Executive Director

YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles is seeking an executive leader to oversee a YMCA Center in Los Angeles. The role emphasizes directing membership, programs, facilities, fundraising, and community relations to advance the Center's mission.

The position requires 10+ years in executive management within a YMCA or nonprofit setting, strong skills in budgeting and donor development, and a commitment to the Y's cause-driven leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human services, social services, business or equivalent.
• Ten or more years of executive management experience in multi-site operations, preferably in a YMCA or other nonprofit agency.
• Experience securing large-scale capital development donations for multi-year building projects or facility renovations.
• Proven track record of managing budgets or revenue portfolios of $8 million or more.
• Experience in management and development of volunteer involvement.
• YMCA multi-team or center leader certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the total operation of a YMCA Center, including membership, marketing, programs, facilities, volunteer and staff development, financial development, community relations and collaborations with community agencies.
• Establish and implement an annual operating plan with goals, timelines and expected results.
• Operate the facility and all program activities, manage daily operations and ensure programs run smoothly.
• Address under-performing areas by organizing task forces as necessary.
• Represent and promote the YMCA in the local community and develop relationships with other organizations and government entities.
• Direct the financial development activities of the Center and achieve fundraising goals.
• Develop and support a year-round fundraising program including campaigns, donor acquisition, stewardship, events, and capital gifts.
• Support major donor cultivation and capital development planning to maintain facilities and endowment needs.
• Lead center budgeting, strategic planning, and ensure management has development plans and funding for training.
• Develop and direct board relationships, ensure board alignment with the strategic plan, and monitor progress toward goals.
• Ensure staff leadership across committees and foster ongoing evaluation of effectiveness and performance.
• Foster innovation for member-focused programs aligned with the Y mission and maintain safe, high-quality facilities.

Skills

Executive leadership

Budget management

Fundraising

Staff development

Strategic planning

Community outreach

Education

Bachelor's degree in human services or related field

Job description

Description

YMCA OF METROPOLITAN LOS ANGELES

The LA Y is the Center for Community Well-Being in Los Angeles, committed to building stronger communities by providing equitable programs and services to empower all. We are focused on fighting food insecurity, providing equity in education, making sure every child has the opportunity to experience the joy of sports, ensuring kids and teens have a safe place to grow, learn and live a healthy lifestyle. The LA Y’s health and wellness initiatives offer medical and mental health resources to ensure everyone has access to basic health needs. Our mission is to provide services and resources that contribute to the well-being of our community. The LA Y operates 29 Centers and over 200 program sites across LA County.

