Careers - Barr Foundation

Careers

Grow your impact in the social sector

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Open Positions

President

The Barr Foundation seeks a strategic and galvanizing leader who can bring the vision to advance the Foundation’s mission, values, and strategy, as well as the emotional intelligence and humility to build trusting relationships with staff, Board, grantees, and community to amplify Barr’s impact and voice. Candidates should bring a broad world view to their work, and have knowledge and understanding of the philanthropic sector, grantmaking, and measuring impact.

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If there are no openings that are a match for your particular skills and interests—please explore our curated list of resources for social sector job-seekers.

“Culture is not stagnant. Culture is something that everybody in the organization helps to shape and contributes to.”

Jim Canales, Barr Foundation President

Diversity at Barr

Racial and Ethnic Diversity of Barr Board and Staff

We value and benefit from the diverse perspectives, vantage points, and lived experiences of colleagues who work at Barr.

Barr is an equal opportunity employer, with a commitment to building and fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. We welcome candidates who would both contribute to and value working in such an environment.

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Asian or Asian American (57.7%)
Black or African American (25%)
Hispanic or Latinx (11.5%)

Multi-racial or Multi-ethnic (7.7%)
White (57.7%)
Middle Eastern or North African (3.8%)

Boston Women's Workforce Council

Barr is a Compact Signer for the 100% Talent Compact, which is administered by the Boston Women’s Workforce Council, a unique public-private partnership between the Boston Mayor’s Office and Greater Boston employers dedicated to eliminating the gender and racial wage gap.

We are proud to be part of this first-in-the-nation approach to reaching pay equity for women and people of color across our region.

The Boston Women's Workforce Council emblem.

Workplace Culture

A set of core values guides our hiring process and the workplace culture that we shape together. Barr is committed to strive for impact, act with humility, invest in leaders, take the long view, center racial equity, embrace risk, and demonstrate curiosity.

We aim to make Barr an inclusive workplace where all team members can bring their full and authentic selves and be supported to learn and grow.

Barr Staff participate in a cooking class at GreenRoots.

“At Barr, there's more support than I've ever experienced in a workplace. Yes, some of that comes with our financial resources, but it's more so part of the culture of support for each other as people.”

Najah Casimir, Program Officer, Climate Mobility

Work Environment

We embrace a hybrid workplace that seeks to balance time in the office with colleagues, time in the community, and remote work.

Located along the waterfront in Boston’s North End, Barr’s offices are in the historic Pilot House and adjacent Two Atlantic Avenue. Our walls feature the work of contemporary artists, and the office space is designed to provide bright, open, flexible spaces for collaboration and independent work, and to host meetings and events.

Benefits

Barr offers generous benefits including health, dental, vision, and life insurance; a strong retirement savings program; 15 vacation days to start; and noteworthy parental and health leave policies.

Policies

We aim to be open and transparent about our work and to contribute to broader efforts that promote and advance the field of philanthropy. View all of our policies here.