The CEO of the YMCA of Metropolitan Denver will work closely with the senior leadership team and a strong volunteer Board of Trustees to deepen recent gains and outcomes aligned with the organization’s current strategic plan. Moving forward, the CEO will further strengthen a vision of youth development, healthy living and social responsibility that engages the communities, delivers quality programs, and drives for member satisfaction, philanthropic support and operational results.
The CEO is expected to be visible in the community, ensuring that the YMCA of Metropolitan Denver remains a highly respected and desired partner with a strong stake in identifying and addressing solutions to community opportunities. The CEO must lead the organization in promoting the YMCA of Metropolitan Denver brand and community image, while at the same time, maintaining and enhancing the Association’s strong balance sheet to ensure the strength of the YMCA.
PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES AND COMPETENCIES OF THE NEXT LEADER
The Board believes its new 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:
- 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 Trustees, volunteers, community leaders and key staff to identify critical community needs and develop a strategic roadmap focused on organizational strategies. (The current 5-year strategic plan expires in 2018.) 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
- Nurture a Mission-Driven Culture: Champion a culture of inclusion, integrity, character and life-long learning within the Y organization that reinforces, encourages, and promotes values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. In alignment with the Y’s mission, seek to foster an environment where diversity is celebrated and where all members, program participants, volunteers, and staff can reach their fullest potential.
- Key competencies: communication, self-development, change capacity, innovation, inclusion, community, philanthropy
- Improve Operating Performance: Partner with the board to identify issues and develop an annual tactical plan for achieving key YMCA goals and objectives to solve them. Remain fully informed of all operational issues and be able to quickly address issues that arise as well as forecast future needs. Manage and direct the Y’s operations and activities.
- Key competencies: communication, influence, quality results, finance, decision making
- 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
Address Specific Area(s):
The YMCA has the opportunity to strengthen these areas in order to have greater impact:
- Philanthropic efforts (expand individual donor base, annual, special events, planned giving, and grant expansion)
- Membership and program expansion
- Community outreach – effectively reaching those people who may not otherwise have an opportunity to be a part of the YMCA (e.g., children of low-income households)
- Capital development, i.e., for facilities expansion
- Endowment development
- Building reserves for deferred maintenance and planning
- Greater collaboration within our community with school districts, federal and local government, and other agencies
- Public Policy
- Educate the community on the multitude of programs offered at the YMCA and eliminate the image of “a swim and gym”
- Key competencies: values, community, volunteerism, philanthropy, inclusion, relationships, influence, communication, developing others, decision making, innovation, project management, finance, quality results, self-development, change capacity, emotional maturity, functional expertise
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Personal values consistent with the YMCA mission
- Minimum ten years of prior experience in senior management role with a YMCA or related experience at a comparable organization with direct supervision of multiple levels of staff and employees and multiple sites
- Strategic planning experience
- A clear vision of how to serve “all” of the community
Preferred Candidate Criteria:
- YMCA Organizational Leader Certification (Note: Candidates not already in possession of this certification have up to three years to obtain via YMCA of the USA).
- A proven track record of budgetary and fiscal management.
- Proven experience in developing and executing a strategic vision.
- Fundraising experience in annual campaigns, capital efforts, endowment and grants
- Strong operational skills and experience.
Salary Range: Commensurate with experience
Benefits: Retirement contribution, vacation, health plan, dental plan, disability insurance, life insurance and other benefits per policy.