Manager, Global Relations & Community Engagement - National Office (Remote)

YMCA of the USA • Chicago, IL

2d • $93,000 - $112,000 • Remote

About The Position

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.
YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) embraces a remote-first working environment which means most employees work remotely from a home office within the continental United States.

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

Responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

• We offer a full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, defined benefit plan (retirement savings), defined contribution plan (403(b) plan, life and disability insurances, technology stipend, and generous paid time off, all in a work from anywhere in the continental U.S. workplace.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees