CURRENT OPENINGS

Mount Auburn is currently seeking qualified candidates for the following positions:

• Open Position: Vice President, FinanceSeptember 29, 2023
  Mount Auburn Cemetery comprises 175 acres and is situated in Watertown and Cambridge near Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1831, and now visited by over 200,000 people each year, Mount Auburn is a National Historic Landmark, recognized as the first “rural cemetery” and the inspiration for the American Parks Movement during the 19th century. As an … Continue reading →
• Open Position: ArboristSeptember 27, 2023
  Role and Responsibilities: Performs tree maintenance, including pruning, cabling, fertilizing, planting, spraying, injecting and tree removals. Climbs with rope and saddle and operates an aerial lift. Performs a variety of other arboricultural and horticultural tasks as needed, such as plant pest monitoring and shrub pruning.
• Open Position: Data and Business Applications EngineerSeptember 26, 2023
  POSITION SUMMARY:  We are seeking a highly-skilled and motivated Data and Business Applications Engineer to lead our efforts in integrating and managing business applications and data solutions. This individual will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless data exchange, efficient workflows, and robust applications management in our primarily Azure cloud-centric environment, which also leverages … Continue reading →
• Open Position: Data and Business Applications ManagerSeptember 14, 2023
  We are seeking a highly-skilled and motivated Data and Business Applications Manager to lead our efforts in integrating and managing business applications and data solutions. This individual will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless data exchange, efficient workflows, and robust applications management in our primarily Azure cloud-centric environment, which also leverages certain AWS … Continue reading →
• Open Position: Staff Accountant at Mount Auburn CemeterySeptember 5, 2023
  Summary: We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join our nonprofit organization. As a vital member of our finance team, you will be responsible for processing customer invoices and payments, managing vendor and employee accounts payable, month-end reconciliations, and in supporting automation initiatives. Your role will contribute to the financial efficiency and … Continue reading →
• Open Position: Annual Giving ManagerAugust 24, 2023
  The Annual Giving Manager is responsible for implementation of the Annual Giving/Membership program, including messaging, creation and updating of mailing lists, acknowledgement of gifts, design, printing, and reporting. Responds to inquiries by phone, mail and email; and assigns stewardship and personal outreach to donors within Advancement team. Oversees management of departmental data and information in … Continue reading →
• Open Position: Seasonal Gardener at Mount Auburn CemeteryFebruary 23, 2023
  Role and Responsibilities:Works as part of a crew to assist Mount Auburn horticulturists to execute landscape maintenance and horticulture projects at Mount Auburn as assigned by the Director of Horticulture, including but not limited to weeding, mulching, watering, pruning, bed preparation, planting, edging, fertilizing, and picking up branches.• Assist in performing daily situational awareness within … Continue reading →
• Open Position: Part Time Security & Visitor Representative Mon / TuesSeptember 28, 2022
  The Security Department at Mount Auburn Cemetery is seeking an enthusiastic individual to fill the position of Security and Visitor Services Representative working part time Monday and Tuesday 2PM to 10PM. Reporting to the Security Supervisor, the Security and Visitor Services Representative is responsible for patrolling the Cemetery grounds throughout the assigned shift and enforcement … Continue reading →
• Open Position: Part Time Security & Visitor Representative Sat / SunSeptember 28, 2022
  The Security Department at Mount Auburn Cemetery is seeking an enthusiastic individual to fill the position of Security and Visitor Services Representative working part time, Saturday and Sunday 8AM to 4PM. Reporting to the Security Supervisor the Security and Visitor Services Representative is responsible for patrolling the Cemetery grounds throughout the assigned shift and enforcement … Continue reading →
• Open Position: Security and Visitor Services Representative at Mount Auburn CemeteryJuly 10, 2022
  The Security Department at Mount Auburn Cemetery is seeking an enthusiastic individual to fill the position of Security and Visitor Services Representative. Reporting to the Security Supervisor the Security and Visitor Services Representative is responsible for patrolling the Cemetery grounds throughout the assigned shift and enforcement of Cemetery rules and regulations. The representative displays compassion, … Continue reading →

STAFF AT A GLANCE

Mount Auburn employs 55 full-time staff and 40 seasonal and part-time staff. Additionally, the Cemetery is supported by the work of 10 interns and 100+ volunteers.

Mount Auburn’s staff represent a wide range of professional backgrounds including arboriculture, customer service, curatorship, education, facilities care, financial management, fundraising, gardening, horticulture, human resources, information technology, landscape management, planning, preservation, security, and visitor services.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT

Mount Auburn Cemetery is committed to providing a respectful, ethical and fair work environment conducive to the productive accomplishment of our organizational goals.  We treat all employees with fairness, respect, dignity, and integrity.

The Cemetery competes for talent with a variety of organizations but finds the most parity in job levels, descriptions, and skill requirements with other comparable organizations such as cemeteries, historic sites, and botanic gardens and/or arboreta. 

The Cemetery’s employees are privileged to work with other people who share a desire to build, serve and sustain a strong community of dedicated non-profit professionals through leadership and advocacy.  We provide a naturally collaborative atmosphere in which people take true ownership of their roles and yet seek each other’s input to facilitate the best possible solutions to organizational and operational challenges.  We share important information openly with one another and invite new ideas and constructive organizational assessment.  And, we strive to provide everyone with the opportunity to achieve a manageable work/life balance.

Traditional compensation and benefits programs are important components of our overall Compensation and Benefits Philosophy.  Fairness in the design and administration of these programs is of paramount importance to the culture.  We regularly calibrate the amount and, where possible, the mix, of both cash compensation and benefits programs.   Although we have traditionally strived to deliver competitive health and retirement benefits, coupled with median base-pay levels, we recognize that it is important to be flexible and are committed to revisiting our approach as budgets allow.   We periodically utilize multiple, highly-regarded published compensation and benefits surveys to benchmark our reward programs.

We recognize, encourage and reinforce strong organization, team, and individual performance where possible.  We cultivate a strong feeling of fairness in pay and recognize that certain skill sets demand more compensation than others while attempting to strike an equitable balance with respect to other factors such as individual performance and length of service.  We are also mindful that our overall ability to spend is limited by our financial resources.   We are committed to reasonable levels of compensation and benefits and intend full compliance with all federal, state and local regulations.