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The Manager, Global Relations and Community Engagement, advances Y-USA’s global relations and community engagement (GRACE) priorities by leading financial stewardship, international and domestic/national grant administration, and global program strategy. This position strengthens organizational capacity and collaboration across the global YMCA network by aligning financial, programmatic, and partnership efforts to strengthen YMCA capacity, impact, and collaboration worldwide.
Job Responsibility
Leads GRACE financial planning, budgeting, reconciliation, monitoring, and reporting, in partnership with Y-USA Finance, Financial Development, and Legal Departments, ensuring compliance with donor, regulatory, and audit requirements
Manages external and internal GRACE grant administration processes, coordinating grant agreements, reporting, and compliance in partnership with international YMCAs, Finance, Legal, and Financial Development
Co-leads global youth initiatives in partnership with Y-USA, local U.S. YMCAs, Area Alliances, and the World YMCA, overseeing selection processes, strategic alignment, and cohort learning implementation
Supports the design and delivery of global and national programs and events to strengthen organizational capacity and shared learning across the YMCA network
Provides service delivery support rooted in the GRACE Leading Practices to deepen the global engagement of the U.S. YMCA movement
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree or higher required in a relevant field such as Business, or related disciplines required
4-8 years of experience required
Advanced functional skills
Intermediate industry knowledge and experience
Entry to intermediate managerial skills
Complex/advanced functional and operations tasks
Manages a team or function
High degree of decision-making within own area
Focused on policy and strategy implementation for short-term results
Internal and external communications
High influence over teams and within the function
May set goals and objectives for team members for achievement of operational results