Executive Director, Camp Collins

YMCA of Columbia Willamette • Gresham, OR

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Executive Director, Camp Collins provides strategic and operational leadership for YMCA Camp Collins, a premier resident camp and outdoor education center of the YMCA of Columbia-Willamette. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, this role carries full accountability for program excellence, financial sustainability, property stewardship, safety oversight, philanthropic growth, and long-term asset strategy.

Camp Collins is one of the association’s most significant physical and brand assets. The Executive Director is responsible not only for annual performance, but for developing and advancing a long-term site and revenue vision that expands year-round utilization, strengthens retreat and rental growth, scales outdoor education partnerships, and sequences capital modernization responsibly.

As a member of the Association Leadership Team, the Executive Director balances strong site-level ownership with system-wide alignment, collaborates closely with peer Executive Directors, and contributes to enterprise-wide strategy and performance.
This position performs all other duties as assigned in support of the YMCA’s mission, strategic priorities, and operational needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
• 5 to 7 years of progressive leadership experience in camp management, outdoor education, youth development, or nonprofit operations
• Demonstrated P and L responsibility including budgeting, forecasting, and revenue growth
• Experience leading seasonal workforce models and high-volume youth programming
• Demonstrated experience in crisis leadership, risk management, and emergency response coordination
• Minimum two years of direct experience working with and leading a volunteer board or advisory council
• Demonstrated success strengthening volunteer engagement and driving philanthropic partnership
• Proven ability to build high-performing teams and develop emerging leaders
• Strong financial acumen and sound risk judgment
• Commitment to equity, inclusion, and expanding access in outdoor and youth programming
• CPR, First Aid, AED, and required YMCA compliance trainings must be completed upon hire

Nice To Haves

• YMCA camp experience preferred. Relevant camp leadership or accreditation experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads annual budgeting and long-range financial planning
• Develops multi-year revenue growth strategies across resident camp, outdoor education, retreats, rentals, and specialty programming
• Partners with the COO and CFO on financial reporting, forecasting, and capital planning
• Ensures consistent use of business case and pro forma processes for new initiatives and facility investments
• Evaluates program and revenue line performance using participation, margin, and mission impact data
• Oversees property stewardship, maintenance prioritization, and phased capital modernization planning
• Ensures compliance with safety regulations, licensing requirements, accreditation standards, and youth protection policies
• Collaborates with peer Executive Directors to align staffing strategies and share best practices
• Establishing and reinforcing emergency preparedness protocols and staff training
• Leading incident response coordination and documentation
• Serving as primary on-site decision-maker during critical incidents
• Partnering with association leadership on risk assessment and mitigation planning
• Coordinating communication and media response in collaboration with designated association leaders
• Ensuring full compliance with youth protection training, reporting standards, and regulatory requirements
• Driving the camp portion of the association’s annual philanthropy plan
• Cultivating and stewarding major donors and scholarship supporters
• Activating alumni engagement and volunteer ambassador networks
• Partnering on capital and endowment strategy for long-term sustainability
• Representing camp priorities in donor meetings and campaign planning
• Ensuring philanthropic investment advances access, modernization, and asset strength
• Use participation and scholarship data to expand access for historically underserved communities
• Build school and community partnerships that increase scholarship-supported enrollment
• Align pricing, scholarship strategy, and outreach efforts to improve affordability and access
• Ensure camp culture and staffing reflect the diversity of the communities served
• Apply the association’s equity lens to program design and partnership development
• Track and report progress toward access and inclusion goals
• Leads a diverse team of year-round professionals and seasonal staff with clarity, relational strength, and accountability
• Establishing clear performance standards
• Conducting weekly leadership team meetings during peak seasons and maintaining consistent cadence year-round
• Holding weekly one-on-one meetings with direct reports
• Building trust-based relationships that foster collaboration and healthy feedback
• Developing seasonal leaders and advancement pathways
• Strengthening the association’s leadership pipeline through camp-based talent
• Reinforcing compliance with required training and youth protection standards
• Partners with volunteer leaders and alumni to strengthen camp visibility and impact
• Recruiting and developing advisory volunteers reflective of community diversity
• Clarifying the advisory role in alignment with association governance structure
• Strengthening engagement, accountability, and fundraising partnership
• Building alignment between advisory leadership and association priorities
• Representing camp priorities within appropriate association leadership channels

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees