Manager - Compliance Solutions
This is a pivotal role in the coordination of high-risk and complex operational elements. The Manager serves as a thought-partner and decision-maker in navigating sensitive affiliate relationships, mitigating organizational risk, and ensuring compliance with governance standards. Their leadership directly influences the integrity and continuity of the U.S. affiliated network during periods of significant change.
This position will be remotely based within the US.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage the disaffiliation and dissolution protocols and affiliate support through case management and team leadership: 55%
- Serves as a key liaison between the organization and affiliates undergoing significant transitions, such as disaffiliations, mergers, or crises. This involves coordinating with various internal departments to ensure seamless support and effective problem-solving during critical high-risk periods.
- Lead and monitor progress of team with a strong focus on prioritizing tasks, manage the team’s time efficiently and lead by example by maintaining an active caseload alongside the team. At times and depending on volume of caseload, this could represent 100% of Manager’s time.
- Assist with escalated and critical disaffiliation/dissolution casework. This includes providing guidance in finding legal assistance and/or seeking a neighboring affiliate to accept assets, working with affiliates to resolve issues that hinder dissolution, coaching affiliates by providing encouragement and project management as needed.
Lead team-level analysis and reporting: 30%
- Collect, analyze, report on key metrics to assess the team’s progress and effectiveness, record and analyze data as it pertains to the work of this group.
- Reviews and interprets data related to team projects and caseloads, providing actionable insights and recommendations to leadership.
- Support US Operations projects and initiatives identified as priority by VP US Operations and Sr Dir Compliance Solutions.
- Support ongoing collaboration with HFHI Governance/Risk/Compliance, Legal, Public/Media Relations, Government Relations/Advocacy. Also works closely with most US Office teams, most specifically US Expertise Hubs and Affiliate Support Center.
- Lead or support special projects, such as data & trend analysis, technological advancements, quality assurance, and continuous improvements in support of US affiliates.
Provide coaching and training for affiliates and various HFHI US dedicated team members to better equip them to help affiliates manage risk, crises, and conflicts.10%
Collaborate within, support or lead other projects and initiatives as assigned. 5%
Key Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
- At least 3-5 years of professional experience conducting organizational risk assessments.
- Experience with nonprofit governance and compliance, legal/ regulatory knowledge, and some financial acumen.
- Experience with mergers, closures, or restructuring is highly valuable.
Active support of HFHI Values & Commitments:
- Humility - We are part of something bigger than ourselves
- Courage - We do what’s right, even when it is difficult or unpopular
- Accountability - We take personal responsibility for Habitat’s mission
Safeguarding:
HFHI requires that all employees take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguarding our intended beneficiaries, their communities, and all those with whom we work. Managers at all levels have responsibilities to support and develop systems that create and maintain an environment that prevents harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, safeguards the rights of beneficiaries and community members (especially children), and promotes the implementation of Habitat for Humanity’s code of conduct.
Preferred:
- Master’s degree, especially in organizational leadership, legal studies, or strategic management.
- A project management certification.
- 2 + years implementing all aspects of Dissolution and Disaffiliation processes
- Experience with change management principles.
- Experience as a Real Estate/ Corporate Paralegal or similar.
The actual salary offered for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including location, internal equity and the candidate’s qualifications and professional experience. HFHI offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package that varies by country and typically includes vacation leave, sick leave, personal days, health insurance options, retirement plan contributions and life insurance. For work locations in the US, the hiring range for this position is $81,000 -$96,000.
Application Deadline: December 9th,2025.
About Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity, founded in 1976, is a global, Christian-based nonprofit organization that grew out of an intentionally multi-racial community in rural Georgia. Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat brings together people of all faiths and people of no faith to build homes, communities and hope. Working alongside each other, we help families and individuals build and improve places to call home and achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. Habitat seeks individuals who have a willingness to affirm these principles and values.
At Habitat for Humanity International, we are compelled by our Koinonia roots to put God’s love for all into action and pursue housing equity and opportunity by bringing all people together to build community and drive impact. We strive to build a culture rooted in learning, accountability and trust, attracting and retaining mission-driven talent reflective of the global communities we serve.
As an equal opportunity employer, we realize our success depends on courageously committing to being a workplace where all staff feel safe, welcome, visible, respected, supported and valued, and building a workforce that reflects a variety of lived experiences, backgrounds and perspectives, in which every person experiences dignity and respect.
We also require that all staff take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguarding our intended beneficiaries, their communities (especially children) and all those with whom we work. In line with the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, all staff must pass a thorough background screening and will be held accountable to upholding our policies around ethical behavior, including safeguarding and whistleblowing.