Climate Program Officer - Massachusetts Grants & Impact

The Barr Foundation; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Barr Foundation in Massachusetts seeks a Program Officer to advance its Climate Program across Clean Energy, Climate Resilience, and Mobility in Massachusetts. You will collaborate with Climate team members to develop grantmaking strategies, assess proposals, and support grantee success, while aligning with program and budget planning.

Role involves coordinating with senior officers, evaluating grants, and contributing to communications and field leadership.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of relevant professional experience working in the nonprofit, public, or private sector.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including lived experience.
• Ability to listen to and empathize with community challenges and support grantees, partners, and community-based leaders.
• Ability to analyze complex organizational and community conditions; understanding of policy, political, and community dynamics.
• Strategic thinking and execution of strategies as part of a team; ability to define objectives and manage projects end-to-end.
• Experience evaluating impact using both data and informed opinions; assess nonprofit health and organizational capacity.

Responsibilities

• Develop climate grantmaking strategies and support portfolio work in Massachusetts.
• Manage and collaborate with climate grantees; evaluate proposals and monitor grants.
• Draft internal analyses for leadership and trustee consideration of proposals.
• Collaborate with teams on evaluation and learning across grants and clusters.
• Share learnings and shape public narratives on climate issues and philanthropy.
• Coordinate with other Barr program teams and support grant logistics.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Grantmaking

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Diversity, equity, inclusion

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Tools

Asana

Access

Salesforce

Job description

The Barr Foundation in Massachusetts seeks a Program Officer to advance its Climate Program across Clean Energy, Climate Resilience, and Mobility in Massachusetts. You will collaborate with Climate team members to develop grantmaking strategies, assess proposals, and support grantee success, while aligning with program and budget planning.

Role involves coordinating with senior officers, evaluating grants, and contributing to communications and field leadership.