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Vice President of Real Estate

YWCA USA
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 2/5/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/1/2025

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YWCA USA is a national organization on a mission to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. One of the oldest and largest multicultural organizations promoting solutions to enhance the lives of women, girls, and families, YWCA USA has been at the forefront of the most critical social movements for more than 160 years, working on behalf of marginalized communities through advocacy, local programming, and services – from women’s empowerment and civil rights to affordable housing and pay equity, to violence prevention and health care.

Headquartered in Washington D.C., YWCA USA represents almost 200 member YWCAs nationwide. YWCA Member Associations work on the front lines of social change, responding to the specific needs of their communities while upholding the vision and aspiration of the national movement. Nationwide, YWCA services include a wide breadth of policy advocacy and social service programs that support the mission of eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. YWCAs generate institutional change in three key areas : racial justice and civil rights; empowerment and economic advancement of women and girls; and health and safety of women and girls.

Through its affiliation with the World YWCA, YWCA USA is part of a global movement to elevate the status of ALL women and girls. The World YWCA works for women’s empowerment, leadership, and rights in more than 120 countries and 20,000 local communities. It is united by a shared vision that, by 2035, young women and girls will transform power structures to create justice, gender equality, and a world without violence and war, leading a sustainable YWCA movement inclusive of all women.

Position Summary

The Vice President of Real Estate and Facilities is a key player in galvanizing the YWCA Network around the new Real Estate and Facilities Project. This position is a thought partner and connector who will work with our national real estate partner and our 196 local YWCAs to find solutions to their facility and real estate needs. The VP of Real Estate & Facilities will have a deep working knowledge and the capacity to stay abreast of the changing landscape of funding sources and can research and share nonprofit affordable housing, shelter, and physical plant models.

This new position reports to the Chief Operating Officer and is part of YWCA USA’s Senior Leadership Team.

Real Estate Collaboration and Consultation

  • Serve as the YWCA’s in-house expert on facilities and real estate.
  • Work with the Member Services Team to identify and provide initial assessments and consultation.
  • Collaborate with and connect local YWCA’s with real estate and facilities resources, including funding resources.
  • Work with the National Real Estate Partner to identify and assist Local Associations with solutions for their real estate and facility needs.

Funding Opportunities and Structures

  • Keep apprised of national funding opportunities and trends for childcare facilities, shelters, affordable housing, and community centers.
  • Assist Local Associations with project budgets and operating pro formas.
  • Assist local associations with developing funding structures for real estate acquisitions, developments, and rehabs, including public and private funding and loan structures.
  • Facilities and Real Estate Capacity Development

  • Develop tools and resources to help Local Associations manage their real estate and facilities.
  • Provide training and thought partnership with network leaders on growth, evaluation, and maintenance.
  • Host an ongoing Community of Practice on Real Estate & Facilities.
  • Manage ongoing communication with Local Associations regarding trends and opportunities in real estate and facilities.
  • Responsibilities will also include assisting in project planning, grant applications, public relations, data management and research, record keeping, and the preparation of required reports, as well as other related duties as required.

    Experience, Education, Proficiencies, and Values

  • Experience, Education, and Certifications
  • At least 10 years of combined relative experience and education, including at least 6 in a related senior-level role
  • Experience in commercial real estate
  • Experience in affordable housing and community development programs and projects
  • Microsoft Office 365 and Office Suite, Teams, and quickly adept at learning new software
  • Community development and project funding structures and opportunities
  • Policy and procedure development and management
  • Project and program development and management
  • Contract negotiations and management
  • Strategizing, problem-solving, and making sound decisions
  • Developing, implementing, and evaluating efficient process systems
  • Managing budgets and strategic plans
  • Values and Attributes
  • A passion for supporting the organization's mission
  • Strategic, process, systems thinker
  • Exceptional leadership skills with a growth mindset
  • Ethical, accountable, trustworthy
  • Physical Demands and Work Environment

    The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this position successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

  • YWCA USA is a hybrid of physical and remote office environments; you will collaborate with colleagues who are based across the United States. You should be prepared to work remotely and travel to the organization’s headquarters in Washington, DC.
  • Travel for meetings, events, or site visits is required.
  • Availability to work Monday through Friday and occasionally on nights and weekends as needed.
  • The role requires long periods of sitting and using a computer and some light physical tasks, such as printing, filing, etc.
  • Ability to communicate effectively in person, on video, and via phone.
  • Compensation and Benefits

    Compensation

  • 160,000 Annually
  • This offered starting salary is non-negotiable.

  • Generous Leave Benefits
  • Sick Leave Benefits
  • 12 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
  • Paid Holidays
  • Long-term Disability Insurance
  • Short-term Disability Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • 403b Retirement Plan
  • Employer contribution to your retirement via the YWCA Retirement Fund
  • Seniority level

  • Executive
  • Employment type

  • Full-time
  • Job function

  • Sales and Management
  • Industries
  • Non-profit Organizations
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