Director of Community Investments

Role Overview

• Provide strategic leadership for the organization’s grantmaking and community investment initiatives
• Lead strategy development and cultivate cross-sector partnerships to drive measurable system-level impact
• Oversee grantmaking and capacity-building initiatives to ensure alignment and measurable impact
• Provide thought leadership in philanthropy, nonprofit capacity building, and systems change
• Identify emerging needs and design innovative programs and initiatives
• Guide development of training, workshops, and cohort-based learning programs
• Ensure program quality and continuous improvement using data and evaluation
• Supervise and develop team managers, fostering a high-performing culture
• Build and maintain strategic cross-sector partnerships
• Collaborate with internal departments to align organizational efforts
• Represent the organization in external engagements and stakeholder forums

Requirements

• Education: 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
• Preferred: Master’s degree in Public Health, Social Services, Business Administration, or related field
• Preferred: Experience designing capacity-building initiatives
• Preferred: Experience working across sectors (government, healthcare, academia, philanthropy)
• Preferred: Demonstrated success advancing health equity and systems change
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Strategic leadership and systems thinking
• Strong relationship-building and partnership development
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Program design, evaluation, and continuous improvement
• Team leadership, coaching, and performance management
• Organizational and project management skills
• Equity-informed and community-centered approach
• Language Skills: Fluent in English required; Spanish bilingual proficiency preferred
• Ability to write reports and present information to diverse audiences
• Technology and Tools: Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Virtual collaboration tools (Zoom, Microsoft Teams)
• Online systems and grant/program management platforms