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The Gateway Region YMCA is seeking someone for its Director of Information Technology position.
Job Description
The Gateway Region YMCA is one of the leading nonprofit charitable organizations in the St. Louis metropolitan region, with a focus on nurturing the potential of every child and teen, improving health and well-being, and supporting and serving our neighbors. For more than 170 years, the Y’s mission has been to put Christian principles into practice through programs designed to build healthy spirits, minds and bodies for all. We do that by being the center of communities, serving more than 260,000 individuals annually through 25 traditional Y facilities located in St. Louis City, eight Missouri counties and six Illinois counties, as well as YMCA Trout Lodge and YMCA Camp Lakewood, the YMCA Community Development Branch, and our Washington University Campus Y Branch. We aspire to be a safe place by promoting belonging for all. We are a growing and exciting organization where you can flourish, and we would love for you to join us!
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Information technology, or Business administration preferred or equivalent experience.
- Three or more years’ work experience in Information technology management is required.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills are a must including presentation and negotiating skills.
- Ability to collaborate and influence all levels of the organization.
- Budgeting experience preferred.
Essential Functions
- Supervise IT staff, fostering teamwork, accountability, and professional growth.
- Responsible for the management and oversight of a $1.6M IT budget, to ensure vendor services are cost effective, and align with operating budget.
- Supervise the design, implementation, and maintenance of physical network and internet infrastructure for all branch and program locations.
- Serve as a trusted technology partner to branch leadership and program staff.
- Communicate technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Evaluate technology recommendations that enhance efficiency and service delivery.
- Maintain and document improvements for physical and network security systems to protect staff, members and organizational data. (Cyber Security plan)
- Support new program launches, branch renovations and organizational growth through the development of a master technology plan.
- Provide hands-on support, as needed, for security camera systems, and network issues.
Cause-Driven Leadership Competencies
- Communication and Influence
- Operational Effectiveness
- Collaboration
- Program and Project Management