CEO

• Advocate the Vision of the YMCA and be the Heart and Soul of the Operation: Should actively interact and communicate with YMCA members, donors, and staff and volunteers and be seen as an active and integral member of the community. Act as an ambassador for the mission, cause and vision for the YMCA within the community 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.
• Develop and Manage the Staff Team: Develop and manage a staff team.  Lead by example; remain actively engaged in staff development and performance leading to superior results in programs, member satisfaction and community engagement.  Maintain a culture of integrity, high ethical standards, values, accountability and performance.  Encourage the team by creating a spirit of inclusiveness, camaraderie and mission.
• Lead Fundraising Efforts: Establish a plan for attaining the YMCA's annual fund-raising goals and take the campaign to new levels of engagement with members, volunteers and donors.  Develop and implement fund-raising plans which will establish this Y as a leading charitable organization within the community as well as meet the needs of this association.  Lead and direct multi-million capital campaigns relative to expansion of facilities and programs, as necessary from time to time.
• Maintain a Culture: Continue to strengthen a culture of inclusion, integrity, character and life-long learning within the YMCA organization that reinforces, encourages, and promotes values of honesty, respect, responsibility, and caring.
• Develop and Implement a Strategic Plan: Have the ability to work effectively with volunteers and key staff to create and develop a strategic roadmap that addresses Big Questions (opportunities and challenges) with defined organizational strategies. 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 association.
• Prepare and Manage the Budget:  Use high level of financial analysis to forecast financial trends, growth and stability while consistently leading 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 facilities.
• Be Visible Within the YMCA: Constantly interact with members and volunteers and be willing to help out in functional areas that need assistance.
• Improve Operating Performance: Work with the board to develop an annual tactical plan for achieving key YMCA goals and objectives.  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.

Additional Key Priorities

• Enhance Programming/Drive Membership: Successfully promote the YMCA’s services and activities to the community, enhance and develop new programming making the YMCA the preferred provider within the community.  Continue to engage, as well as, retain current members and cultivate new membership to the YMCA.
• Diversity and Inclusion: In congruence with the YMCA’s mission, the YMCA seeks to foster an environment where diversity is celebrated and where all members, volunteers, and staff can reach their fullest potential.  The new CEO must have the ability to work with people of diverse cultural backgrounds in the YMCA – members, volunteers, and co-workers.
• Continue to Develop an Effective and Diverse Volunteer Board: Work with the board to establish a "best-practices" process to recruit, train, develop, and renew the volunteers on the board.  Guide the organization to research each key initiative, build agreement, enlist support from each critical constituency and establish a timeline for completing each aspect of the planning process.  Work with the Board to establish an ongoing implementation plan for each major strategic initiative and a process to monitor results.