Job Listing: Interim Executive Director
Historic Smithfield - Smithfield, VA
Closes - Open until filled
Position Title – Interim Executive Director
Salary - The compensation is equivalent to $80,000/annually, and there are no benefits.
Job Type - To serve for six to twelve months. Potential for the position to become permanent.
For more info and to apply - Send Cover Letter and Resume to meredith@bryanandjordan.com
Smithfield is the 1774 original preserved home of Col. William and Susanna Preston, plus several generations of descendants, located in Blacksburg, VA, on the property’s foundation-owned acreage, bounded on all sides by the Virginia Tech campus, in a palatial setting. The house, outbuildings, and grounds are open seasonally for ticketed interpreted tours, with opportunities for rental of grounds and a pavilion for private events. Historic-themed and educational programming are integral to the mission of Smithfield and all stakeholders that the property serves and enriches.
Position Overview: The interim Executive Director for Historic Smithfield is a nearly full-time position that reports to the Board of Directors and oversees a staff of one full-time and four part-time employees. The ideal candidate will provide operations leadership and be well versed in today’s applications of public history.
Essential Job Functions:
- Manage and guide all staff
- Engage with the community and provide positive public relations
- Direct the implementation of programming to convey the significance of our historic site
- Provide sound financial management and administrative oversight
- Oversee property and historic site maintenance
- Other related duties as required
Key Qualifications:
- Highly organized, detail-oriented
- Excellent communication, effective listening, and positive interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated use of current technologies
- Excellent verbal and written skills
- Strong public speaking skills
- Understand current fundraising trends, skilled with annual funds and grants.