Senior Director of Compliance & Ethics (Volunteer)

Senior Director of Compliance & Ethics (Volunteer)

PromiseTrust | Compliance, Regulatory Affairs & Organizational Integrity

Organization: Mentor A Promise (MAP)

Division: PromiseTrust

Location: Remote / Hybrid (NYC Collaboration as Needed)

Type: Volunteer Senior Leadership Role

Commitment: Approximately 5–10 Hours Per Week

Minimum Commitment: 6-Month Commitment Required

Reports To: Deputy General Counsel & Chief of Legal Operations

Works Closely With: Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel, Executive Leadership Team, Board of Directors, PromiseFinance, PromisePeople, PromiseShield, Governance Leadership, and Organizational Stakeholders

About Mentor A Promise

Mentor A Promise (MAP) is a New York City–based nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting children, youth, and families experiencing housing instability through mentorship, literacy, educational enrichment, social-emotional learning, workforce development, housing innovation, and community-centered opportunity.

As MAP grows, maintaining public trust requires more than strong programs.

It requires accountability.

It requires transparency.

It requires compliance.

It requires ethical leadership.

The Senior Director of Compliance & Ethics helps ensure that MAP operates with integrity while meeting its legal, regulatory, and organizational obligations.

About PromiseTrust

PromiseTrust serves as Mentor A Promise's Legal Division and is responsible for:

• Legal Affairs
• Governance
• Compliance
• Risk Management
• Ethics
• Contracts
• Employment Law
• Board Affairs
• Organizational Accountability
• Regulatory Oversight

PromiseTrust protects the systems that protect the mission.

Role Overview

Mentor A Promise is seeking an experienced and mission-driven Senior Director of Compliance & Ethics to lead the organization's compliance, regulatory affairs, ethics, and accountability programs.

This role is responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring compliance frameworks that support legal and regulatory obligations while fostering a culture of integrity throughout the organization.

The Senior Director serves as MAP's operational leader for compliance and ethics and helps ensure that organizational growth remains aligned with legal requirements, nonprofit best practices, and ethical standards.

This role oversees:

• Nonprofit compliance
• State registrations
• Federal compliance
• IRS governance standards
• Internal audits
• Ethics reporting systems
• Whistleblower protections
• Compliance education and monitoring

Core Responsibilities

Nonprofit Compliance

Lead organization-wide nonprofit compliance efforts involving:

• State charitable registrations
• Annual filing requirements
• Corporate compliance obligations
• Nonprofit governance requirements
• Regulatory reporting
• Organizational compliance monitoring

Help ensure MAP remains compliant across all applicable jurisdictions.

State & Regulatory Affairs

Oversee compliance related to:

• State registrations
• Charitable solicitation requirements
• State reporting obligations
• Regulatory agency correspondence
• Registration renewals
• Multi-state compliance planning

Maintain strong regulatory standing and organizational readiness.

Federal Compliance & IRS Standards

Support compliance involving:

• IRS governance recommendations
• Federal nonprofit requirements
• Form 990 governance practices
• Tax-exempt organization standards
• Documentation requirements
• Organizational transparency expectations

Help ensure MAP maintains best-in-class nonprofit governance practices.

Internal Audit & Compliance Monitoring

Develop and oversee systems that:

• Monitor organizational compliance
• Assess policy adherence
• Review internal controls
• Identify compliance risks
• Support corrective action planning
• Strengthen accountability systems

Promote continuous improvement and operational integrity.

Ethics & Organizational Integrity

Lead MAP's ethics and integrity initiatives by:

• Developing ethics policies
• Supporting ethical decision-making
• Providing ethics guidance
• Monitoring ethics concerns
• Promoting accountability standards
• Supporting organizational culture initiatives

Help foster a culture where integrity guides decision-making.

Ethics Hotline & Reporting Programs

Oversee:

• Ethics reporting channels
• Ethics hotline administration
• Confidential reporting procedures
• Case tracking systems
• Investigation coordination
• Reporting protocols

Help ensure concerns can be raised safely and responsibly.

