The Kandiyohi County Area Family YMCA of Willmar, Minnesota Board of Directors is looking for a compelling and strategic leader who can build strong relationships in the communities we serve. Willmar is the county seat of Kandiyohi County, where you will find small town charm and viSalary Range: $75,000 to $90,000tality in the midst of Minnesota’s nature.
This position requires strong skills and competencies including, but not limited to: program management, fundraising, staff development, strategic planning, membership & program analyses, and facility management. The CEO will be visible in the community and active in the development of meaningful community partnerships and collaborations, continuing to position the Kandiyohi County Area Family YMCA as a strong partner in delivering services to our friends and neighbors.
Leadership, relationship and culture management are what matters most in our Y community. The board believes its next CEO should be an experienced leader who has the background and qualities that will permit him or her to achieve excellence in the following roles:
- Fiscal Management: Ensure the Y’s financial resources are properly managed and report on its financial position. Use high level financial analysis to forecast trends, growth and stability while consistently leading Y to balance or surplus operations by growing earned revenue and contributions and controlling costs. Empower and guide staff to lead their departments and monitor and meet budgets. Develop and implement stewardship strategies.
- Key competencies: decision making, project management, finance, quality results, functional expertise, developing others
- Continue to Build and Manage the Staff Team: Serve as a leader who is able to motivate, engage, and retain staff in a positive and productive manner by creating and setting an expectation for excellence. Demonstrate an engaging, open, positive and inclusive leadership style and display integrity, a high regard for honesty and courage and an open mind to innovative ways of improving services and expanding impact.
- Key competencies: quality results, relationship, influence, community, communication, developing others, change management, values
- Advocate the Vision of the Y serving as a Cause-Driven Leader: Inspiring and mobilizing every community member and every Y staff member, program volunteer, board volunteer, and Y member—everywhere the Y has a presence—to make our communities stronger. Actively interact with and communicate with Y members, donors, staff and volunteers and be seen as an active and integral member of the community. Serve as an ambassador for the mission, cause and vision for the Y and be seen and respected as a community leader. Develop and cultivate relationships with key stakeholders, while always upholding the highest standards of the values of the Y.
- Key competencies: volunteerism, values, community, collaboration, communication, relationships, influence, developing others, emotional maturity
- Develop and Implement a Strategic Plan: Have the ability to work effectively with board of directors, volunteers, community leaders and key staff to identify critical community needs and develop a strategic roadmap focused on organizational strategies. Lead staff in the development and implementation of goals through an annual operating plan. Lead volunteers in aligning committees and their charts of work to support the strategies and goals of the Y.
- Key competencies: influence, values, relationships, inclusion, communication, project management, innovation, decision making, quality results
- Maintain/Establish a Culture: Strengthen a culture of inclusion, engagement, character, ownership and life-long learning within the YMCA organization that reinforces, encourages, and promotes values of honesty, respect, responsibility, and caring. Effectively drives change by leveraging resources and creating alignment to expand organization opportunities.
- Key competencies: communication, self-development, change capacity, innovation, inclusion, community, philanthropy
Minimum Criteria for Candidates:
- Must demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Personal values must be consistent with the YMCA mission.
- Minimum five years prior experience in a senior management role with a YMCA or related experience at a comparable organization with direct supervision of multiple levels of staff and employees.
- Must have the ability to develop and strengthen community relationships.
- Have the ability to develop new programs as well as review existing programs to enhance the economy and effectiveness in broadening our engagement in the communities in which we serve.
Preferred Criteria for Candidates:
- YMCA Organizational Leader Certification.
- Fiscally sound business management approach.
- Strategic planning and fundraising experience including annual campaigns and the securing of grants.
- A proven track record of organizational fiscal management with budgets in excess of $1M or more annually.
- Appreciation for a diverse, close-knit community setting.
Salary Range: $75,000 to $90,000
Benefits: YMCA Retirement Fund: Vesting occurs after 1000 hours of service in any two 12-month periods beginning with date of hire (do not need to be consecutive) and 21 years of age. Enrollment in YMCA Retirement Plan Contributions to the fund equal 12% of an employee’s salary. The YMCA pays 7% and the employee must contribute 5%.
Tax Deferred Savings Plan: Opening a 403(b) Smart Account in the Tax-Deferred Savings Plan allows employees to save these pre-tax amounts through payroll deduction. This account is available to all employees of Kandiyohi County Area Family YMCA from date of hire, regardless of age, service, or number of hours worked. Contributions are subject to certain limitations under federal law. (www.yretirement.org).
Health Insurance: The Y provides health insurance to its employees.
Vacation: Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit in comparable to YMCA’s across the state.