CEO

• Manages day-to-day operations of the Alliance.
• Build organizational capacity of Florida Alliance Member Ys through: Strategic Planning, Board Governance, Management Agreements, Shared Services, and Mergers.
• Build strong networks to provide opportunities for training and support for Florida Alliance Member Ys: State Alliance Ys, Training Partner Ys (Tampa), Service Delivery Partner Ys {Central Florida Y, Florida First Coast Y and Suncoast Y), and Y-USA Services. 
• Develop Florida Alliance Infrastructure: Florida Alliance Strategic Plan, Fiscal Management, Staff Structure and Development, Annual Goals, and Communication to Florida Y's. 
• Form and manage collaborations to advance the strategic goals of the Alliance: Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility Opportunities, Program Development and Management, and Statewide program initiatives such as Youth and Government.
• Advocate and advance the State Alliance legislative priorities: Help set the legislative agenda and track and advocate on Key issues, Target and cultivate relationships w ith key policy makers and elected officials, and Manage contract lobbyist to raise visibility of Alliance Member Y's as valued resources on Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility.
• Ensure 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 through local YMCAs.
• Identifies and coordinates strategic statewide initiatives that support and advance the objectives of the Alliance strategic plan and the Y National Movement.
• Provides support to Alliance YMCAs through strategic planning and board development guidance.
• 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, safety around water etc.) and either pursues or refers funding opportunities to local Ys as appropriate.
• Recruits, trains, supervises and releases all Alliance personnel (interns, staff, and consultants).
• Develops and maintains a budget, operating within the budget guidelines and reports to the Finance and Executive Committees of the Florida Alliance of YMCAs on the same.
• Works closely with the Alliance fiscal agent to ensure that all state and federal requirements are met, documents are properly filed, policies and procedures are in place and reviewed annually. 
• Identifies struggling associations in need of intervention support from Y-USA.
• Lead the planning and administration of key conferences for the Alliance, including CEO meetings, State Advocacy Day and Leadership Conference.
• Facilitates the building of organizational capacity of all the state’s Ys and provides opportunities for peer-to-peer learning and support.
• Creates and delivers a plan for sharing statewide community benefit of all Y Associations in the Alliance; implementing targeted communications to advance advocacy and proactive communications of Alliance activities and events.
• Engages in open sharing of information, best practices, opportunities and challenges with other state alliances and YMCA of the USA.
• Identify and participate in strategic alliances and coalitions with like-minded organizations to meet Alliance objectives; connect and align with Y-USA priorities and sharing opportunities; support statewide program initiatives.
• Leads the convening of Y leaders to facilitate the development of statewide program initiatives that allow for impactful change in youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.
• Identifies and facilitates management agreements, shared service and merger discussions.
• Serves on statewide task forces, coalitions or committees as agreed upon with the Executive Committee of the Alliance and works to get YMCA staff and volunteers assigned to such.
• Leverages collective influence around policy change at the local, state and national levels. Facilitates Alliance Ys speaking with one voice in support of youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.
• Facilitates building the capacity of Y staff and volunteers to develop relationships with public officials and members of the community. 
• Ensures development of annual legislative agenda with input from Public Policy Committee, the Alliance contract lobbyist, Alliance staff members and volunteers. 
• Manages the Alliance contract legislative partner ensuring delivery of contract provisions. This includes evaluating their performance annually with input from Alliance members, developing and issuing a RFP where applicable, and communicating and strategizing regularly to ensure accurate representation of Y legislative agenda and positions.

Build Organizational Capacity of Florida Alliance member Ys through:

Have the ability to work effectively with volunteers to drive and implement a strategic roadmap that addresses the needs of the Alliance and communities served. Lead volunteers by aligning committees and their charts of work to support the strategies and goals of the Alliance. Acquire resources in order to implement the strategic plan.

• Strategic Planning
• Board Governance
• Management Agreements, Shared Services and/or Mergers

 Build strong networks to provide opportunities for training and support for Florida Alliance member Ys:

Regularly interact with volunteers and state leaders, be willing to help out in functional areas that need assistance.

• State Alliance Ys
• Training Partner Y (Tampa)
• Service Delivery Partner Ys (Central Florida, Florida First Coast and Suncoast)
• YUSA Service Delivery

Develop Florida Alliance Infrastructure:

• Florida Alliance Strategic Plan
• Fiscal Management
• Staff Structure and Development
• Annual Goals
• Communication to Florida Ys

Form and manage collaborations to advance the strategic goals of the Alliance:

• Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility opportunities
• Program development and management
• Statewide program initiatives such as YReads, Safety Around Water, and Youth and Government

Advocate and advance the State Alliance legislative priorities:

Actively interact and communicate with YMCA CEOs in Florida, political figures, community leaders, lobbyist, and volunteers and be seen as an active and integral member of the YMCA movement with respects to the YMCA mission and vision. Act as an ambassador for the mission, cause and vision for the YMCA within the state and be seen and respected as a leader, with the ability to develop and cultivate relationships with key stakeholders, while always upholding the highest standards of the values of the YMCA’s heritage.

• Help set the legislative agenda and track and advocate key issues
• Manage contract lobbyist to raise visibility of Alliance Member Ys as valued resources on Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility

Fund Development:

Network effectively to ensure the YMCAs are maximizing opportunities for funding and development work at all times.  Strategically position the State Alliance to be able to qualify and find alternative funding sources; public, private, governmental, grants, foundations, etc.