Meadowlands Area YMCA
Position: CEO
Address: 390 Murray Hill Parkway, East Rutherford, NJ
The Meadowlands Area YMCA is an equal opportunity employer committed to valuing diversity and practicing inclusion. The Meadowlands Area YMCA has a commitment to creating a culture of safety.
The Opportunity
The Board of Directors of the Meadowlands Area YMCA (the “Meadowlands YMCA” and the “Organization”) is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of CEO. The successful candidate will demonstrate a passion for the Meadowlands YMCA mission and cause, and the ability to engage the surrounding communities to clearly communicate YMCA’s vision and mission and make a positive impact on our communities. The Board of Directors is in search of a CEO who can build on the success of the past by continuing to enhance a culture of excellence within the Meadowlands YMCA and continue to maintain the organization’s fiscally sound position for the future. The Meadowlands YMCA currently has a budget of $8.3 Million, a resolute staff of approximately 230, a diversified and dedicated board which will support the right candidate in making an impact on our community. Four Direct reports and a resolute staff of 230.
Membership Facility Overview:
In May 2017, after a 97-year history of being affectionately known as the "Y without Walls," the Meadowlands YMCA proudly opened its first full-facility building. The 83,200 square foot facility, formerly the practice center of the NBA’s Nets basketball team, underwent a $15 million transformation to become a state-of-the-art YMCA serving the entire community.
The facility includes a wide range of features and amenities:
- Wellness Center
- Gymnasium with NBA-regulation basketball courts
- Competition Pool: Six lanes, 25 yards, equipped with a timing system.
- Mara Center for Early Childhood Learning, with a secure outdoor play yard
- Exergame Room and Child Watch Room
- Exercise & Dance Studios, Revolution Cycle Studio
- Massage Rooms and Cooking Studio
- Locker Rooms: Men’s and Women’s with sauna and steam rooms, Boys, Girls,’ and Family changing areas.
- Welcome Center with Café
- Executive and Program Offices
- On-site Physical Therapy Partner
- An additional 2,000 square feet of space designated for future development.
This flagship facility serves as a vital hub for health, wellness, education, and community connection throughout the Meadowlands region.
Our Mission
The Meadowlands YMCA is dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals, families, and communities through programs and services that nurture the wholeness of spirit, mind, and body. As a not-for-profit organization founded on Christian principles, the YMCA is committed to serving people of all ages, races, faiths, cultures, and socio-economic backgrounds. We provide scholarships and financial assistance to ensure that no one is turned away due to an inability to pay.
Service Area
East Rutherford, Rutherford, Lyndhurst, North Arlington, Carlstadt, Wallington, Hasbrouck Heights, Little Ferry, Moonachie, Secaucus, Wood-Ridge, Clifton, Passaic, Maywood, Teaneck, Edgewater, West New York, Butler, Haskell, Wanaque, Pompton Lakes, Ringwood, Booton/Kinnelon.
Our Cause
The Meadowlands YMCA is a cause-driven, non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening the communities we serve through value-based programs and services focusing on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Our intent is to ensure youth have opportunities to develop skills needed for successful living, to support individuals and families towards improving overall health and well-being and to foster and strengthen social and support networks, encouraging investment in our community.
Position Description:
The complexity of this position requires a candidate with a demonstrated track record of success in several key areas: (i) securing contributed support through both annual and capital campaigns by partnering effectively with the Meadowlands YMCA Board, which is engaged in strategic and operational leadership; (ii) promoting the mission, cause, and charitable purpose of the Meadowlands YMCA throughout the broader community; and (iii) developing and managing staff while fostering strong program development and innovation. The ideal candidate will show a clear ability to build and sustain a culture that attracts, develops, and retains exceptional staff, while also engaging an active, diverse, and committed volunteer board of directors and external advisors. The CEO must maintain a strong, visible presence in the community and serve as a leader in cultivating meaningful partnerships with other nonprofits, public agencies, businesses, and neighboring YMCA organizations.
Key Skills and Abilities:
- Lead with Sound Fiscal Management Practices and Enhance Operating Performance: Continue to lead the Meadowlands YMCA focusing on membership and program growth, while using high-level financial analysis to forecast financial trends and position the Meadowlands YMCA to ensure continued growth. Lead the Organization to develop annual budgets which drive operations to surplus annually, through earned revenue and contribution growth, while controlling costs. Ensure programs and services are financially viable and meet the changing needs of the community and its demographic shifts. Empower and guide staff to lead their departments to achieve financial targets and communicate milestones, while demonstrating the ability to quickly pivot to address issues that may arise that could have a meaningful impact on the Organization’s budget.
Develop and Implement a Strategic Plan:
Developing and implementing a strategic plan is crucial for the Meadowlands YMCA to ensure it is effectively meeting the needs of our communities. To create a strategic plan, the CEO is expected to engage and involve various stakeholders such as volunteers, community leaders and key staff as their input will assist in identifying key goals and objectives allowing the CEO to prepare and implement a clear strategic plan with deliverables, and measurable goals.
Position the Y as a Vital Partner for Community Change:
Serve as an ambassador for the mission, purpose, and vision for the Meadowlands YMCA within the community. Possess the ability to develop and cultivate relationships with key stakeholders from diverse backgrounds, while always upholding the highest standards and values of the Meadowlands YMCA. Ensure our organization is seen as a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community by connecting all people to their potential, purpose, and each other. Be the face of the Organization in the community, connecting with key partners and stakeholders to strengthen the community.
Build and Lead Staff:
Ensure a talent development system is in place and executed 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 we 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.
Meadowlands YMCA Facts
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility
The Meadowlands YMCA is an inclusive organization committed to advancing equity for all. Together, we work side-by-side to strengthen our community and to ensure that everyone, regardless of ability, age, cultural background, ethnicity, faith, gender, gender expression, gender identity, ideology, income, national origin, race, or sexual orientation has the opportunity to reach their full potential with dignity. Our core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility guide everything we do, and we believe that individuals thrive in environments that are affirming.
Current Key Strategic Initiatives
- Focus on growth of the childcare program.
- Strengthening membership and program offerings to deepen the impact of our cause
- Continue to enhance & develop the organization necessary to effectively fulfill the Y cause by delivering sound, stable fiscal performance.
- Promote awareness of our mission.
- Enhance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Food insecurity, food pantry and food distribution
- Family Success Center Grant & 21st Century Grant programs
- Complete the current ongoing building enhancement project.
- Focus on growing membership base through member retention, re-capturing lost members, and engaging and enrolling new members.
- Focus on attaining the Presidium accreditation.
Programs
Child Care & Camp
- Preschool Enrichment
- Child Care: infant – 5 years
- School Age Child Care
- Club Idea
- Parents night out
- Summer Camp
