President and CEO

The Andrew Jackson Foundation Board of
Trustees seeks a visionary, entrepreneurial, and dynamic President
and Chief Executive Officer to lead The Hermitage, one of the
nation's leading presidential homes.

Andrew Jackson's Hermitage is
inspiring, truthful, and beautiful. It tells the story of America
through presidential leadership, westward expansion, and the
complex stories of enslaved people and America's native population.
The Hermitage, home of our seventh president, is where leadership
and entrepreneurship took root, where Andrew and Rachel Jackson
were devoted to each other, and where the only period in American
history named for a president, the Age of Jackson, is told. The
beauty of The Hermitage grounds provides its own inspiration.

A successful CEO will...

Actively engage with private, foundation, and corporate
philanthropy to significantly increase private funding, grow the
endowment, and ensure financial sustainability.
Strategically collaborate with the Board of Trustees to grow
the philanthropy program.
Provide visionary leadership to the staff and support their
professional development.
Develop a solid, diversified, and thriving nonprofit
business.
Guide and expand inclusive stories and strategic
partnerships.
Oversee the expansion of audiences through diverse programs,
events, and educational opportunities.
Build relationships and engage in an ongoing collaborative
relationship with the General Assembly.
Collaborate with Tennessee and national historic sites to
develop mutual strategies for increasing impact, building
audiences, and generating shared programming at regional and
national levels.

The successful candidate will...Possess impeccable integrity.
Understand and appreciate the contributions and controversies
of Andrew Jackson, his times, and his legacy.
Bring entrepreneurial savvy for managing a complex organization
of multiple functions.
Provide demonstrated success in leading private and public
fundraising efforts at a significant level.
Have documented success in creating and implementing concrete
strategies that achieve strategic goals.
Have provided leadership in a significant capital
campaign.
Document success in recruiting, motivating, organizing, and
productively working with an active board of directors/trustees to
achieve mutually agreed-upon goals.
Demonstrate success in recruiting, supporting, empowering, and
retaining a talented team.
Possess a genuine affability and treat everyone with
respect.
Demonstrate the ability to raise an organization's public
profile effectively and inspirationally, including through
innovative programs and technologies.
Demonstrate the skills and personality to serve as an
organization's public face that actively builds friends and
increases audiences.
Possess a natural appetite for decision-making and a
willingness to make tough, reasonable decisions.

Desired Education and ExperienceEducation: Undergraduate degree related to the competencies
listed. A graduate degree is preferred.
Professional Background: At least ten years of successful and
progressively responsible experience, with five years or more in
senior management; relevant executive experience working with a
board, fundraising, and leading staff; professional history of
innovative business leadership.

Candidates for this position should
email Meredith Handakas at with a cover
letter, resume, and appropriate references by July 1.

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