Associate Executive Director

About the role

The Associate Executive Director leads center operations, focusing on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Emergency Response Leadership — Designated as a First Responder in emergencies.
• Budget Management — Manages center budget, income targets, and expense control in collaboration with the Executive Director.
• Staff Supervision — Hires, trains, supervises, and evaluates Program Directors and center staff.
• Strategic Leadership — Sets and communicates a clear vision aligned with YMCA mission and goals.
• Program Evaluation — Evaluates existing programs and leads development of new initiatives aligned with strategic priorities.
• Youth & Member Engagement — Provides leadership for youth, teen, outreach, and member engagement/retention initiatives.
• Policies & Committee Leadership — Guides program development, policies, and committees to align with center and association goals.
• Marketing & Public Relations — Supports strategic planning, marketing, public relations, and promotional efforts.
• Community Engagement — Leads annual campaign efforts and builds community partnerships and events.
• Facility Operations — Oversees scheduling, equipment, and financial assistance processes.
• Staff Development — Ensures staff development, reporting, administration, and integration of YMCA core values.
• Additional Duties — Support YMCA mission and operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience
• Ability to develop and maintain high-quality programs
• Strong organizational, leadership, and supervisory skills
• Knowledge of fiscal management, program planning, member services, sales, personnel management, training, public relations, and fundraising
• Completion of all position-specific YMCA training within established deadlines