POSITION SUMMARY

Oversees the total operation of a YMCA Center, including membership, marketing, programs, facilities, volunteer and staff development, financial development, community relations and collaborations with community agencies.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Align the work of staff and volunteers to the Center and Association’s Center for Community Well-Being strategy framework.
• Establish and implement an annual operating plan: Working with staff, volunteers, and metropolitan management, develop an overall operating plan for the coming year including goals, timelines and expected results.
• Effectively operate the facility and all program activities: Manage the facility on a daily basis, ensuring that regular activities and special programs run smoothly. Establish appropriate management tracking methods to ensure that the Center performs effectively in all key areas.
• Address Specific Problem Areas: Identify and correct areas in which the Center is under-performing. Organize task forces as necessary to address these issues.
• Represents and promotes the YMCA in the local community and develops positive working relationships with other organizations, businesses, and governmental entities. Develops, maintains, and models collaborative relationships with community agencies in service delivery area.
• Directs the financial development activities of the Center and achieves fund raising goals.
• Develop and support a year-round fund raising program that includes the annual current support campaign; donor acquisition activity; stewardship of donors; special events, planning giving and capital gifts.
• Support and engage in a structured major donor cultivation strategy that yields annually minimum number of major gifts to support Center annual operating, capital, and endowment needs.
• Develop and support a long-range capital development plan including needs and sources of funds that guarantees maintaining all facilities in a like-new condition.
• Build the Center endowment by increasing the number of members making an irrevocable gift commitment.
• Oversees the hiring, training, supervision and evaluation of staff.
• Recruit and hire staff using screening tools and panel interviews to gain the best possible fit with each opening.
• See to it that all staff members have development plans and that funding for training is allocated and used appropriately.
• Identify career candidates and work an active plan to support their development and advancement
• Develops, manages, and monitors the Center operating budget and ensures budget targets are met or exceeded.
• Directs Center strategic planning efforts and develops the annual operating plan of the Center.
• Develop and control long and short-term budgets designed to support the achievement of the strategic plan.
• Provide adequate cash balances and net assets to appropriately fund reserves, and maintain fixed assets.
• Develops and directs high quality relationship-based member engagement strategies. Models relationship-building skills (including Listen First) in all interactions with staff, volunteers, members, and the community.
• Serve as staff officer to the Center Board of Managers and ensures that the experience of serving on the Board is satisfying.
• Lead a Board development effort that builds its capacity to help the Center achieve its strategic goals.
• Ensure that each committee has appropriate staff leadership along with benchmarks and charts of work that are aligned with the strategic plan.
• Enable the board to participate in implementation of the strategic plan by providing information that allows it to monitor progress toward stated goals.
• Facilitate the ongoing evaluation of effectiveness and performance of the Board.
• Fosters a climate of innovation to develop member-focused programs which support the Y mission, goals, and strategies.
• Ensures the safety and maintenance of high quality facilities, grounds, and equipment.
• Directs Center marketing and communication efforts to effectively communicate benefit to the community.
• Serves as a member of Y management and supports the overall objectives of the YMCA.
• Attendstaff meetings and trainings as required.
• UpholdYMCA policies for safety, supervision, mandated reporting and risk management.
• Demonstratethe Six Pillars of Character (Trustworthiness, Citizenship, Respect, Responsibility, Caring, and Fairness) as well as the YMCA Core Values of caring, respect, honesty and responsibility in all dealings with members, guests, volunteers and fellow staff.
• Demonstratecompetencies in and willingness to develop in the Cause Driven Leadership areas of mission advancement, collaboration, operational effectiveness and personal growth.
• All other duties as assigned by your supervisor

YMCA LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

The Y’s Leadership Competency Model is comprised of 18 leadership competencies (leadership knowledge, skills, and behaviors required for success in the Y), organized by the four disciplines of cause-driven leadership:

• Advancing Our Mission & Cause:Provide visionary leadership to the organization and to ensure that all resources are mobilized to adapt to new challenges and needs in the community
• Competencies Include:Change Leadership, Engaging Community, Philanthropy, & Volunteerism
• Building Relationships: Connect people to the Y’s cause by developing inclusive relationships, partnerships and collaborations so that Ys can co-create solutions to pressing social needs
• Competencies Include: Collaboration, Communication & Influence, & Inclusion
• Leading Operations: ensure relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability of the organization so that we can continue to fulfill our promise to the community
• Competencies Include: Critical Thinking & Decision Making, Fiscal Management, Functional Expertise, Innovation, & Program/Project Management
• Developing & Inspiring Others: support the holistic development of self and others so that everyone can embrace the Y’s cause, sustain the Y’s culture, and inspire others to take individual and collective action to further our impact
• Competencies Include: Emotional Maturity & Developing Self & Others

While all competencies are significant the following are critical to success in this position:

• Philanthropy
• Influence
• Fiscal Management
• Developing Self & Others

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in human services, social services, business or equivalent.
• RELATED EXPERIENCE:
• Ten or more years of executive management experience in multi-site operations, preferably in a YMCA or other nonprofit agency;
• Proven experience securing large-scale capital development donations for multi-year building projects or facility renovations;
• Proven track record of directly building, monitoring, and scaling operational budgets or revenue portfolios of $8 million or more.
• Proven track record of managing, stewarding, and developing a fundraising portfolio of $1 million or more;
• Experience in management and development of volunteer involvement;
• Ability to recruit top community leaders.
• SPECIALIZED SKILLS: Ability to direct total operations through volunteer development, supervision of staff, development and monitoring of Center budget, marketing and public relations, and program development.
• LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS: YMCA Multi-Team or Center Leader certification preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT/MINIMUM PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• You must have the physical, visual, and auditory ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations.