Executive Director

Job Description

Organization: The Albertus Magnus Institute
Location: Remote (U.S.-based)
Start Date: November 2025
Salary Range: $110,000-$200,000 (based on experience)
Reports to: The AMI Board of Directors
Benefits: Full, family-friendly benefits package

ABOUT AMI
The Albertus Magnus Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation dedicated to promoting the traditional liberal arts by providing an online alternative to brick and mortar. We offer a completely free, live, interactive, online Fellowship where students study under the light of great texts with our great faculty. Additionally, we relentlessly promote the few remaining institutions who offer a traditional, brick and mortar education in the traditional liberal arts. Founded in 2018, AMI has largely bootstrapped to serve over 1,000 students in the Fellowship as well as launched a cohort that provides a systematic, three-year tour through the liberal arts equivalent in rigor and merit to an undergraduate degree. With tremendous demand to scale, and strong partnerships from our endorsed institutions, AMI is now ready to hire its first full-time executive director. You'll work closely with the volunteer board and a small team of dedicated staff to execute AMI's long-term growth vision.

ROLE OVERVIEW
We're seeking a visionary Executive Director to lead AMI with equal focus on:
1. Entrepreneurial Growth & Fundraising
2. Advancing Educational Mission
3. Operational Excellence

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Entrepreneurial Growth & Fundraising
-Build and diversify revenue streams (donations, grants, sponsorships, earned income).
-Cultivate major donors and institutional support.
-Scale existing programs and develop new initiatives aligned with AMI's mission.
2. Advancing the Educational Mission
-Oversee the quality and expansion of Great Books courses, and of the Magnus Fellowship, Cohort, and partnerships.
-Serve as a public voice of AMI in academic, media, and community environments (such as the Magnus Podcast, guest appearances on other podcasts, and conferences).
3. Operational & Organizational Leadership
-Oversee core operations-finance, HR, technology, compliance, legal.
-Recruit and develop staff and fellowship leadership.
-Collaborate with the Board to guide strategic planning and governance.

QUALIFICATIONS
ESSENTIAL:
-Proven leadership in the non-profit educational space.
-Track record in fundraising and business development.
-Strategic and entrepreneurial mindset.
-Enthusiasm and aptitude for liberal arts, Great Books education, and transformative learning.
STRONLY PREFERRED:
-Graduate of an AMI-endorsed institution or current/former AMI fellow.
-Deep understanding of AMI's mission and community.

WHAT WE OFFER
-Competitive salary: $110K-$200K (depending on experience and need)
-Fully remote (U.S.-based)
-Full benefits: health, retirement, PTO, professional development
-Significant autonomy to shape AMI's next chapter

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Send your resume, cover letter, and a statement on how your experience and vision align with AMI's mission to Kathleen Moore (kathleen@magnusinstitute.org) by October 1, 2025. Applicants without a cover letter will not be considered. AI-generated applications will not be considered. The anticipated start date is November 2025.

About the Employer

The Albertus Magnus Institute is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to the promotion of education that is truly liberating. Our namesake, St. Albert the Great, is known as the Universal Doctor. A renaissance man before the Renaissance, he mastered and taught each of the arts and sciences in a way that has echoed throughout time, preserving, strengthening, and conveying the great Western Tradition. He understood that authentic human freedom is accessible only through another sort of learning, one that is universal. He understood that these arts are called liberal because they alone can liberate. In short, we seek to offer an education that is at once free and freeing: to bring all men to the truth. Omnes ad Veritatem.