What are the responsibilities and job description for the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR position at Youth For Christ USA Inc.?
Position Summary
About Tacoma Area Youth For Christ
Tacoma Area Youth for Christ is a Christ-centered nonprofit organization dedicated to reaching young people and their families with the truth and hope of the gospel. Serving more than 1,600 youth annually across 13 sites throughout Pierce County, TYFC focuses on education persistence, trauma-informed care, and recidivism reduction while building lifelong relationships rooted in faith, trust, and hope.
The Executive Director serves as the chief executive and mission leader of the organization, responsible for the overall health, growth, and long-term sustainability of TYFC’s ministry and operations.
What You’ll Do
Role Expectations & Success Profile
Model an active Christian faith and lead with prayer, discernment, discipleship, and mission alignment.
Leadership Profile
Executive leadership maturity, proven fundraising success, strong emotional intelligence, servant leadership, and passion for youth impact.
Important Considerations Before Interviewing
This is a highly visible community-facing leadership role requiring strong comfort with fundraising, public representation, board interaction, and team leadership.
Benefits
403(b), paid time off, health insurance, retirement plan, 403(b) matching, employee discount, employee assistance program
EEO Statement
Youth For Christ (YFC) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, or other unlawful discriminatory characteristics in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
YFC is classified as an Association of Churches and as such our hiring practices reflect that designation. As a religious nonprofit organization, YFC incorporates within each leader role, the requirement to model, teach, share and live the faith. The relationship between YFC’s mission and each of its leaders is its lifeblood and as such does at all times and in all instances reserve the right to make employment decisions based upon a person’s religious beliefs, personal character and lifestyle consistent with our understanding of the Bible or with our overall goals and requirements for Christian ministry.
We seek to create a workplace that is intentional about Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our commitment to our employees extends to their opportunities for growth, development, promotion, training and compensation.
We will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the organization.
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About Tacoma Area Youth For Christ
Tacoma Area Youth for Christ is a Christ-centered nonprofit organization dedicated to reaching young people and their families with the truth and hope of the gospel. Serving more than 1,600 youth annually across 13 sites throughout Pierce County, TYFC focuses on education persistence, trauma-informed care, and recidivism reduction while building lifelong relationships rooted in faith, trust, and hope.
The Executive Director serves as the chief executive and mission leader of the organization, responsible for the overall health, growth, and long-term sustainability of TYFC’s ministry and operations.
What You’ll Do
- Lead the overall vision, strategy, and growth of TYFC across multiple ministry sites
- Partner closely with the Board of Directors to ensure strong governance and strategic alignment
- Oversee organizational planning, financial stewardship, and long-term sustainability
- Lead major donor cultivation, stewardship, and fundraising strategy
- Coach and develop the leadership team across operations, development, ministry, and communications
- Serve as the public face of the organization in the Pierce County community
- Model Christ-centered leadership and spiritual stewardship
- Demonstrated faith in Jesus Christ and alignment with the YFC Statement of Faith and ministry philosophy
- Spiritual leadership, Christ-centered discernment, and courageous faithfulness
- Passion for youth ministry
- Proven senior leadership experience
- Strong fundraising and relationship-building capabilities
- High emotional intelligence and servant leadership style
- Senior leadership experience in nonprofit, ministry, church, or mission-driven organizations
- Demonstrated success in fundraising and major donor development
- Experience leading teams, budgets, and board relationships
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience in youth development or faith-based nonprofit leadership
- Familiarity with Salesforce or donor CRM platforms
- Existing Pierce County community relationships
Role Expectations & Success Profile
- Fund Development & Community Partnership
- Board Leadership & Governance
- Leadership Team Management
- Organizational Strategy & Financial Stewardship
Model an active Christian faith and lead with prayer, discernment, discipleship, and mission alignment.
Leadership Profile
Executive leadership maturity, proven fundraising success, strong emotional intelligence, servant leadership, and passion for youth impact.
Important Considerations Before Interviewing
This is a highly visible community-facing leadership role requiring strong comfort with fundraising, public representation, board interaction, and team leadership.
Benefits
403(b), paid time off, health insurance, retirement plan, 403(b) matching, employee discount, employee assistance program
EEO Statement
Youth For Christ (YFC) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, or other unlawful discriminatory characteristics in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
YFC is classified as an Association of Churches and as such our hiring practices reflect that designation. As a religious nonprofit organization, YFC incorporates within each leader role, the requirement to model, teach, share and live the faith. The relationship between YFC’s mission and each of its leaders is its lifeblood and as such does at all times and in all instances reserve the right to make employment decisions based upon a person’s religious beliefs, personal character and lifestyle consistent with our understanding of the Bible or with our overall goals and requirements for Christian ministry.
We seek to create a workplace that is intentional about Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our commitment to our employees extends to their opportunities for growth, development, promotion, training and compensation.
We will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the organization.
Apply