The YMCA of Plainview Texas Board of Directors is actively seeking a visionary leader who will build upon strong executive leadership and continue a culture of excellence within the YMCA as an active resident of the community. The YMCA seeks to be at the center of community life as a leading provider of youth programs, and health and wellness services.
Qualified candidates must have a solid business acumen, sound judgment, and exceptional leadership skills. They must have a proven track record that demonstrates an ability to successfully implement and promote the YMCA’s services and activities to the community; assess community needs and develop programs in partnership with others to meet those needs; raise funds through annual and capital campaigns; develop and manage a staff; and work with a YMCA board that focuses on strategic issues.
In partnership with the board, the CEO will develop a strategic vision and focus for the association to address these areas. For the CEO to be effective, they will need to engage, empower and motivate leadership staff to lead their departments in alignment with the strategic vision.
Key Deliverables:
- Fiscal Management: Use a high level of financial analysis to forecast financial trends, growth and stability while consistently leading the organization to balance or surplus operations by growing earned revenue and contributions and controlling costs. Empower and guide staff leaders on the successful financial operation of their areas of responsibility. Monitor the budget closely to address competition that impacts membership, and facility needs and stabilize distressed areas.
- Improve Operating Performance: Work with the board to develop an annual tactical plan for achieving key YMCA goals and objectives that will support the YMCA facilities. Remain fully informed of all operational issues and have the keen ability to quickly address any issues that might arise as well as forecast future needs. Explore new groups the YMCA should target to offer new programs and services.
- Develop and Implement a Strategic Plan: Work effectively with volunteers, key staff, and the YMCA of the USA Resource Director, to create and develop a strategic roadmap that addresses opportunities and challenges related to the community’s support of facilities and programs, with defined organizational strategies. Lead staff in the development and implementation of goals through an annual operating plan. Lead volunteers in creating and aligning committees and their charts of work to support the strategies and goals of the association.
- Advocate the YMCA Vision Within the Community: Serve as ambassador for the mission, goals and values of the YMCA. Lead efforts with increasing membership and delivering high quality programs to the community. Actively interact and communicate with the communities in the region as a representative of the YMCA. Represent the YMCA’s mission to community leaders, donors, staff and volunteers. Assure existing strong partnerships are fostered, and new partnerships are created. Be seen and respected as a leader within the community, while proactively creating collaborations to enhance outreach and program initiatives.
- Advance a Culture of Philanthropy: Lead fundraising efforts by working with the Board and staff to establish a plan for the organization to raise significant contributions, including endowment, for service growth, affordable programs and capital development projects. Must be able to position the Y as a charity of choice by instilling confidence, credibility, and trust in the Y with community leaders and donors. Fundraising plans will meet current and future needs of the organization while building a culture of philanthropy among the board and staff. Experience with capital campaigns and projects is significant.
Additional Key Priorities:
- Cause-Driven Leadership: Inspire and mobilize staff, volunteers, members, community members and community partners to strengthen communities. Passionate about giving their community a place to play, to learn, to connect with one another, to be healthy, to eat well and give back. Create a welcoming, genuine, hopeful, nurturing environment, and dedicated to making their community stronger.
- Develop and Manage the Staff Team: The YMCA seeks a "servant leader" who can inspire a positive attitude and build a cohesive team. The new CEO will create a plan to build unity, encourage teamwork, set operational goals tied to a strategic plan, hold staff accountable, and foster individual staff development. Lead by example; remain actively engaged in staff development and performance leading to superior results in programs, member satisfaction and community engagement. Creating a cohesive and collaborative model among the staff is critical as this will result in the enhancement and growth of membership services and programs at all three locations.
- Must demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills and personal values consistent with the YMCA mission.
- Must have the ability to develop and strengthen community relationships.
- Can develop new programs, review and enhance programs being offered or considered, for both economy and the effectiveness in broadening our engagement in the communities in which we serve.
Preferred Criteria for Candidates:
- YMCA Organizational Leader Certification. If the candidate does not possess this, they must obtain it within 3 years from the date of hire.
- 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.
- Fiscally sound business management approach.
- Strategic planning and fundraising experience including annual and capital campaigns.
- A proven track record of budgetary and fiscal management of more than $1M annually.
Salary Range: $70,000-$85,000 annualized, commensurate with experience.
Benefits: The YMCA of Plainview participates in the Y Retirement Program at an 12% rate, with the YMCA contributing 9% and the employee contributing 3%. Vacation plan, health plan, relocation reimbursement, and other benefits per personnel policy included.