National Eagle Center Job Opportunity

This job opening caught my eye. It's perfect for anyone interested in eagles and living in Wabasha, MN:

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: The National Eagle Center, today’s leading organization dedicated solely to eagles and their relationships with the natural world and human cultures, seeks an enthusiastic and highly ambitious senior-level candidate for the position of Executive Director.

Reporting to the board of directors, this newly created position will be responsible for all strategic and operational aspects of this fast-growing, highly visible organization. Leadership responsibilities include visionary strategic planning and direction toward the organization’s mission and goals; aggressive membership, endowment, grant, and gift store/web site revenue growth; effective management of a highly-dedicated staff of employees and volunteers; supervision of traveling and permanent exhibits including live resident eagles; and efficient operation of the National Eagle Center, a newly constructed, 14,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility. The Executive Director will serve as chief executive officer of this dynamic and progressive enterprise and will accept responsibility for its success on all levels.

The ideal candidate will have an advanced degree or equivalent experience in administration, business or the natural sciences, along with an increasingly responsible and successful record of managing seven-figure enterprises. In addition, he or she will possess exceptional interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills that combine to take full advantage of the opportunities available to the National Eagle Center and maximize the organization’s chance for continued growth and success.

The National Eagle Center, a 501c(3) not-for-profit corporation, was founded in 1989 by a group of highly dedicated volunteers and has operated continuously since that time. The organization’s goal is to explore the importance of eagles to human cultures throughout history and to ensure long-term sustainability of native eagle populations through a wide variety of educational and experiential programming. Situated on the banks of the Mississippi River in historic Wabasha, Minnesota, the National Eagle Center enjoys a breathtaking location in the heart of the picturesque Hiawatha Valley, and serves as enthusiastic host to the highest number of wintering bald eagles found anywhere in the lower forty-eight states.

If you are ready to assume an executive leadership position with a nationally-prominent organization, yet appreciate the healthy rewards of an outdoor lifestyle and small-town living, this is the ideal opportunity for you.

National Eagle Center
50 Pembroke Avenue
Wabasha, Minnesota 55981

(URL: Please submit your resume via email along with salary requirements to National Eagle Center Executive Director Search Committee, c/o RANDY EGGENBERGER, Board Member (EM: eggenbrd AT myclearwave.net)