The Gateway Region YMCA has an immediate opening for a Cause-Driven leader to provide strategic leadership in the area of community integrated health. Our overarching goal will be to structure the community health department to meet the emerging opportunities in the region. The key deliverables will be aligning strategies to improve participation, expanding corporate membership, complete Medicare approval and scaling community health programming. This is a wonderful opportunity for a motivated, cause-driven leader to join an innovative, mission-based association with an exciting vision for the future.
Under the guidance of the Executive Vice President and COO, this position will be responsible for growing participation the YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program, LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, Exercise for Parkinson's, Healthy Weight and Your Child, Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring Program and Alzheimer's Association Workshops. The primary responsibility is to find sustainable funding to further community health programming and participation. This includes providing strategic leadership along with developing a high performing team and implementing industry best practices. Emphasis will be placed on previous experience developing a data-driven culture with proven results, revenue growth, engaging executive level staff and the ability to inspire others towards exceeding expectations. The successful candidate will need to develop strong relationships with Branch Executives and other key support staff.
Candidates must demonstrate successful experience in building a high-performance team, leadership development, data analysis, fiscal management, program development, and small group facilitation. The candidate must possess excellent written and oral communication skills along with a proven track record of exceeding participation targets and attracting grant funding.
- YUSA Multi-Team Leader Status preferred
- 3 or more years of community health or related experience
Special skills:
- Excellent interpersonal, oral communication and writing skills
- Possess a high level of organizational knowledge, experience and proficiency
- Articulate communication skills relating to membership and branch leadership
- Ability to successfully lead, recruit and develop staff and volunteers of all levels
- Possess and demonstrate commitment and passion for mission-centered objectives
- Master the art of influence and relationship building with diverse stakeholders
- Demonstrate innovative thinking and change capacity
WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee maybe required to use a computer and be able to communicate using a computer or electronic device.
- The employee frequently is required to sit and reach, and must be able to move around the work environment.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.