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 🔗Executive Director

  • Full Time
  • Wilmington, NC
  • 60,000+ USD / Year
  • Applications have closed
  • Job Summary: The Executive Director is a dynamic preservation leader who manages the organization's day-to-day operations and oversees the staff, initiatives, strategic planning, budgeting, and finances.
  • Job Qualifications:

    ·       Experience working in a similar historic preservation organization, the not-for-profit sector, or a related field.

    ·       A minimum of three years of administrative, supervisory, grants management, personnel, and financial leadership experience.

    ·       Experience, ability, and a strong desire to be a public-facing leader.

    ·       Bachelor’s degree in historic preservation, museum studies, public history, or related field.

    ·       Experience working with nonprofit boards.

  • How to Apply:

    Please include a resume, 2-3 professional references, and a cover letter with information regarding how you learned of the position, a description of how your qualifications and experience match HWF’s needs and mission, and your salary expectations.

    All candidate submissions will be accepted until the position is filled. Salary is commensurate with experience, generally in the $60,000+ range.  A comprehensive benefits package is also included and consists of health insurance, time off, and retirement savings with an employer match.

  • Job benefits: Medical Insurance, Short Term Disability Insurance, SIMPLE IRA
  • Physical Demands / Work Environment: • Sitting for extended periods of time • Use of computer for extended periods of time • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds. • Ability to walk up to 1.5 miles in a variety of weather conditions
  • Contact Name: Patricia Wilson
  • Application Email: president@historicwilmington.org
  • Application Address: 511 Queen Street Wilmington, NC 28401

Website Historic Wilmington Foundation

Historic Preservation Not-for-Profit

The Executive Director of the Historic Wilmington Foundation is responsible for the growth and sustainability of the organization’s signature events and advocates for projects and programs that fulfill HWF’s mission to preserve and protect the irreplaceable historic resources of Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear Region of North Carolina.

Wilmington, a colonial port city incorporated in 1739, is rich in historic cultural assets. It has one of the largest National Register Historic Districts in the country.