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Executive Director (chief executive)

Employer
Okefenokee Swamp Park, Inc.
Location
Waycross, Georgia
Salary
Depending on qualifications, we would expect to pay $65,000-$85,000, plus retirement.
Closing date
Feb 19, 2019

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – SUMMARY

The Executive Director will serve as the chief executive of the Okefenokee Swamp Park, Inc. (the “OSP”), a 501(c )(3) charitable institution with the mission to provide a convenient point of entry into the Okefenokee--an authentic opportunity for the public to develop an appreciation for the wildlife, culture, and natural beauty of the “Land of the Trembling Earth” and the largest blackwater swamp in North America. The Executive Director is responsible for overseeing the administration, operations, programs and strategic plan of the organization, with a specific focus on fundraising, marketing, and community outreach. The position reports directly to the Board of Directors.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES.

  • Provides oversight and leadership to the organization’s employees and volunteers.
  • Develops strategic and operating plans in conjunction with the Board and is ultimately responsible for execution of the plans.
  • Ensures the fiscal integrity of the OSP, to include submission to the Board of a budgets and monthly/annual financial statements which accurately reflect the financial condition of the organization and reflect sound financial practices.
  • Leads OSP efforts in fundraising with the donor community, with a focus on a capital drive sufficient for execution of the OSP vision including renovation of facilities and expansion of the OSP’s educational efforts. 
  • Leads the marketing of the OSP to its many constituencies.
  • Builds and maintains strong relationships with our guest community including schools, global tourists, and southeast Georgia / regional residents, our OSP donor community, and the OSP’s swamp partners.

Company

THE OKEFENOKEE SWAMP PARK, a non-profit development operating under a long-term lease, is not supported by federal or state funds. The park makes this awesome and mysterious swampland accessible to you where, for many generations, only stouthearted adventurers and trappers dared to go.

Visiting the Okefenokee Swamp Park instantly transports you into a prehistoric environment, populated by living dinosaurs – our alligators, as well as unique species of carnivorous plants, rare birds and the opportunity to learn more about the ancient Okefenokee cultures.

Located in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, the Okefenokee Swamp Park is a convenient point of entry and a magnificent show-window for the “Land of the Trembling Earth.” The park’s lily-decked water trails, with their miraculously reflective waters mirroring the overhanging beauty, lead to all points in this vast wilderness of islands, lakes, jungles, forest and prairies. Boat tours on original Indian waterways, wilderness walkways, Pioneer Island and native animals in their own habitat, all combine to weave a spell of pioneer American life.

Headwaters of the Suwannee and St. Mary’s Rivers, Okefenokee is a National Wildlife Refuge which covers nearly a half million acres.

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
904-7287700
Location
5700 Okefenokee Swamp Park Rd
Waycross
GA
31503
US

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