The YMCA of Greenville is searching for a dynamic, mission-driven leader to serve as the District Executive Director.
The YMCA of Greenville is searching for a dynamic, mission-driven leader to serve as the District Executive Director of its Caine Halter Family YMCA and Verdae YMCA (Express). The Caine Halter Family Branch serves the diverse residents in the downtown Greenville area. The Verdae YMCA is located in the fast growing, built community of the Hollingsworth Verdae Park.
The District Executive Director will enhance the success of the branch through an increase in community engagement, membership, and program participation that reflects the area's rapid growth in family and youth populations. The Association desires an individual who is cause-driven and implements best practices that will support a culture of excellence and quality.
The YMCA of Greenville has been serving the Greater Greenville community for over a century and is a trusted community partner. With a growing budget of $20M, the YMCA of Greenville excels in serving its community with cause-driven programs and initiatives focused on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.
The YMCA of Greenville is recognized as a DIG innovation network by the YMCA of the USA for our commitment to diversity, inclusion and global engagement. As a globally minded Y, we demonstrate a commitment to infusing a global framework into all aspects of organizational planning and execution.
Greenville, S.C. is 45 minutes from the Blue Ridge Mountains and three hours from the Carolina beaches and Charleston. The YMCA of Greenville encompasses eight strategically located branches, with our Metro Office situated near Greenville's vibrant downtown, which has been ranked among "America's Ten Best" byForbesMagazine.
Strategic Initiatives:
- Foster a climate of innovation to develop member-focused programs which support the Y mission, goals, and strategies as established by the Association's CEO and Board of Directors.
- Direct branch-level strategic planning efforts and develop annual operating plans that fit within the overall mission and strategic objectives of the Association.
- Develop and direct high-quality relationship-based member engagement strategies.
- Implement best-practice strategies to gain/maintain competitive advantages, increase membership and program participation, reduce costs, and increase efficiency and quality through the use of benchmarking, forecasting, weekly dashboards, and other performance monitoring techniques.
- Direct branch marketing and communication efforts in collaboration with the COO and Marketing Team.
Represent and promote YMCA of Greenville's mission and brand to the local community:
- Serve as a member of the Association's management team and support the overall objectives of the YMCA of Greenville.
- Communicate the benefits and impact of the Y's work, so we are known as a leading charitable, cause-driven organization.
- Maintain and build cause-driven programs and services to help the Y create a strong presence in the community.
- Lead in creating extraordinary experiences for all who come in contact with the Y.
Staff and Operation Oversight:
- Recruit, supervise, train, and develop staff in partnership with the Association's HR Director.
- Provide direction that will help your staff confidently and efficiently provide meaningful and impactful customer service as a foundational component of the Y experience for members and participants.
- Clearly communicate the mission, purpose, goals, and strategies for strong and enthusiastic employee engagement and work closely with them toward goal achievement.
- Overall management of the facilities including maintenance, cleanliness, and safety of grounds and equipment through oversight of maintenance staff and in cooperation with the Association's Director of Facility Development.
Direct Volunteer and Collaborative Activities/Initiatives:
- Cultivate relationships within the community to extend the Y's reach and impact.
- Oversee volunteer opportunities, recruitment, training, and development.
- Coordinate development of the branch board and committees.
Direct Financial Development:
- Develop, manage, and monitor $5M operating budget for Caine Halter Family Y and $400k operating budget for Verdae Express Y, and meet/exceed budget targets in cooperation with the Association's CFO and COO.
- Continual evaluation of branch program and membership data and ongoing strategic and innovative efforts for growth and retention in partnership with the COO.
- Oversee associations largest annual campaign at over $360k, along with strategies and initiatives in coordination with the Association's Development Team.
- Six or more years of demonstrated leadership/management experience, preferably in a YMCA or other nonprofit agency with direct supervision of multiple levels of staff
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in preparing and managing a budget
- Demonstrated ability to direct total operations through volunteer development, supervision of staff, development and monitoring of branch budget, marketing and public relations, and program innovation, development, and quality.
- Demonstrated ability to direct financial development, including sustained growth.
- Experience in management and development of volunteer involvement; ability to recruit top community leaders.
- Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
- Proven track record of developing authentic relationships with others.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain collaborations with community organizations.
- YMCA Multi-Team or Organizational Leader certification preferred.