Group Vice President

Pay starting at $90,000 per year and up based on experience 
 

Lead Community Impact. Drive Organizational Excellence.

The YMCA is seeking a strategic, mission-driven leader to serve as Group Vice President (GVP). This executive leadership role oversees multiple branches and specialty areas, ensuring operational excellence, financial sustainability, staff development, and community impact across a diverse portfolio. As a member of the senior leadership team, the GVP serves as both a strategist and operator—balancing long-term organizational priorities with the day-to-day realities of leading complex, multi-site operations. This position requires strong business acumen, exceptional people leadership skills, and a deep commitment to the YMCA mission of strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. The GVP is a highly visible representative of the YMCA and plays a critical role in driving growth, innovation, fundraising success, and organizational culture.

What to Expect

This is a highly rewarding and demanding executive leadership position. Success in this role requires balancing multiple priorities while leading through influence, accountability, and collaboration.

In this role, you will:

• Lead multiple YMCA branches and service areas with responsibility for operational performance, financial outcomes, safety, and member experience.
• Coach and develop leaders while building leadership capacity across the organization.
• Analyze financial performance, make data-driven decisions, and implement corrective actions when necessary.
• Lead strategic initiatives that drive membership growth, program expansion, community engagement, and operational efficiency.
• Serve as an ambassador for the YMCA in the community, developing partnerships with stakeholders, donors, government agencies, schools, and community organizations.
• Play a significant role in fundraising efforts, including annual campaigns, capital campaigns, grants, and endowment development.
• Navigate complex situations involving staffing, facility operations, risk management, and crisis response.
• Travel regularly between assigned branches and community meetings.
• Balance immediate operational challenges with long-term strategic priorities.

Challenges You May Encounter

• Managing competing priorities across multiple locations and departments.
• Making difficult decisions related to budgets, staffing, and resource allocation.
• Leading organizational change and innovation while maintaining operational stability.
• Responding to unexpected operational, facility, or community issues that require immediate attention.
• Maintaining high standards for performance, safety, and accountability across diverse teams.

What Makes This Role Rewarding

• Directly impacting the lives of youth, families, and communities.
• Leading talented teams who are passionate about the YMCA mission.
• Helping shape the future direction and growth of the organization.
• Building meaningful community partnerships that create lasting change.
• Developing leaders and creating opportunities for staff and volunteers to thrive.

This Role May Be a Great Fit If You:

✓ Thrive in fast-paced, complex environments where no two days are the same.

✓ Enjoy balancing strategy and execution.

✓ Have a track record of successfully leading multi-site operations, nonprofit organizations, or large service-based organizations.

✓ Are comfortable using financial data, KPIs, and operational metrics to drive decision-making.

✓ Can build trust and relationships with diverse groups of people, including staff, volunteers, donors, board members, and community partners.

✓ Have experience leading through change while maintaining employee engagement and organizational stability.

✓ Are passionate about community impact and mission-driven work.

✓ Value accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

✓ Are energized by coaching and developing leaders.

✓ Can effectively manage ambiguity and make decisions with incomplete information.

This Role May Not Be the Right Fit If You:

✗ Prefer focusing on a single location, department, or area of responsibility.

✗ Are uncomfortable making difficult decisions related to performance, budgets, or organizational priorities.

✗ Prefer highly structured environments with limited change or ambiguity.

✗ Do not enjoy public-facing leadership responsibilities, fundraising, or community engagement.

✗ Prefer individual contributor work over coaching and developing others.

✗ Become frustrated when balancing competing priorities or responding to unexpected operational issues.

✗ Are seeking a role with limited travel, evening commitments, or occasional crisis-response responsibilities.

✗ Prefer a role focused primarily on program delivery rather than strategic leadership and organizational performance.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic & Operational Leadership

• Establish measurable operational and performance goals aligned with the Association's strategic plan.
• Ensure safe, effective, and efficient operation of assigned branches and service areas.
• Drive innovation, growth, and operational excellence across assigned areas.
• Lead strategic planning, quality assurance, risk management, and crisis response efforts.

Financial Stewardship

• Develop and manage annual operating budgets.
• Monitor monthly financial performance and key performance indicators.
• Identify trends, mitigate risks, and implement corrective actions as needed.

People & Culture Leadership

• Lead diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives.
• Support leadership development, employee engagement, and succession planning.
• Foster a culture rooted in YMCA values and leadership competencies.

Community Engagement & Fundraising

• Lead Annual Campaign, Capital Campaign, and Endowment fundraising efforts.
• Build strategic partnerships that advance YMCA goals.
• Collaborate with volunteers, advisory committees, and community stakeholders.

Program & Membership Growth

• Expand programs and services to meet community needs.
• Support membership recruitment and retention efforts.
• Identify grant opportunities and new funding sources.

What You Bring

Required

• Bachelor's degree in recreation, exercise science, business, social services, or a related field.
• Eight (8) or more years of leadership experience within the YMCA, multi-site operations, or nonprofit organizations.
• Demonstrated success leading complex operations, budgets, teams, and strategic initiatives.

Preferred

• YMCA Organizational Leader Certification.
• Experience leading fundraising campaigns and community partnership initiatives.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively through verbal, written, visual, and auditory methods.
• Ability to maintain focus, initiative, and sound judgment in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and stand, walk, or sit for extended periods.
• Regular travel between assigned branches and community locations.
• Professional appearance and demeanor required.

The YMCA is committed to safeguarding the children and families we serve. All employees are expected to uphold our child protection policies, complete required training, and support our culture of safety and accountability. We maintain zero tolerance for abuse, misconduct, or behavior that compromises the well-being of those we serve.

Our benefits include access to UnitedHealthcare Medical coverage, along with complimentary dental and vision care for employees. Additionally, we provide free Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Life Insurance coverage, safeguarding you and your loved ones. We understand the importance of work-life balance, which is why we offer a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy, allowing you to recharge and enjoy quality time with your loved ones. Planning for your future is essential, and we're committed to helping you build a secure retirement. That's why we proudly offer a 12% employer contribution to your retirement savings, ensuring a brighter tomorrow. Your well-being is our priority, and our benefits reflect our dedication to supporting you every step of the way. We encourage our staff to take full advantage of our facilities. Full-time employees receive a complimentary family membership, along with 50% off most of our programs. It’s our way of supporting their health and well-being, while fostering a balanced and active lifestyle.

Salary : $90,000