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Executive Director

Do you want to help shape the future of one of America’s most dynamic small cities? Thrive Asheville seeks an innovative and experienced Executive Director to lead our work as an incubator for community solutions.

Thrive’s mission is to collaborate with local residents and leaders from diverse perspectives to understand our city’s challenges, forge new relationships, and act on the best solutions together.

Position Summary:

Thrive Asheville seeks a dynamic, innovative and experienced leader to guide our vital organization from rapid growth to maturity, ensuring that Thrive Asheville becomes a preferred partner for collaborative, cross-sector efforts that significantly improve our city and county. The Executive Director will build on the organization’s vision, mission, values, strong early results, and the new strategic plan to establish Thrive’s agenda for action on issues that shape our community’s future, including housing, tourism and other challenges to be identified.

Thrive’s Executive Director will be a key player in building a more equitable and resilient community, operationalizing the organizational values of equity, integrity, collaboration, innovation, and impact. As Executive Director, you will be responsible for ensuring the organization’s financial and operational health while overseeing partnership and community engagement, outcomes, strategic growth, and board management.

The Executive Director reports directly to the Board of Directors and supervises the Deputy Director (responsible for program implementation) and the Community Development Coordinator (administration, communications, and fundraising support).