Nestled in the heart of southern Oregon, Klamath Falls—known as “Oregon’s City of Sunshine”—offers over 300 days of sunshine each year…
Job Description

THE OPPORTUNITY AT THE YMCA OF KLAMATH FALLS

Nestled in the heart of southern Oregon, Klamath Falls—affectionately known as “Oregon’s City of Sunshine”—offers over 300 days of sunshine each year, making it one of the sunniest spots in the Pacific Northwest. With a population of just under 22,000, Klamath Falls combines small-town charm with big opportunities for outdoor adventure, innovation, and community connections.
Surrounded by mountains, lakes, and forests, the region is known for hiking, biking, skiing, kayaking, and birdwatching. The nearby Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges and Crater Lake National Park offer world-class natural experiences just a short drive away.
With a low cost of living, a strong sense of civic pride, and a growing focus on sustainability and innovation, Klamath Falls is an ideal place for leaders who want to make a meaningful impact while enjoying a high quality of life. Whether you’re raising a family, seeking a slower pace, or looking to lead in a community where your work truly matters, the YMCA of Klamath Falls offers the perfect setting to live, lead, and thrive.

KEY SKILLS AND ABILITIES OF OUR NEXT CEO

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 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
• 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. Work towards recruiting, retaining, developing, and promoting staff. Encourage the team by creating a spirit of camaraderie, connection, 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
• 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
• 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 a variety of 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
• Child Protection and Aquatic Safety: Lead the Y through creating and maintaining a culture of child protection and aquatic safety, complying with all state and local child protection and aquatic safety codes and regulations, and consistently implementing all requirements of the National Council of YMCAs Child Protection and Aquatics Safety Membership Qualification policies. Key Competencies: Critical Thinking & Decision Making, Communication and Influence
• 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
• 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, affirming, genuine, hopeful, and nurturing environment dedicated to making the communities served stronger. Key Competencies: Developing Self & Others, Communication & Influence

• 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
• 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. Work towards recruiting, retaining, developing, and promoting staff. Encourage the team by creating a spirit of camaraderie, connection, 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
• 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
• 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 a variety of 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
• Child Protection and Aquatic Safety: Lead the Y through creating and maintaining a culture of child protection and aquatic safety, complying with all state and local child protection and aquatic safety codes and regulations, and consistently implementing all requirements of the National Council of YMCAs Child Protection and Aquatics Safety Membership Qualification policies. Key Competencies: Critical Thinking & Decision Making, Communication and Influence
• 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
• 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, affirming, genuine, hopeful, and nurturing environment dedicated to making the communities served stronger. Key Competencies: Developing Self & Others, Communication & Influenc