Vice President of Investment Strategy

Job Title: Vice President of Investment Strategy

Department: Investment Strategy Department

Status: Full Time

Reports To: President

Location: Birmingham, AL (relocation required)

About Doulos Partners

Doulos Partners is a Gospel-access investment firm that connects Financial Partners providing Kingdom capital with trusted Field Partners who have the ministry expertise, infrastructure, and indigenous networks to advance the Gospel worldwide.

Our mission is to invest in Gospel access where there is none. We do this through the indigenous, focusing on Evangelism, Discipleship, and Church Planting, to see healthy, sustainable, reproducing churches in every village, everywhere.

Position Summary

The Vice President of Investment Strategy is a senior leader responsible for leading the Investment Strategy Department and overseeing the full lifecycle of Doulos’ field investments—from project evaluation and due diligence through investment management, reporting, verification, and organizational learning. This role also serves on the Doulos leadership team and partners closely with the President and leaders of Development, Finance, and Admin.

A key priority is building and scaling the systems, processes, and standards that will define how the Investment Strategy Department operates. This is a builder role for someone who can bring structure to complex, developing work.

Prior international missions experience is not required. Doulos is seeking a strong leader with sound judgment, analytical ability, relational intelligence, and a demonstrated capacity to learn quickly.

Skills & Qualifications

• 7 years of progressive leadership experience in business, ministry, nonprofit, or related professional settings.
• Proven experience building or significantly improving organizational systems, processes, and workflows.
• Strong financial and business acumen, including the ability to evaluate budgets, financial information, risk, and organizational performance.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify risks, inconsistencies, and unanswered questions.
• Experience developing KPIs, reporting structures, accountability standards, or performance dashboards.
• Demonstrated ability to turn informal or person-dependent processes into scalable, repeatable systems.
• Strong project-management skills with excellent organization and follow-through.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations.
• Strong relational and cross-cultural communication skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and operate effectively with incomplete information.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally.
• Experience leading and developing teams preferred.
• Alignment with the mission, vision, Statement of Faith, and values of Doulos Partners.

Key Responsibilities

Organizational Leadership

• Serve on the Doulos leadership team and contribute to organization-wide strategy and decision-making.
• Lead the Investment Strategy Department and ensure alignment with Doulos’ overall priorities and mission.
• Advise the President on field investments, risks, opportunities, and organizational priorities.
• Collaborate with Development, Finance, and Admin to ensure effective organizational operations.

Project Evaluation & Investment Management

• Lead evaluation and due diligence for proposed Field Partner projects.
• Assess project strategy, budgets, risks, intended outcomes, sustainability, and alignment with Doulos’ mission.
• Prepare investment recommendations for the President and leadership team.
• Manage approved projects throughout the investment lifecycle.
• Track scope, budgets, milestones, reporting requirements, and funding conditions.
• Identify material changes or concerns and recommend appropriate action.

Reporting & Accountability

• Establish clear reporting requirements for funded projects.
• Review project reports, financial information, supporting documentation, and outcomes.
• Investigate significant discrepancies between proposals, budgets, reports, and results.
• Provide leadership with clear portfolio-level visibility into performance, risks, and outcomes.

Field Verification & Audit

• Plan and participate in international field-verification, audit, and partner-vetting trips.
• Conduct on-site reviews of project activities, expenditures, and reported outcomes.
• Meet with local and regional leaders to evaluate project execution beyond headquarters- level reporting.
• Document findings and provide clear conclusions and recommendations.
• Develop consistent standards for field verification and incorporate findings into future investment decisions.

Department Systems & Development

• Build and continuously improve the Investment Strategy Department’s operating system.
• Establish scalable processes for project intake, evaluation, due diligence, investment management, reporting, verification, and organizational learning.
• Implement appropriate technology, documentation, dashboards, and KPIs.
• Build institutional knowledge around Field Partners, investments, geographies, methodologies, and outcomes.
• Develop the Field team as the organization grows.

Personal Attributes

Above all else, the ideal candidate will:

• Have a deep and growing relationship with Jesus Christ
• Align with the mission and vision of Doulos Partners.
• Demonstrate exceptional integrity, discretion, humility, and stewardship of Kingdom resources.
• Be a builder who brings structure, clarity, and scalability to developing environments.
• Be curious, discerning, and willing to ask difficult questions when deeper investigation is needed.
• Exercise sound judgment and remain effective when information is incomplete or circumstances are changing.
• Build trust while maintaining appropriate accountability and verification.
• Be self-motivated, adaptable, and comfortable operating with significant autonomy.
• Communicate with confidence, humility, and cultural awareness across diverse environments.
• Maintain strong attention to detail while keeping the larger mission in view.
• Move effectively between executive leadership, ministry, and international field environments.

Work Hours & Travel

This is a full-time, Birmingham-based position. Relocation to the Birmingham area is required for candidates who do not currently live locally.

Domestic and international travel is required and may include project evaluation, field verification and audits, Field Partner engagement, and new-partner vetting.

Compensation & Benefits

Doulos Partners is committed to supporting our team members as they serve the mission of expanding Gospel access around the world. The salary range for this position is $90,000–$110,000, based on experience and qualifications.

Benefits include:

• Healthcare benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Paid time off
• Ministry-provided technology and equipment

Contact Info

If you have any questions regarding the application, please reach out to Victoria Houston at vhouston@doulospartners.org