The Black Trustee Alliance for Art Museums (BTA) seeks a full-time Executive Director to oversee all aspects of the organization’s strategic efforts and organizational development. The Executive Director will lead the execution of the BTA’s strategic plan, develop the group’s membership and partnerships, and advance its key mission objectives: building and activating the community, developing tools for effective leadership, and publishing insights and guidelines to inform the field at large. The Executive Director will work in close partnership with the Advisory Board and report to the Co-Chairs.
Execute and develop the organization’s strategic priorities
Steward and innovatively grow our membership base
Envision and support community-building experiences that champion new, strategic perspectives for black trustees, including the organization’s flagship annual convening
Facilitate external communications and establish a trusted voice for the organization
Initiate key philanthropic relationships and nurture existing support base
Create alliances and partnerships with organizations in the field committed to racial equity
Oversee data collection and analysis, with the BTA’s data partner, to inform organizational strategy and programming.
Keep current with the latest issues in both the cultural field and diversity, equity, and inclusion work; share relevant data with the membership
Manage board relations and board meetings
Supervise the Program Manager and project subcontractors and vendors (such as strategic communications and data firms, speakers, grant-writers, and others)
You have earned a bachelor’s degree or comparable experience
You embrace iterative learning and have the desire to build something new
You are a driven, creative, and collaborative thinker who thrives in an entrepreneurial environment
You have strong project management and proven leadership skills, and the ability to consensus-build
You have cross-functional management and/or direct supervisory experience
You have substantial professional experience in, or an otherwise demonstrated commitment to, the cultural field
You have an established record of advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion
Email a cover letter and résumé to jobs@blacktrusteealliance.org with your name and “Executive Director” in the subject line. Please apply by April 21, 2023.