Whistleblower Program Administration

Manage and maintain:

• Whistleblower policies
• Reporting procedures
• Confidentiality protections
• Non-retaliation safeguards
• Documentation systems
• Case management processes

Support a culture of transparency and accountability.

Compliance Education & Training

Develop and support training involving:

• Compliance awareness
• Ethics education
• Policy training
• Governance requirements
• Organizational accountability standards
• Regulatory obligations

Help strengthen compliance literacy across MAP.

Risk & Accountability Partnership

Collaborate with:

• Governance Leadership
• PromisePeople
• PromiseFinance
• PromiseShield
• Executive Leadership
• Board Committees

Help identify, assess, and mitigate compliance-related risks.

Leadership Responsibilities

The Senior Director provides leadership and oversight for:

Compliance Manager

Responsible for:

• Compliance programs
• Policy administration
• Compliance monitoring
• Regulatory tracking

Ethics Officer

Responsible for:

• Ethics programs
• Ethics education
• Ethics reporting support
• Organizational integrity initiatives

Compliance Analyst

Responsible for:

• Compliance reporting
• Compliance assessments
• Documentation management
• Audit support

Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Responsible for:

• State registrations
• Regulatory filings
• Registration renewals
• Regulatory monitoring

Qualifications

Helpful experience may include:

• Nonprofit Compliance
• Regulatory Affairs
• Corporate Compliance
• Ethics & Integrity Programs
• Internal Audit
• Risk Management
• Governance
• Public Administration
• Legal Operations
• Regulatory Compliance

Strong candidates often demonstrate:

• Compliance leadership experience
• Strong analytical skills
• Exceptional organizational abilities
• Sound judgment and discretion
• Policy and governance expertise
• Strong communication skills
• Commitment to ethical leadership

Experience within nonprofit, healthcare, education, legal, government, or highly regulated environments is highly valued.

First-Year Priorities

Within the first year, this leader will help:

• Build MAP's enterprise compliance framework
• Centralize regulatory tracking systems
• Strengthen state registration management
• Implement ethics reporting procedures
• Enhance whistleblower program administration
• Develop compliance dashboards and reporting
• Improve compliance education programs
• Support internal audit and accountability processes

Success Measures

Success in this role includes:

• Strong regulatory compliance
• Timely filing and registration management
• Effective compliance monitoring systems
• Increased compliance awareness across MAP
• Strong ethics reporting processes
• Effective whistleblower protections
• Improved internal controls
• Increased organizational accountability

Why This Role Matters

Trust is earned through consistent action.

Compliance protects the organization.

Ethics protects the culture.

Accountability protects the mission.

The Senior Director of Compliance & Ethics helps ensure that Mentor A Promise continues to grow responsibly, transparently, and with integrity.

This role helps transform compliance from an obligation into an organizational strength.

What You'll Gain

• Senior leadership experience within a growing nonprofit organization
• Opportunity to build a best-in-class compliance and ethics function
• Direct collaboration with executive leadership and governance teams
• Experience leading enterprise compliance initiatives
• Professional references and letters of recommendation
• Meaningful impact supporting children, youth, and families experiencing housing instability

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply directly through Idealist and submit:

• Resume or CV
• Brief statement of interest
• Relevant compliance, ethics, governance, regulatory, or legal experience

Please share experience involving:

• Compliance programs
• Regulatory affairs
• Internal audit
• Ethics and integrity initiatives
• Nonprofit governance
• Risk management
• Organizational accountability

Help protect the integrity behind the mission.

Because strong organizations are built not only through vision and service—but through accountability, ethics, and trust.

This role holds the pieces together.

From compliance to ethics to organizational accountability—help ensure the organization remains trusted before challenges arise.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with our organization. At this time, volunteer opportunities are limited to individuals based in the United States due to legal, safeguarding, data-privacy, and programmatic requirements. We appreciate your interest in our mission and your understanding of these constraints.