OPEN POSITION: CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JOB TITLE: Co-Executive Director, Audubon Center of the North Woods
TYPE: Full Time, Permanent
LOCATION: Sandstone, MN
SALARY: Commensurate with experience
DEADLINE: Open until filled
ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:
The nonprofit Audubon Center of the North Woods (ACNW) is a 535 acre Residential Environmental Learning Center located on Grindstone Lake near Sandstone, MN. Our mission is to instill a connection and commitment to the environment in people of all communities through experiential learning. To learn more about the goals and programs at ACNW, and to get additional information about this job opening, please browse our web site at www.audubon-center.org.
SCOPE OF THE POSITION
The Co-Director of ACNW is responsible for jointly overseeing the Center’s key operating functions including K-12 educational programming, authorizing more than 23 Minnesota charter schools, and providing a variety of residential and day use opportunities for youth, families, and adult groups. The Co-Director supervises five staff members, a dozen or so student interns and trainees, many volunteers, and occasionally contractors. The Co-Director provides day-to-day management of the Center’s annual budget of over $1 million in conformity with the Center’s comprehensive strategic plan.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
- The Co-Director, working in close cooperation with the Board, creates, monitors, and evaluates the strategic plan, the annual budget, and employee policies and benefits
- The Co-Director, along with the Board, raises funds from individual, family trust, foundation, and corporate givers and timely applications for appropriate program and facility grants
- The Co-Director serves as spokesperson for ACNW and liaison to the community
- The Co-Director recruits additional K-12 public and private schools to participate in the learning opportunities available at ACNW.
- The Co-Director supervises the charter school authorizing program.
- The Co-Director occasionally teaches classes and leads programs and workshops for youth and adults.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
ACNW is looking for a talented and visionary leader with proven management skills, preferably in a nonprofit or educational organization. A successful candidate will need to have demonstrated, or be willing to acquire, several specific skills:
- Experience in grant writing a fundraising and individual donor cultivation
- An understanding of nonprofit financial management
- Experience teaching in an outdoor and experiential education setting
- Knowledge of public school (preferably charter school) regulations and budgeting
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- A bachelor degree in education or a current teaching license
BENEFITS INCLUDE: Health care, SIMPLE IRA, PTO, and financial assistance for continuing education.
HOW TO APPLY: Please submit resume, cover letter, and references to Bryan Wood, bwood@audubon-center.org, or contact us by telephone at 1-888-404-7743 for more information
