Dir, Strategic Partnerships Health Integration

At Mercy Housing we believe that business and mission are not competing values. Employees are expected to contribute to a mission and values centered culture. Employees are expected to articulate and incorporate the mission and core values of Respect, Justice and Mercy into their day-to-day work.

Working closely with the Chief of Strategic Partnerships, Chief Financial Officer, Regional Presidents, National Resident Services, Portfolio Operations, and National Philanthropy, this role will help institutionalize Mercy’s Health Integration strategy while supporting broader physical, capital, and philanthropic partnership initiatives.

This position serves as a data-driven cross-functional strategist - synthesizing regional innovation, developing scalable partnership models, advancing executive-level relationship strategy, and aligning pilot design, measurement, and implementation with enterprise growth objectives.

This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule.

PAY: $105,000 - $150,000/salary, dependent on experience.

Benefits

Several healthcare plans to choose from, dental (including a free basic dental option) and vision

15 days of earned PTO your first year, 12 company holidays + 2 floating holidays

403b + match

Early close Fridays (3 paid hours each Friday), early close prior to a holiday (3 paid hours)

Paid time off between Christmas and New Year's Holiday

Paid time off to volunteer

Paid parental & caregiver leave

Employer-paid life insurance

Free employee assistance plan

Pet insurance options

Duties:

Health Integration & Resident Impact Partnerships

Support development and execution of Mercy’s national Health Integration strategy.

Develop strategies to engage senior leaders and cultivate new health plan relationships.

Institutionalize health plan partnership pilots, including reimbursement pathway exploration and in-kind service models.

Develop and maintain partnership frameworks, contracting toolkits, and implementation templates.

Partner with National Resident Services to define 3–5 core outcome indicators supporting reimbursement and partnership discussions.

Contribute to building standardized health data dashboard in coordination with National Resident Services’ Manager of Data Strategy & Impact.

Coordinate cross-regional synthesis of best practices and lessons learned.

Support preparation of board updates and executive-level materials related to Health Ventures initiatives.

Physical & Capital Strategy & Partnerships

Conduct landscape analysis of lesser used capital sources including pension funds, foundations, family offices, donor-advised funds, insurance companies, health care organizations (including health insurers), impact investors, and other mission-aligned investors - to diversify Mercy Housing’s investor base and access to scalable financing.

Develop executive briefing materials and relationship profiles for senior leadership and support the development of an outreach strategy and relationship plans. Support the development of Mercy Housing’s capital strategy by conducting financial analysis across acquisition, project financing, and enterprise capital needs, including evaluating project returns, capital gaps, investor fit, and potential sources of flexible capital.

Support identification of prospective capital partners aligned with Mercy’s development priorities.

Develop investor-facing materials, including prospectuses, financial summaries, and partnership briefs, that translate project-level economics, risk/return profiles, impact metrics, and investor priorities into clear capital-raising strategies.

Philanthropic & Impact Investment Partnerships

Support development and tracking of Top National Partnership strategy in coordination with National Philanthropy.

Align Health Integration narrative with institutional funding opportunities (including PRIs) and endowment growth strategies.

Develop and maintain enterprise partnership briefs and relationship tracking tools.

Identify cross-sector partnership opportunities aligned with Mercy’s 2027–2029 Strategic Plan.

Thought Leadership & Strategic Communications Alignment

Partner with Strategic Communications to translate operational partnership work into clear enterprise narrative.

Support development of conference submissions, speaking opportunities, and publication efforts.

Contribute to development of national positioning materials highlighting Mercy’s housing + health model.

Assist in preparation of executive presentations and external partnership materials.

Enterprise Coordination & Strategic Planning

Support integration of partnership strategy into Mercy’s 2027–2029 Strategic Plan.

Coordinate across regions and corporate departments to ensure alignment and disciplined scaling.

Track progress across the three partnership lanes and support reporting cadence.

Identify operational bottlenecks and recommend process improvements to strengthen partnership execution.

Minimum Qualifications

7-10 years of experience in strategy, consulting, investing, healthcare partnerships, nonprofit enterprise strategy, or related field.

Demonstrated ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.

Advanced degree in public policy, public health, nonprofit management, or related field preferred.

Experience in housing, healthcare, impact investing, philanthropy, or mission-driven enterprise preferred.

Mercy Housing is a fair chance employer; while we conduct background checks for all positions, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.