Volunteer Coordinator

Audubon North Carolina seeks a part-time Volunteer Coordinator in Durham, NC, to manage beach-nesting bird colonies on Wrightsville Beach. Responsibilities include recruiting and training volunteers, coordinating schedules, leading field trips, and ensuring the protection of nesting birds. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree, public speaking experience, and a commitment to wildlife conservation. The role requires working outdoors and providing own transportation, with a pay rate of $17.50/hour.
locationsDurham, NCtime typePart timeposted onPosted Yesterdayjob requisition idJR687

Position Summary

Audubon North Carolina posts and manages beach-nesting bird colonies on Wrightsville Beach. As a busy, public beach, the area receives a great deal of foot traffic and is both vulnerable to human disturbance and ideal for outreach. The Volunteer Coordinator will work to recruit, train, and manage volunteer bird stewards on Wrightsville Beach. The volunteers will act as ambassadors for the birds by educating beachgoers about the birds and using optics to show them the birds. The Volunteer Coordinator will also ensure beachgoers and their dogs do not enter the posting or disturb nesting birds. The Volunteer Coordinator will lead field trips at the colony, act a steward themself, do light maintenance of the posting, collect simple data, and assist with coordinating or conducting other volunteer efforts as needed. He or she will report to the coastal biologist and work closely with other Audubon North Carolina staff to ensure the needs of the birds are met throughout the summer.

Compensation:

$17.50 / hour

Additional Job Description

Essential Functions
• Recruit and train volunteers to be bird stewards at nesting colonies on Wrightsville Beach.
• Coordinate and organize volunteers’ schedules to ensure the greatest possible steward presence at the colony and distribute materials and equipment needed for steward activities.
• Perform steward duties at the colonies as needed.
• Lead weekly field trips to the colony and organize additional field trips as requested.
• Support volunteers, field phone calls and emails, and provide logistical support when possible.
• Collect counts of human or dog entry into the posted areas, collect the same from volunteers, and assist with nest censuses in the colony.
• Assist with organizing a volunteer appreciation event at end of season.
• Assist with coordinating or conducting other volunteer activities as needed.

Qualifications and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in biology or a related field.
• Experience with and a high comfort level in public speaking and interacting with the public on an informal basis is required; experience interacting with local government officials desired.
• Demonstrated interest in protecting coastal wildlife in North Carolina.
• Knowledge of beach-nesting bird biology preferred.
• Willingness to work in harsh conditions outdoors and to provide own transportation to and from the beach.
• Management or HR experience preferred.
• Willingness to work on weekends and holidays; candidate must live in the Wilmington, NC area.
• Excellent oral and written communication and public speaking skills.
• Commitment to Audubon’s organizational values of care, collaboration, change, integrity, impact, and innovation.
• Demonstrated personal and professional commitment to and experience in advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

EEO Statement

The National Audubon Society is a federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to a policy of nondiscrimination, inclusion and equal opportunity and actively seek a diverse pool of candidates in this search.

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