Overview
Executive Director, Oatlands Jobs in Leesburg, Virginia, USA at National Trust for Historic Preservation
Situated on the ancestral and unceded lands of the Manahoac and Piscataway, Oatlands is in Leesburg, Virginia. Constructed in 1810 as a plantation and site of enslavement, Oatlands initially encompassed 3,408 acres and produced wheat in addition to running grist and sawmills. Over 154 years of private ownership, the property was reduced in size and its mansion repurposed as a boarding house, a summer home and girls’ school.
Today, Oatlands consists of natural spaces, cultivated acreage, gardens and 28 buildings, spanning the 19th and 20th centuries. Oatlands is centered in itsLand
—its larger landscape open for the benefit of all, encouraging awareness of our shared world. It is grounded inHistory
—valuing and lifting the voices of all who have shaped and been shaped by this historic site. And it is dedicated toScholarship
, for it is only in the active pursuit of knowledge that we can sustainably forward the significance and relevance of this important historic site.
JOB SUMMARY
The Executive Director (ED) will provideimpactfulleadershipto Oatlands, a Stewardship Site that is owned and operated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP). The ED will lead in supporting Oatlands’ three pillars – Lands, Scholarship and History. The ED will ensure that Oatlands embodies best practices in historic preservation, interpretation, andeducation. The ED will make historic sites highly relevant today by exemplifying equity,inclusion, justice, anddiversityin all aspects of its operation.
The ED will lead the expansion of full and truthful interpretation and public programming at the site, especially relating to the site’s African American, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ+, gender and plantation histories at the site, the broader community and in the region. Oatlands will make manifest the Trust’s strategic priority of “Telling the Full American Story” through on-site and virtual programs, school tours, exhibitions, local, regional and national partnerships, andstaff trainingand other relevant actions.
The ED’s core responsibilities will be to oversee site operations including managing staff, site maintenance and security, programming, revenue generation, balancing the budget, promotions and marketing, and fundraising. The ED is responsible for individual, corporate, foundation, and government fundraising to support the ongoing operations at the site, and expansion of the site’s reserves to sustain its long-term operations. They will work with, and also continue the development of, adiverse and inclusiveadvisory council to achieve the site’s financial self-sufficiency and to strengthen governance practices rooted in representational equity in keeping with the National Trust’s vision for its historic sites.
The ED will develop ethical and equitable community partnerships, and strategic institutional partnerships, which will subsequently inform Oatlands programming. The ED will develop and maintain a community presence and ensure that relevant programming and activities directly serve local needs and are drivers for long-term viability of the site, including engaging with agricultural professionals, local K-12 teachers, and conservation advocates. In particular, the ED will work in closecollaborationwith descendant committees and other stakeholders to accomplish these goals and support program activity expansion developed by the Senior Manager of Programs.
The Executive Director will report to the Senior Vice President (…
Title: Executive Director, Oatlands
Company: National Trust for Historic Preservation
Location: Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Category: Management, Non-Profit
