The branch exeecutive director positon oversees the daily operations and advancement of a YMCA branch. This includes membership, programs, property managment, staff development, fundraising, volunteer relations, community relations, and collaborations/partnerships.
The Allentown Branch YMCA is a ful facility YMCA, with approximately 4,000 members, large preschool and school-age child care programs, aquatics programs, senior programs, and has a vibrant staff and volunter advisory counsel.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Meets or Exceeds the Annual Branch Budget while accomplishing the YMCA mission.
- Manages Resources and Creates Systems to accomplish the annual plan for programs and membership services.
- Annual Fundraising – Accomplishes the annual fundraising goals and objectives.
- Manages the Staff Team - Hires, disciplines, trains, and manages branch staff on a daily basis.
- Professional Development – Ensures that all key staff continue on a learning path inclusive of YMCA best practices. Creates, implements and tracks a written professional development plan for all management staff which is updated quarterly.
- Develops a Strong Branch Staff Team who’s members can be assigned YMCA-advancing responsibilities outside of their department management duties.
- Oversees and Develops the Branch Advisory Council – Serves as the key staff liaison member of the branch advisory council. Works with, and coordinates the development of, the branch advisory council and committees. Working with the branch volunteers, creates and tracks the progress of the branch committee charts of work/calendars and annual accomplishments.
- Innovation & Growth - Fosters a climate of innovation to develop new programs which support the Y mission, goals, strategies.
- Community Outreach – Represents and promotes the YMCA in the local community. Increases the community’s understanding and appreciation for the YMCA.
- Relationship Building - Grooms positive relationships with all key stakeholders, including staff, local branch volunteers, donors, and Y-supporters. Develops new positive working relationships with other organizations, businesses, and governmental entities.
- Communication – Maintains high quality relationship-based member engagement strategies. Models relationship-building skills (including Listen First) in all interactions with staff, volunteers, members, and the community. Utilizes positive style of management. Prepares statistical, analytical and narrative reports as requested by supervisor.
- High Quality Results - Ensures that program quality tools and membership satisfaction evaluation tools are completed and are hitting or trending towards agreed upon goals.
- Risk Management - Ensures the safety and maintenance of high quality facilities, grounds, and equipment. Is also directly responsible for all staff risk management training.
- Balances Personal Advancement Role with All Other Duties – Manages time and resources effectively to produce the best branch advancement.
- Team Player – Is a member of the Leadership Team. Supports the objectives of the Greater Valley YMCA. Serves on committees and task force as requested. Accepts Greater Valley YMCA special projects and ongoing responsibilities as requested.
- Follow the policies and procedures established by the organization. Role model appropriate business behavior.
- Other duties may be assigned to the branch executive director as needed.
Educational Background:
Bachelor's degree in human services, social services, business, or equivalent.
Skills/Experience:
- Six or more years of management experience, preferably in a YMCA or other nonprofit agency.
- Ability to direct total operations through, supervision of staff and volunteers, monitoring of a budget, marketing and public relations, and program development.
- Expectations of high level of professionalism, ability to perform under deadline, management, group leadership skills, a high degree of organization, must be flexible, and must be able to multi task.
- Analytical and critical thinking skills; innovation skills.
- Experience in management of staff and volunteers; ability to recruit top community leaders and staff members. Experience in developing staff and volunteer teams.
- Ability to communicate and relate to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community, and ability to strongly influence others.
- Ability to establish and maintain collaborations with community organizations.
- YMCA Multi-Team or Branch Leader certification preferred.
- aCPR, First Aid, Universal Precautions, and a felony-free criminal background record are required.
Compensation/Benefits:
Salary: $60,000.00 - $70,000.00
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Mar 1 2018
Active Until:
Apr 1 2018
Hiring Organization:
YMCA of the USA
industry:
Nonprofit