m/Oppenheim Executive Search is assisting the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation (NOJHF) in the search for the organization’s next Executive Director. Please click to view the full position description or to nominate/apply. We can be reached directly at the numbers below, and we appreciate your support.

The Board seeks an experienced and imaginative business leader of event and community focused organizations, who has or can develop a deep connection with the unique music, art, culture, cuisine and people of New Orleans and Louisiana. This leader and the organization’s team and partners:

• Manage the historic New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Foundation, its events, assets, facilities, internet presence, programs, historic archives, staff, programming partnerships, artists, vendors, infrastructure and operations; and its branding, marketing and community and government relations;
• Maximize earned and contributed revenue so that all annual costs are fully funded and there is funding for periodic expansion projects and upgrades to the organization’s infrastructure;
• Build relationships and undertake ongoing friend-raising, fund-raising, and grant-making to strengthen the unique New Orleans and Louisiana arts and education ecosystem, with a focus on support of home-grown musicians, artists, chefs, producers, schools, teachers and others who make New Orleans a unique place to live, work, visit and enjoy life.

This leader will continue to position the Foundation as the world’s premier presenter and incubator of Louisiana-originated music, art and cuisine.

Founded in 1970, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Foundation promotes, preserves, perpetuates and encourages the music, culture, and heritage of communities in Louisiana through festivals, programs, and other cultural, educational, civic and economic activities. The Foundation has evolved and grown over the years, and expects to continue to do so at a rapid pace by leading and responding to changes in its cultural and competitive environments. The next leader will continue to position the Foundation as the world’s premier presenter and incubator of Louisiana-originated music, art and cuisine.

We appreciate you sharing the position description with your network, and also any nominations you might have.

For additional information or to apply, please contact Dennis Hanthorn, Lee Kappelman or Kevin Redick at info[at]moppenheim[dot]com.