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VICE PRESIDENT OF MEMBERSHIP AND MARKETING
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YMCA: YMCA of Metropolitan Hartford

Location: Hartford, CT

Job Description:

For over 158 years, the YMCA of Greater Hartford has been changing lives. Serving youth, teens, adults and families in over 52 Connecticut towns, the YMCA provides a wide variety of programs focused on Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility. Come be part of a thriving association, with a commitment to servant leadership and development of future YMCA leaders.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Vice President of Membership and Marketing is responsible for providing internal strategic consulting and expertise on Association-wide membership, marketing and operational activities. The incumbent stewards the Greater Hartford YMCA's strategic plan for membership development aimed at shaping the overall service delivery systems, membership program quality, marketing member services, fiscal management initiatives, and membership retention. This position will also design and implement strategic initiatives such as LIVESTRONG, Living our Cause, Diabetes prevention, and Adaptive Sports.

The Vice President of Membership and Marketing works collaboratively, with other senior leaders to ensure the execution of the Association membership strategy and implementation of internal and external membership programs, leads marketing efforts, provides supervision of designated staff, and enhances the Association's delivery and capacity as a mission-driven organization in order to achieve objectives.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree is required. A master's degree is preferred.
• An Organizational Leader or equivalent and a minimum of 7-10 years' experience managing a YMCA branch and/or YMCA local association senior management position preferred.
• A high degree of skill in YMCA program development and operations, fiscal management, board and volunteer development, membership growth and retention, staff development, community development and collaboration.
• Flexibility and sensitivity to individual community and local association market differences and must be able to engender acceptance in a highly diverse environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work within the culture while being able to think strategically and creatively to move the YMCA forward in its mission.
• Command of research findings and best practices as relates to systems thinking, asset development, human development, organizational change processes, behavior modification, exercise science, information technology and applied research.
• Strong project management skills, analytical skills, creativity and resourcefulness in formulating a unique approach to increase YMCA brand awareness and appreciation.
• Requires the ability to track, analyze and design short and long-term multi-market strategies and key programs that can be executed in the marketplace in collaboration with peers, partners, volunteers and local associations.
• Must be able to utilize high level communication, persuasion and strategic thoughts to help others understand internal and external positions and promote new ideas in an open environment.
• Commitment to character development values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.

Salary: $85,000 - $100,000

HOW TO APPLY

We offer an exciting and innovative work environment with an organizational culture committed to servicing all members of our community. If you would like to be a member of our dynamic team, please send your cover letter and resume with subject line "Vice President" to Clarissa Santos at resume@ghymca.org. Applications are available online at www.ghymca.org/careers.cfm No phone calls please.

Apply By Email: resume@ghymca.org

Resumes until: 4/19/2013

Contact: Clarissa Santos