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Chief Operating Officer

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The American Chestnut Foundation

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Full-Time

Posted 3 days ago (Updated 1 day ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 6/29/2026

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Job Description

Position Title:
Chief Operating Officer Location:
Hybrid Remote in Asheville, NC -- some travel required The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) is a nonprofit conservation, education, and scientific organization with one of the most ambitious rescue missions in the natural world: return the iconic American chestnut to its native range. Founded in 1983 and based in Asheville, NC, TACF and its 16 state chapters are working to restore the American chestnut tree to eastern forests.
Our Mission:
to return the iconic American chestnut to its native range
Our Vision:
a robust eastern forest returned to its splendor
TACF's Values :
Optimism, Patience, Science-Based Decisions, Integrity, Innovation, and Collaboration TACF is seeking a Chief Operating Officer to serve as a senior operational leader and strategic partner as we continue scaling our national restoration work. This role is about building the systems, clarity, and organizational capacity that allow our science, restoration, chapter, fundraising, and outreach teams to do their best work in service of bringing the American chestnut back to our forests. The Chief Operating Officer (COO) serves as TACF's senior operational leader and strategic partner to the President & CEO, overseeing the organizational systems, infrastructure, governance, and operational coordination necessary to advance TACF's national restoration mission. As TACF scales its restoration, research, and chapter engagement efforts across a distributed national network, the COO ensures the organization operates with clarity, accountability, continuity, and operational excellence. The COO translates organizational strategy into functional systems and execution across administrative operations, governance, human resources, technology, compliance, chapter operations support, and organizational planning. View the full job posting and apply here: Employment | The American Chestnut Foundation Application Process The application deadline is Monday, June 15th at 5:00 pm Eastern. Note that we are not accepting phone inquiries regarding this position, so please do not contact TACF via phone.