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Associate Director, Contracts
CCS FundraisingUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 Dec 2025
💰 $80,000/yr($60,000/yr – $80,000/yr)
About the role
TITLE: Associate Director, Contracts
LOCATION: Chicago, IL
REPORTS TO: Corporate Counsel
DEPARTMENT: Corporate
TYPE: Full Time, Hybrid (one to two days in-office), with occasional travel to other CCS offices as requested CCS is unable to sponsor work visas for this position, including H-1B. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship.
WHO WE ARE
CCS Fundraising is an international strategic fundraising firm that partners with nonprofits for transformational change. Since 1947, CCS has empowered many of the world’s greatest organizations across sectors to advance some of the most important causes in history. We plan, manage, and implement programs and initiatives that achieve fundraising goals and mission impact. CCS provides tailored support to more than 700 nonprofit organizations annually. Headquartered in New York, the firm has over 600 professionals and 18 offices throughout the United States and Europe. Our people are our greatest strength. At CCS, you will join a diverse team of smart, passionate, and resourceful professionals who are driven by purpose and committed to performance.
UNDERSTANDING THE ROLEWe are seeking a reliable, resourceful, and detail-oriented Associate Director, Contracts. The Associate Director, Contracts manages the development, review, and execution of client contracts primarily in the Central region. Serving as a liaison between regional teams and Corporate Legal and Finance, this role ensures accurate and efficient processing of agreements from draft to execution. The Associate Director, Contracts brings a range of skills to support the internal operations of an organization or a team, perhaps coming from a paralegal, executive assistant, operations coordinator, or a similarly focused position. The Associate Director, Contracts appreciates the need to be highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to work under tight deadlines, especially when it comes to supporting the drafting, reviewing, and maintaining of contracts/professional service agreements. Overall, the Associate Director, Contracts recognizes the impact that high-performing systems and seamless operational workflows can have on a company’s ability to manage and grow their business. The successful candidate will enjoy working on a small supportive team of five within a larger corporate structure and will take pride in a job well done. This is an excellent opportunity to build a career in a mission-driven, growing company with competitive compensation and benefits.
RESPONSIBILITIESContract Preparation, Management & Execution (approximately 75%)
LOCATION: Chicago, IL
REPORTS TO: Corporate Counsel
DEPARTMENT: Corporate
TYPE: Full Time, Hybrid (one to two days in-office), with occasional travel to other CCS offices as requested CCS is unable to sponsor work visas for this position, including H-1B. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship.
WHO WE ARE
CCS Fundraising is an international strategic fundraising firm that partners with nonprofits for transformational change. Since 1947, CCS has empowered many of the world’s greatest organizations across sectors to advance some of the most important causes in history. We plan, manage, and implement programs and initiatives that achieve fundraising goals and mission impact. CCS provides tailored support to more than 700 nonprofit organizations annually. Headquartered in New York, the firm has over 600 professionals and 18 offices throughout the United States and Europe. Our people are our greatest strength. At CCS, you will join a diverse team of smart, passionate, and resourceful professionals who are driven by purpose and committed to performance.
UNDERSTANDING THE ROLEWe are seeking a reliable, resourceful, and detail-oriented Associate Director, Contracts. The Associate Director, Contracts manages the development, review, and execution of client contracts primarily in the Central region. Serving as a liaison between regional teams and Corporate Legal and Finance, this role ensures accurate and efficient processing of agreements from draft to execution. The Associate Director, Contracts brings a range of skills to support the internal operations of an organization or a team, perhaps coming from a paralegal, executive assistant, operations coordinator, or a similarly focused position. The Associate Director, Contracts appreciates the need to be highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to work under tight deadlines, especially when it comes to supporting the drafting, reviewing, and maintaining of contracts/professional service agreements. Overall, the Associate Director, Contracts recognizes the impact that high-performing systems and seamless operational workflows can have on a company’s ability to manage and grow their business. The successful candidate will enjoy working on a small supportive team of five within a larger corporate structure and will take pride in a job well done. This is an excellent opportunity to build a career in a mission-driven, growing company with competitive compensation and benefits.
RESPONSIBILITIESContract Preparation, Management & Execution (approximately 75%)
- Draft, review, and process professional service agreements and amendments in coordination with executives and Corporate Legal.
- Maintain regular and frequent communication with clients and selling executives throughout the contract negotiation process to ensure contracts are executed in a timely fashion.
- Communicate clearly with selling executives to provide status updates and clarify requirements or next steps.
- Manage routing and signature processes via DocuSign or Adobe Sign, ensuring timely completion and documentation.
- Maintain accurate and organized records of all contracts, extensions, and supporting documents within applicable internal systems.
- Monitor status and follow up on outstanding approvals, signatures, and executions.
- Assist with vendor forms, registrations, and supporting materials as required by clients.
- Lead ad-hoc negotiation with clients as requested by Corporate Counsel.
- Partner with Corporate Legal on complex or custom contract requests and serve as the liaison for assigned regions.
- Uphold CCS’s standards of professionalism, precision, and confidentiality in all client and internal interactions.
- Maintain the regional contracts tracker, updating project details, timelines, and responsible parties.
- Ensure alignment between contract details and project records in applicable internal systems.
- Support Corporate Legal and Finance in conducting periodic compliance audits of active agreements.
- Monitor contract milestones (e.g., extensions, renewals, close-outs) and proactively flag upcoming actions to regional leads.
- Coordinate with Finance to ensure contracts align with billing schedules and expense coding standards. <
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