Greater Somerset County YMCA

An exciting opportunity to join the Executive Team of a progressive YMCA association located in vibrant Somerset County, New Jersey. The YMCA is one of the nation’s leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. With a 150-year-old history, Greater Somerset County YMCA (GSCY) is a pillar of the community and has seven locations across three counties, which collectively serve upwards of 30,000 individuals. GSCY has 100 full-time and 950 part-time employees along with operating revenues to $22+ million.

The Y empowers everyone—no matter who they are or where they are from. To fulfill our purpose of strengthening community for all, GSCY is committed to being an inclusive organization and leveraging our collective impact to address social inequities. To learn more about GSCY, visit our website: http://gscymca.org

POSITION SUMMARY:

Serves as a member of the President/Chief Executive Officer’s (CEO) senior leadership team, providing strategic leadership to ensure successful operations of the YMCA branches by creating high-performance teams that help the organization grow and achieve overarching vision of strengthening community and advancing diversity, equity and inclusion. The Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer (COO) is responsible for activating the Association’s strategic vision by implementing the strategic plan and its principal goals, to maximize impact in our communities. The COO also positions the Y as a community convener and collaborator to address critical social issues and protects the Association’s assets through comprehensive risk assessment and management.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Supervises vice presidents and district vice presidents to advance the Association’s strategic plan and assure sound operations. Addresses the root cause of systemic issues rather than symptoms.
• Provides leadership and direction to the branches by coaching district vice presidents of operations and branch executives as well as by providing overall direction to the branch boards and volunteers.
• Ensures the Y is identifying and meeting community needs effectively.
• Supports and recommends organizational policies and structures that remove barriers and foster equity and inclusion for all.
• Implements and oversees a program evaluation system to ensure consistency with the Y’s cause and safety and quality standards.
• Protects the Association’s assets including its people, property, finances and reputation. Focuses on risk assessment and management, crisis planning, systems and controls, compliance, and accountability.
• Develops fundraising strategies with the CEO and Chief Philanthropy Officer to expand philanthropy and ensures achievement of branch fundraising goals.
• Monitors monthly financial reports to assure that revenue targets are met and expenses are controlled.
• Ensures the operational growth of the YMCA through program expansion, member recruitment and retention, pricing strategies, new site development, and effective, sustainable, organization-wide collaborations. Guides the organization to make tough choices about what to stop, start, and continue.
• Fosters a climate of innovation and identifies potential areas for branch cooperative programming to accomplish YMCA goals, and works with staff groups to develop and implement programs.
• Leads Association Leadership Team (ALT) to ensure operational excellence, innovation and strong communication for the Association.
• Works directly with assigned committees of the board to build volunteer relationships, develop policies, oversee policy implementation and meet the related needs of the board.
• Provides direction to assigned staff in the performance of their duties, establishing work priorities in achieving strategic and operating plan goals; prepares and manages associated budgets.
• Serves as a resource and participates as a leader/member of various staff committees and leadership groups.

YMCA COMPETENCIES (Organizational Leader):

Mission Advancement: provide visionary leadership to the organization and to ensure that all resources are mobilized to adapt to new challenges and needs in the community

Collaboration: Creates sustainable relationships within the Y and with other organizations in service to the community

Operational Effectiveness: ensure relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability of the organization so that we can continue to fulfill our promise to the community

Inclusion: : Values all people for their unique talents, and takes an active role in promoting practices that support diversity, inclusion, and global work, as well as cultural competence

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors or Master's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field.
• YMCA Organizational Leader certification preferred.
• Experience working with budgets up to 10M.
• Practiced in diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and a deep understanding of DEI principles and practices.
• Experience working in the non-profit sector, particularly with the YMCA.
• Proven experience as a COO or in a similar senior-level operations management role.
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire a team.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think creatively.
• Strategic mindset, decision-making, and critical thinking; with the ability to think beyond the tactical and focus on the big picture.

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.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use a computer for extended periods 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 employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefits of working full-time at GSCY include:

• FREE family membership to Greater Somerset County YMCA, including full access to all of our branch facilities including Bridgewater YMCA, Hillsborough YMCA, Princeton YMCA, Somerset Hills YMCA, and Somerville YMCA
• FREE nationwide membership with access to over 2,500 YMCA locations across the country
• Discounted program fees
• Paid sick leave and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Generous 12% retirement contribution to the YMCA Retirement Fund after eligibility period (no employee contribution required)
• Medical and dental insurance with prescription coverage
• Vision insurance
• Flexible & Health Savings Account available for medical and/or dependent care
• 100% contribution towards life insurance and long-term disability
• Optional additional life insurance and dependent life insurance available at low rates
• 403(b) Smart Savings Plan
• Generous paid time off policy
• 6 paid holidays
• 50% discount on child care from 3mo. And aftercare through middle school

Greater Somerset County YMCA is a drug free work environment. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information who share our values of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility.