Director, Organizational Development (Southwest)

Overview

Boys & Girls Clubs of America is the nation's premier youth development organization. Our programs, training and services impact nearly 4 million children and teens every year.

At BGCA, we believe every young person deserves access to a safe, high-quality Club experience that inspires them to reach their full potential. 

As Director, Nonprofit Strategy & Organizational Growth- Southwest, you will serve as a trusted advisor to Chief Professional Officers, Boards of Directors, and volunteer leaders across an assigned portfolio of Boys & Girls Clubs. You'll partner with leaders to understand their organizations and communities, identify the opportunities that matter most, and develop strategies that strengthen organizational performance, sustainability, and mission impact.

This is not a traditional organizational development role. It is an opportunity to bring your experience as a nonprofit leader, strategist, coach, and problem solver to organizations operating in very different environments, from rural communities and organizations navigating financial constraints to rapidly growing markets with significant opportunities to expand their reach.

You'll have considerable autonomy in how you manage your portfolio, coupled with access to expertise and resources across BGCA. Success requires someone who can earn trust, navigate complexity, make sense of competing priorities, and help leaders turn strategy into action.

Responsibilities

Strengthening Leadership, Governance, and Organizational Capacity.

What You'll Do

Advise CEOs and Boards

Build trusted relationships with Chief Professional Officers, Board Presidents, and other organizational leaders, becoming a strategic thought partner as they navigate opportunities, challenges, and critical decisions.

You will:

• Coach and advise Chief Professional Officers on organizational strategy, leadership, performance, and sustainability.
• Partner with Boards of Directors to strengthen governance, board effectiveness, leadership continuity, and organizational capacity.
• Help Boards navigate executive leadership transitions, including Chief Professional Officer selection, onboarding, and mentoring.
• Assess organizational and board capacity and develop strategies to address opportunities and gaps.
• Help leaders distinguish between competing priorities and focus on the actions most likely to improve organizational and mission performance.
• Establish strong partnerships with new Chief Professional Officers and Board Presidents and connect them with BGCA resources, expertise, and support.

Own and Advance a Portfolio of Markets

Approach your assigned portfolio with an owner's mindset, understanding the unique dynamics, opportunities, and challenges within each organization and community.

You will:

• Develop a deep understanding of the organizations and markets within your portfolio, including organizational health, community needs, financial sustainability, leadership capacity, and opportunities for growth.
• Identify high-priority organizations and markets where focused partnership can create meaningful change.
• Work independently to develop strategies and service plans based on the needs and opportunities within each organization.
• Use organizational, community, and performance data to identify trends, diagnose challenges, and establish priorities.
• Help Club leaders translate opportunities for growth into focused, actionable strategies.
• Balance the immediate needs of individual organizations with longer-term opportunities to strengthen markets and expand mission impact.
• Serve as the primary relationship and connection point between assigned member organizations and BGCA.

Strengthen Organizational Capacity

Help nonprofit leaders build organizations that are positioned to thrive over the long term.

You will:

• Provide consultation in strategic planning, organizational effectiveness, governance, leadership development, and operational sustainability.
• Help organizations strengthen resource development strategies, with particular emphasis on expanding individual giving and sustainable revenue.
• Partner with leaders to assess financial and organizational risks and identify strategies for greater sustainability.
• Support the development of leaders at all levels of the organization.
• Develop and support professional development plans for Chief Professional Officers and key leaders.
• Facilitate board development and transformation strategies, including board recruitment when appropriate.
• Connect organizations with BGCA subject matter experts, consultants, tools, and services based on identified needs.
• Support Area Councils and their leadership to strengthen collaboration and continuity across markets.

Drive Strategic Growth & Mission Impact

Help organizations think beyond today's operations to what's possible for the young people and communities they serve.

You will:

• Partner with organizations to identify opportunities to increase youth served, strengthen participation and retention, and improve mission outcomes.
• Help leaders use internal and external data to understand their communities and develop strategies for greater impact.
• Support communities in establishing new, sustainable Boys & Girls Club sites in accordance with BGCA membership requirements.
• Help organizations develop outcome-driven Club experiences and measurement strategies.
• Partner with leaders to translate growth ideas into thoughtful, sustainable strategies.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen community partnerships, including relationships with schools, local government, funders, and other community stakeholders.
• Help organizations connect growth decisions to long-term organizational capacity and sustainability.

Champion Child & Club Safety

Ensure safety remains foundational to organizational effectiveness and mission delivery.

You will:

• Promote BGCA Child & Club Safety priorities, standards, and resources.
• Support the delivery of risk assessments, safety audits, training, and resources.
• Conduct Child & Club Safety assessments as required and partner with local leadership on remediation plans.
• Monitor progress against organization-specific remediation plans.
• Respond promptly to Child Safety situations when requested and escalate concerns consistent with BGCA requirements.

Additional Responsibilities

• Participate in state, regional, and national meetings and conferences.
• Conduct annual face-to-face organizational visits to validate core standards and priorities and develop remediation plans where needed.
• Support additional regional and organizational initiatives as assigned.
• Demonstrate BGCA's mission-driven values of integrity, excellence, and inclusion.
• Adhere to BGCA policies, procedures, and ethical standards.

Qualifications

What You Bring

This role is particularly well suited for someone who has sat in the executive leadership seat of a nonprofit organization and understands firsthand what it takes to lead through complexity, partner effectively with a Board, build sustainable resources, and translate mission into measurable results.

You may have served as a CEO, Chief Professional Officer, Executive Director, COO, CFO, or other senior nonprofit executive, or built comparable experience through nonprofit consulting, organizational capacity building, community development, philanthropy, or related work.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, social services, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least five years of management, administration, or operational leadership experience within a nonprofit or similar organization, or seven years of experience in organizational development and nonprofit consulting.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with executive leaders and Boards of Directors.
• Successful experience in board development and resource development.
• Experience navigating organizational strategy, operations, financial sustainability, or organizational growth.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel extensively throughout the assigned region
• The ideal candidate will reside Texas and their working territory will include Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming 

How You'll Work

The strongest candidates will bring both executive maturity and an entrepreneurial mindset.

You:

• Build trust and credibility quickly.
• Are comfortable advising experienced CEOs and Board leaders while respecting their autonomy.
• Listen first, ask thoughtful questions, and understand the context before recommending a solution.
• Can take in significant amounts of information and determine what matters most.
• Are comfortable operating in the gray when there isn't a prescribed answer.
• Balance strategic thinking with disciplined follow-through.
• Are self-directed, goal-oriented, and accountable for results.
• Know when to coach, when to challenge, when to connect someone with expertise, and when to get out of the way.
• Navigate different personalities, organizational cultures, and community dynamics with flexibility and sound judgment.
• Bring structure to complexity without creating unnecessary process.
• Are motivated by seeing organizations, leaders, and communities become stronger because of your partnership.

Travel

This role requires significant travel across the assigned region, estimated at 60–70%. Depending on business and market needs, travel may reach 12–14 or more days per month and may include weekends.

Compensation 

The starting salary for this role is $125,000.   BGCA takes into consideration a combination of a candidate’s education, training and experience, as well as the position’s scope and complexity, the discretion and latitude required for the role and other external and internal data when establishing a salary level. We are highly invested in every employee’s total well-being and offer a substantial and comprehensive total rewards package