment and measurable impact (15%)
- Provide thought leadership in philanthropy, nonprofit capacity building, and systems change (10%)
- Identify emerging needs and design innovative programs and initiatives (10%)
- Guide development of training, workshops, and cohort-based learning programs (10%)
- Ensure program quality and continuous improvement using data and evaluation (10%)
- Supervise and develop team managers, fostering a high-performing culture (10%)
- Build and maintain strategic cross-sector partnerships (10%)
- Collaborate with internal departments to align organizational efforts (5%)
- Represent the organization in external engagements and stakeholder forums (5%)
- Directly supervises staff and managers within the Community Investments department.
- Responsible for hiring, coaching, performance management, goal setting, and fostering professional development.
- Responsible for building a collaborative, high-performing, and equity-focused team culture.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
