Executive Director

Join us as an Executive Director and lead transformative change in our community!

Job Description

In this dynamic role, you will execute the organization's strategic priorities while enhancing the Y experience for all. Your leadership will empower diverse teams, foster strong relationships with members, and inspire donors, ensuring high performance in programs and services. By cultivating partnerships with local organizations and officials, you'll drive innovative initiatives that address community needs and uphold the Y's reputation as a vital resource. If you're a visionary leader passionate about making a meaningful impact through the Y's mission, we want to hear from you!

Qualifications

What You Bring to the Community Enterprise

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field; advanced degrees are advantageous.
• At least eight years in a leadership position, ideally within a YMCA or nonprofit organization, showcasing a proven ability to manage diverse teams successfully.
• Demonstrated capability to direct and enhance operations, focusing on developing and empowering volunteers to create a culture of engagement and impact.
• Experience in supervising and mentoring staff to nurture talent and drive performance excellence.
• Skilled in crafting and managing budgets in alignment with strategic goals, exhibiting strong financial acumen and resourcefulness.
• Proven track record of successfully increasing membership and program enrollment through innovative strategies and effective community engagement.
• A strong history of meeting financial targets, with experience in budget forecasting, variance analysis, and implementing necessary corrective measures.
• Comprehensive understanding of the YMCA movement and a commitment to building relationships that advance the organization's mission and community impact.
• Familiarity with or eagerness to learn about design thinking and social entrepreneurship, with the ability to devise creative solutions for community challenges.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities, with a talent for engaging effectively with diverse stakeholders, including staff, volunteers, donors, and community leaders.
• Capacity to think strategically and translate vision into actionable plans that align with organizational objectives and community needs.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, talk, and occasionally lift and/or move items, including equipment, furniture, and/or children. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Essential Functions

How You Will Make an Impact (Essential Functions)

• Ultimately accountable for team achieving at high levels to ensure a transformative Y Experience and achieve organizational objectives
• Ensures high-quality programs and excellent customer service
• Models inclusive management behaviors and embraces all dimensions of diversity -- building strong teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to our mission
• Responsible for hiring, coaching, and managing all direct reports and ensuring alignment with association people practices for all positions within their organizational structure
• Leads Cycle Check-ins and the Annual Check-In with center team to ensure progress with OKRs, provide ongoing coaching and feedback, and discuss development opportunities
• Responsible for successful center Strategic Plan metrics, Net-Promoter Scores, and Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). Ensures centers are achieving targets and producing meaningful qualitative results
• Implements a goal-based management approach (OKR methodology) and ensures center is actively working towards supporting organizational level objectives and key results
• Designs and implements strategy to drive membership and program enrollment and growth while ensuring a high-quality and transformative Y Experience as demonstrated by net- promoter scores and other experience metrics.
• Ensures implementation of high-quality member engagement strategies and programs to support center and association goals and strategies
• Oversees plans for the expansion of programs and services, in harmony with overall YMCA objectives and key results
• Stays current and provides a quarterly update to the District Community Executive, discussing other providers in the service areas along with their offerings, value proposition, and key attributes, developing an action plan on how the Y remains relevant in its programs and services
• Builds bridges within the community so that all segments of society have access to the Y
• Effectively communicates community benefit and the Y's impact for all stakeholders (e.g., staff, volunteers, members, and community leaders) develops positive working and collaborative relationships with other organizations, businesses, and governmental entities
• Enhances the Y's reputation in the community by engaging with partners, businesses, school districts, and other non-profit organizations that are invested in strengthening community
• Ensures center execution on all aspects of association marketing strategies and campaigns
• Oversees the budgeting process so that resources are devoted to top priorities and strategic objectives.
• Identifies growth opportunities, conducts forecasting monthly, and corrects financial deficiencies on a timely basis
• Leads the development of, and monthly variance reports reviews, with the Associate Center Executive and District Community Executive, implementing action plans to stay on plan with the annual budget
• Ensure the facility and equipment is well-maintained, safe, and clean, following association guidelines and practices.
• Conducts a monthly walkthrough of the center with the Associate Center Executive and District Community Executive and quarterly walkthrough with Chief Operations Officer and association facilities lead
• Enhances the Y's reputation in the community by engaging with partners, businesses, school districts, and other non-profit organizations that are invested in strengthening the community (e.g., serving on the local chamber, building relationships with local, city, and county officials and representatives)
• Drives the cultivation and implementation of community partnerships for assigned centers and the association
• Partners with youth development leaders (Extend-A-Care) to build strong partnerships with school districts and other educational entities.
• Recruits, develops, and maintains highly effective Boards of Advisors, following the by-laws of the YMCA of Greater Austin.
• Supports board chairs in facilitating an engaging and productive board meeting experience. Regularly attends board meetings for assigned centers according to the annual plan
• Drives successful fund-raising and financial development, working with Associate Center Executive and District Community Executive and Development Team, to meet cycle and annual objectives
• Meets every cycle with District Community Executive and Development Team to ensure center progress to the fundraising goal
• Leads strong board/volunteer and staff participation
• Leads and models design thinking and social entrepreneurship practices to develop innovative solutions to community needs, community and association-wide opportunities, and challenges.
• Works to master, demonstrate and coach others in design thinking and social entrepreneurship to establish a strong culture of social innovation
• Serves as project teams for assigned innovation projects designed to incubate new products, services, and/or improve systems and processes
• Serves on Association-level impact teams, task forces, and/or committees as needed
• Other duties as assigned.

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