Executive Director

Description:

Camp Jorn YMCA is a healthy and thriving independent YMCA camp in search of a visionary leader who will lead the Y forward and build upon past success. The current program base includes day and overnight sessions along with year around childcare and retreats. This person is charged with assessing the camp’s physical and program needs, developing a well-trained and motivated staff, and supporting fundraising through annual and capital campaigns. The Executive Director works with a YMCA board that focuses on strategic issues rather than operational issues. Success will depend on an appreciation for historical relationships with donors, volunteers, and camp alumni.

Key Skills and Abilities

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

Develop and Implement a Strategic Plan: 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 the 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. Key competencies: Fiscal Management, Critical Thinking & Decision Making, Developing Self & Others, Philanthropy

Make Progress as an Inclusive, Anti-Racist, Multicultural Organization: Intentionally promote inclusion in all aspects, ensure and sustains diverse representation in our leadership, and lead social change in our communities through anti-racist policies, words and actions. Key competencies: Change Leadership, Communication & Influence, Engaging Community, Inclusion

Improve 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

Steward Fundraising Efforts: Develop and implement an annual fundraising plan that will establish the YMCA as a leading nonprofit organization within the community through the engagement of members, volunteers, staff, and donors. Identify the need for successful capital fundraising, while taking the organization to a new level of effectiveness and impact in annual giving and endowment. Key competencies: Philanthropy, Engaging Community, Communication & Influence

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

Camp Jorn YMCA Association Facts

History: The property was purchased by the Lake County Family YMCA in 1952. On August 30, 2007, Camp Jorn purchased its title from the Lake County Family YMCA and became an independent YMCA Camp. Camp Jorn has been serving children from IL, WI and other areas throughout the country and across the globe since 1953.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement

At Camp Jorn YMCA we create a safe space for acceptance and participation for everyone regardless of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religious affiliation, immigration status, ability or national origin. We believe that all kids deserve camp experience and will make every reasonable effort to meet the individual needs of all our campers.

Qualifications
Minimum Criteria for Candidates:

1. Accredited 4-year college degree or other relevant experience.

2. Must demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills and personal values consistent with the YMCA mission.

3. 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.

4. Must have the ability todevelop and strengthen community relationships. Proven ability to develop and strengthen community and donor relationships.

5. Experience in developing new programs, reviewing and enhancing programs being offered or considered for both economy and the effectiveness in broadening our engagement in the communities in which we serve.