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Thank you for your interest in Boston Harbor Now. Boston Harbor Now is an intentionally diverse workplace. We are intentional about hiring, developing, and retaining people of color at all levels. We don’t just accept differences – we celebrate them, we value them, we promote them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, volunteers, supporters, partners, and community. We recognize that people bring their personal histories to work and that we make better decisions when we include a wide range of experiences and opinions. Diversity refers not only to race and gender but also to an array of human differences including: culture, ethnicity, geography, socioeconomic position, ability, sexual orientation, background, perspective, and more that exist in the community and are reflected in the workforce. We value using a race equity lens to manage the organization and create spaces for conversations on race and ongoing staff and board engagement and empowerment to redesign policies, practices, services, and programs. Boston Harbor Now strongly believes that diversity plays an essential role in our mission, fostering innovation and creativity, attracting the best candidates to our team, and enhancing our ability to serve.
We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
Below are the current position(s) open at the organization:
- Chief Impact Officer (UPDATED 3/15/24)
- Executive Assistant
- Manager of Operations
- Innovation Islands Program Consultant
- Summer Program Intern
The Chief Impact Officer will work with the CEO, Boards, staff, supporters, and partners to maximize our impact on creating a resilient, equitable, and accessible Boston Harbor that contributes significantly to the region’s quality of life and economy. The Chief Impact Officer will lead the organization’s waterfront development, climate resiliency, park development, public access, programs, and community engagement work.
Reporting to the President and CEO and working closely with the senior leadership team, the Executive Assistant is a dedicated and motivated individual who is able to stay highly organized, multi-task, take initiative and maintain good relationships with internal and external audiences. This position is also responsible for scheduling staff, Board and committee meetings. The Executive Assistant must anticipate the needs of a busy and dynamic office; interface with the Board, staff, and a diverse constituency; maintain confidentiality and assist in implementing priorities aligned with the organization’s strategic agenda. This position anticipates the needs of a small number of senior level staff, manages the Board, and supports a diverse range of stakeholders internally and externally.
Boston Harbor Now is looking for a Manager of Operations who will lead Boston Harbor Now’s work supporting our City, State and Federal park agency partners, including managing relationships and vendor contracts for the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park and Harborwalk. Working in collaboration with the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership and with Boston Harbor Now’s staff, the Manager of Operations will support and grow our public-private partnerships to improve the parks throughout Boston Harbor and the Boston Harbor Islands and ensure a world class visitor experience. This effort will include cultivating and maintaining relationships with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), National Park Service (NPS) and City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department leadership and operations staff as well as with our nonprofit partners.
INNOVATION ISLANDS PROGRAM CONSULTANT
Boston Harbor Now in partnership with the National Park Service seeks an Innovation Islands Program Consultant to support the collaborative efforts of the Innovation Islands Mini-Grant program. This contract will be for 30 weeks from mid March – September and it will entail serving as a liaison between staff and local grant recipients as they plan, facilitate, and evaluate their events at Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park.
This summer, Boston Harbor Now seeks a Communications Intern to support a range of projects focused on increasing awareness of and engagement with Boston’s waterfront resources, including the Boston Harborwalk and Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park. The Intern will work closely with members of the communications team and will collaborate with staff across departments to source engaging content for mailing lists, social media, web sites, and other digital platforms. This part-time position has an expected time commitment of approximately 30 hours per week.
This summer, Boston Harbor Now seeks a motivated and energetic intern to assist with more than 100 recreational programs and special events in Boston Harbor Islands National & State Park, including fitness programming, live concerts, after hours events and cruises, and island camping programs! Taking direction from the programs team, this intern will help facilitate a series of enriching public programs on a weekly basis, including children’s art activities, fitness and wellness programs, concerts and other live performances, and public kayaking programs. This position is primarily remote, but many duties take place largely outdoors within the Park and around the mainland waterfront. The programs intern will assist in the organizing, execution, and monitoring of the Boston Harbor Now’s robust programming calendar.