Director of Compliance

The Salvation Army; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Pension plan

Health insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Student loan forgiveness

403B

Christmas Bonus

Job summary

The Salvation Army USA Eastern Territory seeks a Director of Compliance to lead program quality initiatives and ensure strict grants compliance across divisions. You will partner with DHQ departments, social services, and finance to strengthen contract management and reporting for public and private funding.

You will develop assurance processes, monitor regulatory changes, and drive data-driven improvements while supporting sustainability across funded programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and five years of experience in program development, grant writing, corporate relations, or nonprofit development.
• Experience with workforce development or employment training is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to manage multiple projects.
• Ability to work independently in a complex environment and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Oversee contract and regulatory compliance across the division, aligning with Salvation Army standards.
• Coordinate document submission for legal review and signatures.
• Assist with outcome measurements and reporting, including data management training for staff.
• Collaborate with DHQ finance to ensure award agreements are executed and tracked.
• Help develop a division-wide research and reporting system to enhance funding opportunities.

Skills

Grant writing

Program development

Stakeholder engagement

Data management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

DB software

Job description

Overview

Seeking a Director of Compliance to join our Divisional Headquarters

Our Full Time opportunities offer:

• Generous time off every year including 14 paid holidays, up to 3 personal days, vacation time, and sick time
• Employer funded Pension Plan (company contributions begin after 1 year of continuous employment)
• Comprehensive Health Care Coverage with low cost employee premiums, co-pays, and deductibles
• Company Paid Basic Term Life Insurance for Employee
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Eligibility for supplemental insurance plans including Short Term Disability, AFLAC, and Voluntary Term Life
• Flexible Spending Account
• Eligibility for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Tax Deferred Annuity (403B)
• Christmas Bonus

SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF POSITION:

The Director will be a key member of the community engagement and impact team working in close partnership with Salvation Army officers, social services/program staff, Pathway of Hope, HH Care Management, DHQ Finance and CRD departments and other DHQ Departments as needed. The Director will be a passionate, experienced team player who is excited by the opportunity to create a roadmap for program quality initiatives and compliance for public and private funding.

The Director will support division-wide grants compliance, primarily focusing on large public funding and/or multi-Corps opportunities that include sustainability strategies. Provide research, editing, and reporting support as needed for grant applications.

The Director will work closely with the Director of Grants and Corporate Engagement, the Director of Community Programs and the DHQ finance department to provide support for the DHQ/THQ contract management process; but is solely responsible for compliance and reporting.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Provide the oversight for contract and regulatory compliance and adherence to Salvation Army standards, with assisting in the social services reviews, program audits, licensing audits, etc. across the division.
• Collaborate on the submission of documents, reports, etc. through the contract database for legal review and signature.
• Assist with the development of outcome measurements, objectives and program impact that meet funding resources and quality assurance goals by being responsible for data management training for staff, data mining, collection and reporting/report development within the data management systems. Work with Development, Social Services, Finance, HR, and individual corps to prepare and submit required reports to funders as needed.
• Act as the lead with the DHQ finance department as to ensure award agreements are executed for programming and accounting processing of awards.
• Assist in the development and management of a division-wide research, recording, tracking, and reporting system to increase funding resources and grant compliance.
• Collaboration with social service department and Corps leadership to develops and execute program service models that are attached to funding sources.
• Monitor federal, state and local public funding websites and other sources for RFP announcements, work in coordination with DHQ Development on large foundation grant applications.
• Prepares internal and external communications including presentations, reports and business correspondence in relation to grant/contract compliance and monitoring as needed.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice due to business needs.

Qualifications

SPECIAL SKILLS, CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• A Bachelor’s Degree with five years of experience in program development, grant writing, corporate relations and/or development; not-for-profit experience a plus.
• Prior experience working in the field of work force development/employment training.
• Effective interpersonal, written and oral communications skills.
• Demonstrated ability to set and achieve or exceed goals and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in a complex environment, managing multiple projects and conflicting priorities.
• Demonstrated experience with community-based program planning and implementation in the areas of work force development and working with populations impacted by concentrated poverty.
• Demonstrated strategic planning, project management and communication skills.
• Solid knowledge of best practices in programs and services, community engagement, communications, and volunteer programs.
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate relationships with targeted systems and organizations including a diverse population of community leaders and volunteers.
• Demonstrated ability with outcome driven project project management.
• Commitment to advocacy, diversity and serving the community.
• A proficiency in Word and Excel, as well as experience with database software is preferred.
• Valid driver’s license that meets The Salvation Army insurance requirements.
• A strong commitment to know and understand The Army’s history, mission, and structure, as well as its services, policies and procedures.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.