The Executive Director is responsible for convening all 31 YMCA Associations from across the state of Wisconsin to gain strength, rally around the Y mission and cause, speak with a unified voice, and establish a strong statewide presence. The Executive Director will be recognized as the principle leader in advocacy efforts at the state level for Wisconsin YMCAs focused on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.
Office space will be at a branch of the YMCA of the Fox Cities.
Areas of Responsibility:
Alliance Operations: Manages day-to-day operations of the Alliance.
- Assures the Alliance has a long-range strategy that achieves its mission, and toward which it makes consistent and timely progress
- Promotes active and broad volunteer participation in Alliance work
- Identifies and coordinates strategic state-wide initiatives that support and advance the objectives of Alliance strategic plan and the Y National Movement
- Identifies and secures public and private funding opportunities that support Alliance and/or YMCA Association goals (i.e. chronic disease prevention, education funding, childhood obesity, child care, summer camp, child safety, SAW etc.) and either pursues or refers funding opportunities to local Ys as appropriate
- Recruits, trains, supervises and releases any Alliance personnel (interns, Alliance staff)
- Develops and maintains budget, operating within the budget guidelines and reports to the Governing Council on the same
- Ensures that all state and federal requirements for charitable organizations are met, documents are properly filed, policies and procedures are in place and reviewed annually
- Plans and administers key conferences for the Alliance, including Spring Executive Conference, State Advocacy Day and Leadership Conference
- In coordination with Y-USA Resource Director, facilitates the building of organizational capacity of all the state’s Ys and provides opportunities for peer-to-peer learning and support
- Works with a WI YMCA Association (TBD) staff in the effective execution of key deliverables for the Alliance
Educational Background:
Baccalaureate degree
Skills/Experience:
- Minimum 3 - 5 years of experience in public policy, government relations or collective impact/coalition leadership
- Minimum 5 years of progressive leadership experience
- Must be professional, well organized and detail oriented
- Must be self-motivated and proactive
- Must enjoy a collaborative work environment and work well with a team of staff and volunteers
- Must possess excellent writing and oral communication skills
- Must have the ability to work on various duties and issues, and manage multiple tasks. Appropriately and professionally work closely with the Alliance
- Travel (approximately 30-40%) as needed
- Familiarity with the YMCA movement, culture, mission and purpose
- Commitment to the mission of the YMCA and core values
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Apr 27 2018
Active Until:
May 27 2018
Hiring Organization:
YMCA of the USA
industry:
Nonprofit