Vice President of Program Development - Gateway Region YMCA at GATEWAY REGION YMCA in St. Louis, Missouri

Job Description:

The Gateway Region YMCA is one of the leading nonprofit charitable organizations in the St. Louis metropolitan region, with a focus on nurturing the potential of every child and teen, improving health and well being, and supporting and serving our neighbors. For more than 170 years, the Ys mission has been to put Christian principles into practice through programs designed to build healthy spirits, minds and bodies for all. We do that by being the center of communities, serving more than 260,000 individuals annually through our 24 traditional branches located in St. Louis City, seven Missouri counties and six Illinois counties, as well as YMCA Trout Lodge and YMCA Camp Lakewood, the YMCA Community Development Branch, and our Washington University Campus Y Branch. We aspire to be a safe place by promoting diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for all. We are a growing and exciting organization where you can flourish, and we would love for you to join us!

Enhance and implement organizational vision as established in the Strategic Plan. Develop participation and revenue growth strategies for program areas. Foster a continuous quality improvement culture and ensure ongoing programmatic excellence. Lead program management teams in core program areas including strategic direction, quality and pricing. Demonstrate consistent quality of finance and administration, communications and systems; recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve the program goals. Attract, develop, coach, and retain high-performance team members, empowering them to elevate their level of responsibility, span of control, and performance. Provide leadership in development of inter-team communication and cohesiveness, sustaining culture and supporting staff during organizational growth. Lead or assist the associations direction for child abuse prevention ensuring the association maintains it accreditation status. Work directly with the Association Executive Directors of Childcare to assist and support all licensed and licensed-exempt child care programs to meet voluntary accreditation and ensure Missouri and Illinois State guidelines are met. Responsible for staff and volunteer training, evaluations, staff recruitment and retention. Model and possess strong community relations skills, which create and maintain strong networking, community support and collaboration locally, statewide and nationally. Research, assist in development and administration for state, local and federal grants. Lead and support the Inclusion Adaptive Support programs to ensure growth, strong partnerships, development and compliance is met at all times. Manage relationships with partner organizations. Performs all other duties as assigned.

The YMCA Welcomes a Diverse Workforce
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V
The Gateway Region YMCA strictly follows a zero tolerance policy regarding child abuse.