What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Executive Director position at Great Miami Valley YMCA?
GREAT MIAMI VALLEY YMCA
Atrium Family YMCA
Title: Associate Executive Director
FLSA Status: Exempt Starting Salary: $50,000
Status: Full Time Department: Branch Leadership
Reports to: Executive Director Revision Date: 01/21/2025
POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the direction of the Executive Director and in accordance with the Christian mission and purpose of the Great Miami Valley YMCA Association, the Associate Executive Director is responsible for providing secondary leadership for the development of YMCA programs, memberships, volunteers, and staff, collaborative partnerships, and financial development activities conducted through designated location.
GREAT MIAMI VALLEY YMCA ASSOCIATION SUMMARY:
OUR MISSION: To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.
OUR IMPACT: To strengthen our community by providing opportunities to serve children, individuals, and families in a safe environment which encourages all to live healthy lives and to exhibit positive character values such as faith, caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Works closely with the Executive Director to plan, design, evaluate, and implement all aspects of the branch strategic plan and operations of the branch and program sites in accordance with YMCA of USA and Association guidelines.
- Supervises designated branch directors and team members.
- Develops, implements, and monitors annual budgets for designated departments.
- Responsible for all aspects of program development, quality, and safety.
- Promotes programs by development and distribution of marketing and communication materials in compliance with Association standards.
- Plans and implements special events.
- Collaborates with community partners to further the YMCA’s programs.
- Recruits, hires, trains, and evaluates all assigned staff.
- Follows all employee hiring procedures and fills staff in accordance with Association guidelines.
- Maintains accurate records for the branch location including but not limited to membership function, facility, staff, programs, etc.
- Monitors and assists in maintaining the cleanliness of the facility areas.
- Upholds Director on Duty responsibilities and remains visible when on duty.
- Works with volunteer committees and actively assists in recruiting, training, and engaging groups of volunteers including but not limited to the Board of Advisors.
- Co-leads campaign segments for the Annual Giving Fund.
YMCA LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:
Mission Advancement: Models and teaches the Y’s values. Ensures a high level of service with a commitment to improving lives. Provides volunteers with orientation, training, development, and recognition. Cultivates relationships to support fundraising.
Collaboration: Champions inclusion activities, strategies, and initiatives. Builds relationships to create small communities. Empathetically listens and communicates for understanding when negotiating and dealing with conflict. Effectively tailor's communications to the appropriate audience. Provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance, and support.
Operational Effectiveness: Provides others with frameworks for making decisions. Conducts prototypes to support the launching of programs and activities. Develops plans and manages best practices through engagement of team. Effectively creates and manages budgets. Holds staff accountable for high-quality results using a formal process to measure progress.
Personal Growth: Shares new insights. Facilitates changes; models adaptability and an awareness of the impact of change. Utilizes non-threatening methods to address sensitive issues and inappropriate behavior or performance. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Education: A 2-year college degree or applicable experience is required; Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent strongly preferred.
- Experience: Three years minimum of supervisory experience demonstrating the ability to recruit, train, motivate, and supervise staff, as well as the ability to work with committees is required.
- Experience in membership and program planning and development with proven fundraising and sound fiscal management is required.
- Budget development and administration skills are preferred.
- 3 years of experience in customer service; sales experience strongly preferred.
- Must hold a valid driver’s license, insurable drivers record according to the YMCA’s insurance carriers, and have reliable transportation to travel for business meetings, training events, YMCA site visits, vendors, and suppliers, etc.
- Computer skills needed, particularly with Microsoft Office and email applications, along with ability to learn the internal YMCA software.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND 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.
- The incumbent must be able to frequently sit, use his/her hands and fingers, stand, walk, type, reach, climb, balance, stoop, crouch, kneel, climb a ladder, and climb a minimum of two flights of stairs multiple times each day. The incumbent must be able to lift and/or carry and move up to fifty pounds. Specific vision abilities require close, color, distance, peripheral, depth, perception and ability to adjust focus.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use a computer for extended periods of time and be able to communicate using a computer and phone/smart device. The employee frequently is required to sit and reach, and must be able to move around the work environment.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- The incumbent will be required to travel to locations in the Association’s service area and will be exposed to all outside weather conditions.
Salary : $50,000
