practitioners, sacred agriculturalists, and regenerative economists who found themselves describing the same school. The inaugural cohort of 28 students arrives in fall 2028.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The founding Director of Operations & Programs will be Jubilee College's first full-time hire. This is not a role that comes with a finished organization to step into — the systems, rhythms, and culture of daily life remain to be created, and the Director will be central to creating them.
Reporting to the Co-Presidents, roughly two-thirds of the work is operational: standing up the administrative infrastructure of a college, managing logistics and project timelines, and ensuring the practical machinery of a small-but-complex residential institution runs with care and precision. The remaining third is the work of embodying and hosting the spirit of Jubilee when prospective students, families, visiting faculty, and funders arrive. This person will be a primary face of the college in its most formative moments.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Operations and Administration: Serve as the operational hub of the college — coordinating with Co-Presidents and advisors, managing the monthly operating budget, overseeing administrative systems, and flagging emerging issues requiring leadership attention.
Admissions and Hosting: Execute major parts of the student admissions process; plan and manage hosting logistics for campus visits from prospective students, faculty, funders, and partners; serve as a bridge between the College and the Dunsmuir community.
Student and Residential Life: Manage residential advisors; support students through post-graduation apprenticeships; help create a day-to-day culture of deep service and gratitude.
Fundraising, Communications, and Partnerships: Play a key support role in fundraising, partner development, and communications; co-design and implement off-site service-work programs and field trips.
QUALITIES AND ATTRIBUTES
Jubilee College is not looking for a certain kind of resume. It is looking for a certain kind of person — someone whose life, not just their career, has prepared them for this moment. The founding Director will be as comfortable in a community council circle as in a budget spreadsheet, as energized by a conversation with a prospective student as by an afternoon of work on the land. They will be creative, improvisational, and entrepreneurial, with extraordinary attention to detail and follow-through. They will bring a real and abiding relationship with the natural world and some form of active spiritual or contemplative practice. This is a role in a start-up intentional community, and candidates should feel that in their bones before they apply.
QUALIFICATIONS
The right background might be found in arts administration, nonprofit leadership, environmental activism, spiritual community management, experiential education, higher education operations, or somewhere else entirely. The founding Director will bring:
- Significant experience working with young people ages 18–24 and facilitating learning environments based on mutual respect
- Depth in project management and administrative execution
- Strong critical thinking and the ability to work across a wide range of subjects and situations
- Experience working with and supporting students of color and those from diverse economic backgrounds
- Good physical fitness; ability to stand, walk, and lift for extended periods
- Genuine enthusiasm for relocating to a rural mountain community of 1,600 people
Jubilee College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively seeks candidates from underrepresented backgrounds.
