YMCA of Telford - Chief Executive Officer

YMCA of Telford - Chief Executive Officer

Position:
Chief Executive Officer

Address: 1100 E Main Street, Richmond, KY 40475

The Telford YMCA is an equal opportunity employer. We work to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential with dignity.

The Telford Community Center YMCA is seeking an experienced and mission‑driven leader to serve as its next Chief Executive Officer. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a well‑established, community‑focused YMCA that has been serving Richmond and Madison County since 1986.

The CEO will be a collaborative and visible leader who can build strong relationships across the community, inspire staff and volunteers, and position the Y for long‑term sustainability. The next CEO will strengthen partnerships with the City of Richmond, United Way of the Bluegrass, and other key stakeholders to ensure the YMCA remains a vital hub for health, youth development, and community connection in Madison County.

With an annual budget of $1.37 million, a dedicated staff team, and a deep commitment to the Y’s mission, the Telford Community Center YMCA is poised for continued growth and impact under new leadership.

The board believes its new CEO should be an experienced leader who has the background and qualities that will permit him or her to achieve excellence in the following roles:

• 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, including 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.
• Build and Lead Staff:
  Ensure a talent development system is in place and executed effectively with cultural competence. Hire, motivate, nurture, retain, and hold staff accountable for key objectives. 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.
• Position the Y as a Vital Partner for Community Change:
  Serve as an ambassador for the mission, purpose, and vision for the 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 Y. Ensure your Y is seen as a leading nonprofit, committed to strengthening community by connecting all people to their potential, purpose, and each other.
  
  Key competencies:
  Communication & Influence, Engaging Community, Collaboration.
• 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 while 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.
• 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.

Founded in 1986, the Telford Community Center YMCA has been a cornerstone of Richmond and Madison County for nearly four decades, a trusted community partner advancing health, youth development, and social responsibility.

Operating from a 42,000‑square‑foot facility featuring a gymnasium,…