Ymca Of Columbia-Willamette - President & Ceo

EXECUTIVE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT YMCA OF COLUMBIA-WILLAMETTE Position: Chief Executive Officer (President and Chief Executive Officer)
Address: 601 SW 2nd Ave, Suite 110 Portland, OR 97204
The YMCA of Columbia-Willamette is an equal opportunity employer committed to valuing diversity and practicing inclusion. The OpportunityThe YMCA of Columbia-Willamette is seeking a vision-minded, strategic, community-centered individual to serve as its next President & CEO.
This is a unique opportunity to lead a well-established organization that has been part of the community since 1868.
The President & CEO will have the chance to drive transformational change, leveraging the YMCA's strong legacy to create impact on the lives of individuals and families across the region.
As the leader of this YMCA, you will join a dedicated team that is committed to addressing critical community needs.
This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with diverse stakeholders, inspire meaningful partnerships, and champion the values of youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.
The ideal candidate will be energized by the prospect of shaping the future of the YMCA, empowering staff, and volunteers, and making a tangible difference in the lives of the people served.
Our MissionTo put the Christian principles of love, respect, honesty, responsibility, and service into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.
Our CauseWe are a diverse people of all ages joined together by a shared commitment to community, nurturing character development, promoting healthy living, and fostering a sense of social responsibility.
Position DescriptionThe YMCA of Columbia-Willamette is seeking a visionary who is strategic and community-minded to serve as its next President & CEO.
The President & CEO will establish a clear vision, build trust, and extend the breadth and depth of YMCA of Columbia-Willamette's reach across our service area.
The President & CEO will lead collaborative efforts to grow and maintain productive working relationships in the community that enhances our reputation and furthers our mission and cause.
Key Skills and Abilities:Long-Term Strategic Vision: Work effectively with volunteers, community leaders, and key staff, to create and develop a strategic plan that addresses the needs of the communities served by the Y and includes defined organizational strategies, a clear implementation plan with deliverables, and measurable goals.
Key competencies: Change Leadership, Communication & Influence, Critical Thinking & Decision Making, Program/Project Management. Fiscal Management: Use high-level financial analysis to forecast financial trends, growth, and stability, while consistently leading an organization to balance or surplus operations by growing earned revenue and contributions and controlling costs.
Empower and guide staff leaders to lead their departments to successful financial operation.
Develop and implement stewardship strategies.
Ensure annual fundraising activities and strategies are sufficient to support the Y's charitable requirements through the engagement of members, volunteers, staff, and donors.
Key competencies: Fiscal Management, Critical Thinking & Decision Making, Developing Self & Others, Philanthropy. Build and Lead Staff: Ensure a talent development system is in place and executed affirming, culturally competent, and effectively.
Hire, motivate, nurture, retain, and hold staff accountable for key objectives.
Work towards recruiting, retaining, developing, and promoting staff that represent the diversity of the communities you serve.
Encourage the team by creating a spirit of camaraderie, inclusion, and sense of mission and purpose.
Create a learning organization to help staff achieve their highest potential.
Key competencies: Developing Self & Others, Inclusion, Emotional Maturity, Change Leadership. Operating Performance: Engage the board and appropriate staff to develop an annual tactical plan for identifying and achieving key goals and objectives towards operating with safe, relevant, and sustainable practices.
Quickly address issues that may arise, forecast future needs, and manage and direct the Y's operations and activities.
Key competencies: Developing Self & Others, Critical Thinking & Decision Making, Innovation. Position the Y as a Vital Partner for Community Change: Serve as an ambassador for the mission, purpose, and vision for the YMCA within the community.
Develop and cultivate relationships with key stakeholders from diverse backgrounds, while always upholding the highest standards and values of the Y.
Ensure your Y is seen as a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community by connecting all people to their potential, purpose, and each other.
Key competencies: Communication & Influence, Engaging Community, Collaboration. Cause-Driven Leadership: Inspire and mobilize staff, volunteers, members, community members, and community partners to strengthen communities for all.
