Membership Director

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Job Description

Drives inclusive membership strategies that support member sales, member engagement and retention of existing members

Comprehensive knowledge and ability to train sales cycle (introduction/probing/close)

Create a member-engaged culture and model relationship-building skills in all interactions

Foster an environment of innovation and resolves problems to ensure member satisfaction

Promotes a diverse workforce; recruits, hires, trains, develops, schedules and directs personnel and volunteers as needed

Continually evaluates staff performance, fostering a coaching culture

Develops strategies to motivate and encourage cause-driven staff to achieve goals

Promotes program and membership enrollment in interactions with existing and potential members

Coordinates program registration, including logistics to support phone, walk-in and web registration

Coordinates with marketing efforts to maximize enrollments and provides ongoing support to Program Directors on related issues

Participates in the planning and development of the annual budget; manages and implements the approved budget for membership and takes appropriate action to correct variances

Ensures proper implementation of Welcome Center policies, practices and procedures

Respond to emergency situations

Review, update, and relay branch information to staff

Coordinates with the business office as necessary on financial transactions

May organize events and/or represent the YMCA at community events

Leads assigned aspects of the fundraising campaign

Facilitate department meetings; participates in staff meetings and/or related meetings

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

One year or more previous direct supervisory experience in customer service

Experience working with individuals, families and communities of diverse backgrounds and abilitiesStrong computer skills and experience with standard business software

Strong professional written and verbal communication skills

Fluency in second language desired

Essential Functions

Physical and Mental Demands:  The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Physical Demands: 

While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to handle, feel or operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve non-routine and complex problems; may use math and mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks; work under intensive deadlines with frequent interruptions; and interact with members, staff, volunteers, and others encountered in the course of work, some of whom may be dissatisfied individuals.

Working Conditions:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Typically interaction with others is busy, constant and occasionally interruptive. Work may be demanding at times. May require ability to work irregular hours. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Cause-Driven Leadership Competencies

Mission Advancement:

Models and teaches the Y’s values

Ensures a high level of service with a commitment to improving lives

Provides volunteers with orientation, training, development, and recognition

Cultivates relationships to support fundraising

Collaboration:

Champions inclusion activities, strategies, and initiatives

Builds relationships to create small communities

Empathetically listens and communicates for understanding when negotiating and dealing with conflict

Effectively tailors communications to the appropriate audience

Provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance and support

Operational Effectiveness: 

Provides others with frameworks for making decisions

Conducts prototypes to support the launching of programs and activities

Develops plans and manages best practices through engagement of team

Effectively creates and manages budgets

Holds staff accountable for high-quality results using a formal process to measure progress 

Personal Growth:

Shares new insights

Facilitates change; models adaptability and an awareness of the impact of change

Utilizes non-threatening methods to address sensitive issues and inappropriate behavior or performance 

Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology