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The YMCA of Columbia-Willamette is an equal opportunity employer committed to valuing diversity and practicing inclusion.
Job Description
The Opportunity
The 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.
Position Description
The 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.
Our Mission
To 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 Cause
We 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. At the YMCA of Columbia-Willamette, we strengthen our communities by providing programs and services that focus on Youth Development, Healthy Living, and Social Responsibility.
About the YMCA of Columbia-Willamette
The 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. https://www.ymcacw.org/
Equity Statement
Our 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 Statement
The 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. More information about the Y’s facilities, programs and services can be found at https://www.ymcacw.org/ and below.
Beaverton Family YMCA: Developmental, recreational, and competitive basketball shine at the Beaverton Family Y. Active, older adults find a home here and provide coaching and mentorship to the youth in our programs. This property includes (1) a 43,500 square foot building constructed in 1996 (known as “The Hoop”) that boasts six competition basketball courts, a 5,000 sq. ft. wellness floor, and a cardio and strength equipment and (2) a 20,000 square foot facility with a child development center and a multi-purpose gymnasium.
Sherwood Regional Family YMCA: This recreation and community center was constructed in 1997 by the City of Sherwood and expanded to 55,000 square feet in 2003. It includes a lap pool, a hardwood gym, a teen center, and full fitness equipment set-up. Currently operated by the Y under contract with the City, the Y expects to purchase the facility in 2025.
Clark County Family YMCA: This 60,000 square-foot facility in Vancouver, WA opened in 2000 with an aquatic facility featuring a competition lap pool, rec pool, gymnasium, fitness room and elevated indoor track. A partnership with a local church helps facilitate a large volunteer support team to serve the community with a summer lunch program, an early childhood development center and an active volunteer chaplain’s program.
Southeast Family YMCA: This Y facility in SE Portland was built in 1955 and was converted to a 17,000 square foot child development center and community art studio in 2000. More recently, the facility has been used primarily for pre-school childcare, as well as a hub for community classes and fitness programming.
YMCA Camp Collins: These 130 acres are situated on the Sandy River only 45 minutes from Downtown Portland. Known as a premiere overnight camp, Camp Collins accommodations include cabin villages for different age groups, a modern lodge, and a dining hall with a commercial kitchen. Hiking trails, a challenge course, multiple outdoor activities, and a large pool make this a popular attraction for school and business groups throughout the year.
Child Care: Our Y has built a strong reputation in the community for its commitment to youth and families through our childcare offerings. Enrichment programs as well as licensed childcare are offered throughout our service area. We provide pre-school childcare at three Portland locations, before and after school care at over 30 schools in six districts, full-day camps in four school districts, as well as a high school nursery, collectively serving over 1,000 children and their families.
Membership
- Total Number of Members 9724
- Total Number of Membership Units 3157
Financial Information
- Annual Budget: 17 Million
- Surplus/(Deficit): $6.1 Million in 2022; $(0.2) in 2023; $3.0 Million in 2024 (est.)
- L/T Debt: $3.35 Million
- Endowment: $3.6 Million
Current Staff
- FT - 80
- PT - 275
- Seasonal – 160
CEO Direct Reports
- COO
- CFO (currently vacant)
- Chief Human Resource Officer
- Vice President of Philanthropy
- Vice President of Community Development
- Board of Directors: 21
Area Amenities and Community Benefits
The City of Portland and the greater Portland area sit in the beautiful Willamette Valley. Two rivers, the Columbia and the Willamette, play a significant role in the life of the community. The Willamette River flows through the city and divides it between east and west, while the Columbia River divides Oregon from Washington. It is said you can wake up in Portland, drive to Mount Hood to spend the morning skiing, then drive to the coast to enjoy a bonfire on an Oregon beach by dinner time. The amount of outdoor recreation opportunities is remarkable. Portland has a reputation for being one of the great food cities of the world, and the state produces a long list of great cheeses, wines, beers, fruits and vegetables. The Portland Timbers, the Portland Thorns, and the Portland Trailblazers provide live action sports, and there are active recreational and competitive teams in many diverse sports. The arts are alive and well in Portland, and its neighboring communities with live theatre, music, and dance. From cottage industry crafts to curated museum exhibitions, Portland enjoys it all!
The median age of the area is 39.0 years, reflecting a mix of young professionals, families and the median household family incomes is $90,400.
Sites for Information:
https://portlandmetrochamber.com/
Qualifications
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 track record of budgetary management in excess of $10 M
- 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.
Essential Functions
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 in 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
Salary Range: $200,000 – 225,000 Annually
Benefits:
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage available
- Life, AD&D, Level Insurance coverage available
- 9% employer contribution to retirement plan after vesting period
- Paid time off and holidays
- Opportunities for professional development within the YMCA network and via external resources
Target Dates for the Search Process
- Resumes 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 Apply
Candidates 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, [email protected], (312) 416-0852 or Derek Smith, Pacific Alliance Partner, [email protected], or (214) 668-9947.