Bring together people from different backgrounds, perspectives, and generations to ensure access to the opportunities, relationships, and resources necessary to learn, grow and thrive.
Creates a welcoming, equitable, affirming, genuine, hopeful, and nurturing environment dedicated to making the communities served stronger.
Key competencies: Developing Self & Others, Inclusion, Communication & Influence. Minimum Criteria for Candidates:Accredited 4-year college degree.YMCA Organizational Leader Certification required within three years from date of hire.Must demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills and personal values consistent with the YMCA mission.Minimum five years prior experience in a senior management role with a YMCA or related experience at a comparable organization with direct supervision of multiple levels of staff and employees.Must have demonstrated a fiscally sound business management approach, including a track record of budgetary management in excess of $10M.Must have experience in developing and strengthening community relationships on behalf of the organization.Preferred Criteria for Candidates:Strategic planning and fundraising experience, including operating community capital campaigns.Regarded as a peer to other top-level community leaders.Experience in attracting, leading, and retaining quality staff, as well as board and volunteer development.Residency within the Y's service area, and/or knowledge and understanding of community resources and needs.Salary Range: $200,000 – 225,000 Annually
Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage availableLife, AD&D, Level Insurance coverage available9% employer contribution to retirement plan after vesting periodPaid time off and holidaysOpportunities for professional development within the YMCA network and via external resourcesAbout the YMCA of Columbia-WillametteThe Y proudly serves as a hub of health and community engagement for individuals and families across six counties in the Portland metropolitan area and Southwest Washington with a population of 2.7 million.
Equity StatementOur Y is committed to treating everyone with dignity and empowering all to reach their full potential as we build thriving, inclusive communities.
While we have not always lived up to that vision, our Y is on a journey toward creating an organization that fully embodies anti-racist, multi-cultural values and advances equity for all.
Culture StatementThe YMCA of Columbia-Willamette is a group of individuals operating as a team, committed to love, integrity, and humility.
We believe in each other and demonstrate it by holding ourselves and each other accountable, encouraging creativity, and empowering each other to act in the pursuit of our mission.
We will create lasting impact in our communities by how we look, how we behave, what we say, how we treat others, how we do our jobs, and how we live our lives.
Facilities and Services:YMCA of Columbia-Willamette operates four branch locations, one overnight camp facility and over 30 childcare locations (before/after school programs and pre-school/child development centers) in the Greater Portland Area.
The Y serves approximately 10,000 members at our branch locations with fitness and healthy living classes, youth programs, and community services; as well as providing families with childcare services for approximately 1,000 kids each month.
MembershipTotal Number of Members 9724Total Number of Membership Units 3157Financial InformationAnnual Budget: 17 MillionSurplus/(Deficit): $6.1 Million in 2022; $(0.2) in 2023; $3.0 Million in 2024 (est.
)L/T Debt: $3.35 MillionEndowment: $3.6 MillionCurrent StaffFT - 80PT - 275Seasonal – 160CEO Direct ReportsCOOCFO (currently vacant)Chief Human Resource OfficerVice President of PhilanthropyVice President of Community DevelopmentBoard of Directors:21
Target Dates for the Search ProcessResumes accepted through: Friday, February 14, 2025
Preliminary interviews scheduled: Thursday, March 13, 2025
Final interviews: Monday-Tuesday, April 7-8, 2025
CEO selection made: Thursday, April 10, 2025
New CEO on board (anticipated): Monday, May 5, 2025
To ApplyCandidates will apply via the following website: https://tinyurl.com/ymca-columbia-willamette-ceo
You will be requested to submit the following with your online application: A resume and cover letter, along with four professional and two personal references.
Note: References will be checked on final candidates.
Questions regarding this position should be directed to:
Shaneé Jenkins, YMCA of the USA, ******, (312) 416-0852 or Derek Smith, Pacific Alliance Partner, ******, or (214) 668-9947.

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