Executive Director

• Lead staff and board in strategic thinking around short and long term organizational vision, messaging and growth.
• Implement, expand and improve ACE’s programs and ensure their effectiveness and excellence in the US and internationally.
• Lead fundraising and development initiatives, including applications to public and private funding sources.
• Oversee day-to-day administrative operations, ensuring organizational systems and workflows run smoothly.

This role preserves the world’s expressive traditions by sustaining cultural heritage practices, reconnecting communities with their cultural heritage, and training emerging cultural leaders.

• Deep knowledge of and passion for American and world traditional music and dance is essential.
• Experience in public folklore, ethnomusicology, and/or cultural programming.
• Demonstrated success in fundraising and grant writing.
• Administrative, governance, supervisory and management experience.

Salary not specified. Position is currently fully remote with potential transition to office/hybrid. In-person attendance expected for local NY events and partner meetings. Possibility of US and international travel.

The Association for Cultural Equity (ACE) is a living archive committed to preserving the world’s expressive traditions through sustaining cultural heritage practices, research, dissemination, and reconnecting communities with their cultural heritage.