The Sussex Family Y is part of the dynamic and progressive $40 million YMCA of Delaware which serves one out of every eight Delawareans throughout the State. The new Executive Director will have the opportunity to continue the search for a new location and develop and implement the capital campaign to build a new and modern YMCA in the community.
The Executive Director will be responsible for the overall operation of the branch that includes; 10 full-time and 160 part-time employees, 1505 member units and a budget of $2 million. This position will continue to develop and strengthen community wide relationships with donors, plus various service organizations. The Executive Director is also expected to aggressively support the YMCA of Delaware’s strategic goals. Qualified applicants must have experience working with Boards, supervising government contracts, management of fund raising campaigns, strategic planning, staff leadership/development plus a proven record of successful fiscal management specifically in the areas of membership and program growth.
- Establishes with the branch leadership team long range plans for the expansion of programs and services, in harmony with overall YMCA objectives.
- Provides staff leadership for the development, delivery and growth of the annual support campaign. Must be able to recruit, train, and inspire volunteers to share the impact stories of our cause driven community work.
- Develops membership strategies that includes unit and revenue growth as well as member retention/engagement/loyalty.
- Accountable for growth and development of branch board of management, committees, as well as community leaders, stakeholders, and advocates.
- Represents and promotes the YMCA in the local community and develops positive working relationships with other organizations, businesses, and governmental entities. Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with community agencies in service delivery area.
- Recruits, hires, trains, develops and directs employees and volunteers. Reviews and evaluates staff performance. Develops strategies to motivate staff and achieve goals.
- Develops, manages, and monitors assigned operating budgets to meet or exceed targets. Recommends adjustments to the budget to assure a balanced operation and submits reports on current operations.
- Develops and directs high quality member engagement strategies and programs which support branch and Association mission, goals, and strategies. Direct branch marketing and communication efforts.
- Serves as the branch leader for all Association wide Risk Management, HR, and Marketing initiatives and insures that all staff and volunteers are trained to insure that best practices are implemented.
- Ensure the maintenance of facilities and properties of the branch to assure high standards of maintenance, safety, cleanliness and to assure that the requirements of regulatory codes are fully met.
- Serves as a member of YMCA management team and supports the overall objectives of the organization.
- Engage with all members, participants, and parents to build strong relationship towards the advancement of the Y.
- Five or more years of related experience in supervision, membership marketing, financial management, fundraising and community program development.
- Technologically proficient and comfortable with various programs, software and new media.
- Ability to direct the total operations through volunteer development, supervision of staff, development and monitoring of branch budget, marketing and public relations, and program development.
- Ability to work effectively with people.
- Ability to respond to safety and emergency situations.
Required Certifications
- YMCA Senior Director experience and certification preferred.
$77,900.00 - $84,900.00