YWCA Hanover - Chief Executive Officer / President
Hanover, Pennsylvania
Full-Time
Reports to the Board of Directors
Salary: $130,000–$140,000
Lead the Next Chapter of Growth and Community Impact
Exceptional leadership opportunities are rare. The opportunity to lead a respected organization immediately following a successful capital campaign and into its next phase of growth is even rarer.
YWCA Hanover is seeking an accomplished, visionary, and community-minded Chief Executive Officer/President to lead an organization entering one of the most exciting moments in its history.
Following a highly successful capital campaign, YWCA Hanover is preparing to open an expanded facility that will significantly increase its capacity to serve children, families, and the community. The next CEO will inherit an organization with exceptional momentum, strong community support, an engaged Board of Directors, committed employees, and a growing donor base already invested in its future. It is an opportunity to capitalize on that momentum.
The next CEO will lead the organization through the activation of its expanded facility, strengthen relationships with new and existing donors, grow childcare enrollment, expand programs and services, build organizational capacity, and position YWCA Hanover for its next decade of community impact.
If you are energized by leading organizations through growth, building exceptional teams, cultivating meaningful relationships, and creating lasting community impact, we invite you to explore this unique leadership opportunity.
Why YWCA Hanover?
For more than a century, YWCA Hanover has improved lives through high-quality childcare, domestic violence services, youth development, advocacy, and community education while remaining steadfast in its mission of eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.
A successful capital campaign, expanded facilities, increased childcare capacity, strong community confidence, and an engaged donor network have positioned YWCA Hanover for continued growth and long-term sustainability.
The next CEO will have the opportunity to transform that momentum into expanded services, stronger financial sustainability, deeper community partnerships, and even greater impact throughout the region.
Primary Areas of Executive Leadership
Success in this role will be measured not simply by organizational performance, but by your ability to build upon the momentum already created while positioning YWCA Hanover for its next generation of growth.
Strategic Leadership & Governance
- Partner with the Board of Directors to establish and execute the organization's strategic vision, priorities, and long-term direction.
- Serve as Executive Officer to the Board, ensuring strong governance, communication, and organizational accountability.
- Monitor emerging legislative, regulatory, and community issues affecting childcare, domestic violence services, nonprofit operations, advocacy, and human services.
- Build collaborative partnerships with YWCA USA and peer YWCA organizations.
Organizational Leadership & Culture
- Lead and inspire a multidisciplinary leadership team responsible for childcare, domestic violence services, advocacy, finance, administration, and community engagement.
- Recruit, mentor, develop, and retain exceptional employees while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
- Lead organizational growth and change while strengthening leadership capacity throughout the organization.
Financial Stewardship & Fund Development
- Provide executive oversight of budgeting, forecasting, investments, compliance, financial reporting, contracts, leases, and organizational performance.
- Partner with the Chief Financial Officer to ensure long-term financial health and sustainability.
- Build upon the organization's successful capital campaign by strengthening donor relationships and expanding diversified revenue through philanthropy, grants, corporate partnerships, government funding, and strategic alliances.
- Develop innovative approaches to increasing unrestricted revenue while supporting mission growth.
Operations, Programs & Facilities
- Provide executive oversight for all organizational operations, including childcare, domestic violence programs, advocacy initiatives, community education, and administrative functions.
- Lead the successful activation and ongoing management of the expanded facility while ensuring operational excellence, regulatory compliance, risk management, and stewardship of organizational assets.
- Expand childcare enrollment and programming to maximize the opportunities created through the new facility.
- Promote continuous improvement across all organizational programs and services.
Community Leadership & Advocacy
- Serve as the primary spokesperson and public face of YWCA Hanover.
- Build meaningful partnerships with businesses, schools, healthcare organizations, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, foundations, and community leaders.
- Advocate for initiatives that strengthen women, children, families, and underserved populations while advancing the mission of YWCA Hanover.
Executive Leadership Profile
Education
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, Social Work Administration, or a related discipline preferred. An advanced degree is valued but not required. Or equivalent progressive executive leadership experience demonstrating strategic leadership, financial stewardship, operational oversight, and organizational growth may be considered in lieu of a traditional degree.
Experience
The successful candidate will demonstrate many of the following:
- Demonstrated success partnering with Boards of Directors in governance, strategic planning, and organizational leadership.
- Experience leading organizations through growth, expansion, facility transitions, or other significant strategic initiatives.
- Proven success in developing and implementing strategic plans that strengthen organizational performance, financial sustainability, and community impact.
- Strong financial leadership experience including budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, compliance, and long-term planning.
- Success cultivating major donors, foundation relationships, grants, corporate partnerships, government funding, and diversified fundraising strategies.
- Experience overseeing multiple departments, programs, or service lines.
- Demonstrated ability to recruit, mentor, develop, and retain high-performing leadership teams while fostering a collaborative organizational culture.
- Experience building strategic partnerships with businesses, foundations, community organizations, healthcare systems, educational institutions, and government agencies.
- Experience with early childhood education, childcare operations, domestic violence services, trauma-informed care, human services, or other community-based programming is beneficial but not required.
- Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and advancing opportunities for women, children, and families consistent with the mission of YWCA Hanover.
Compensation & Benefits
YWCA Hanover offers a competitive executive benefits package that includes
- Salary: $130,000–$140,000, commensurate with qualifications and experience.
- Health Insurance
- Dental and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Retirement plan
- Paid time off
The position is primarily on-site and includes evening and weekend responsibilities as needed.
Equal Employment Opportunity
YWCA Hanover is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities it serves. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. YWCA Hanover welcomes candidates with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences and believes that an inclusive organization strengthens its ability to advance its mission of eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.
Pay: $130,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
