Head Start Compliance Director: Systems & Readiness

Next Door Milwaukee; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Door Milwaukee seeks a Director of Compliance to lead organization-wide compliance systems for Head Start and related programs. You will embed monitoring readiness, documentation standards, and corrective actions into daily practice across departments, working with COO, executive leadership, HR, finance, and program teams.

The role focuses on translating complex regulatory requirements into usable tools, timelines, and accountability structures, ensuring timely readiness for reviews,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, public administration, education, early childhood education, social work, business administration, compliance, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an organization-wide compliance calendar covering Head Start, licensing, grant, governance, monitoring, reporting, and internal review requirements.
• Lead planning for federal monitoring reviews, licensing visits, audits, and other external reviews.
• Create centralized corrective action tracking and assign owners, timelines, and documentation expectations.
• Coordinate compliance readiness across departments and sites.
• Support governance documentation with Board/Policy Council actions and reports.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Documentation systems

Cross-department coordination

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, public administration, education, early childhood education, social work, business administration, compliance, or related field

Tools

Microsoft 365

Shared document systems

Databases

Reporting tools

ChildPlus

Job description

Next Door Milwaukee seeks a Director of Compliance to lead organization-wide compliance systems for Head Start and related programs. You will embed monitoring readiness, documentation standards, and corrective actions into daily practice across departments, working with COO, executive leadership, HR, finance, and program teams.

The role focuses on translating complex regulatory requirements into usable tools, timelines, and accountability structures, ensuring timely readiness for reviews,