Volunteer Coordinator

Wildlife for All is seeking a volunteer to serve as a Volunteer Coordinator. Please note this is an unpaid, volunteer role.

Desired Availability: Weekdays (daytime, evenings), Weekends (daytime, evenings)

Time Commitment: A few hours per month

About Wildlife for All

Wildlife for All is a national nonprofit working to reform wildlife governance in the United States to be more democratic, transparent, and science-based. We support state and national policy change, narrative shifts, and grassroots organizing to advance human-wildlife coexistence.

Position Overview

Wildlife for All seeks a Volunteer Coordinator to support a small, highly skilled team of volunteers contributing across technical, research, and programmatic areas.

This role is designed to balance coordination systems with community-building. The Volunteer Coordinator will ensure volunteers have the structure, clarity, and connection needed to contribute effectively.

Key Responsibilities

Operations & Coordination (approximately 50%)

• Maintain a clear, lightweight system to track volunteer roles, projects, and priorities
• Coordinate onboarding and offboarding processes for volunteers and interns
• Improve and document workflows to support cross-functional collaboration
• Ensure alignment across roles (e.g., research, web, automation)
• Track capacity, timelines, and emerging gaps

Community & Engagement (approximately 50%)

• Serve as a central point of contact for volunteers
• Facilitate periodic check-ins (individual or group, as appropriate)
• Support a positive and inclusive volunteer experience
• Identify opportunities to strengthen engagement, retention, and recognition
• Help connect volunteers to each other and to the broader mission

Current Volunteer Structure

You will be coordinating a small group of dedicated volunteers, including:

• Information security
• Automation
• Bookkeeping
• Web development
• Research
• Coalition coordination

In addition, we host rotating research interns and short-term volunteers.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating volunteers, teams, or projects (nonprofit experience preferred)
• Strong organizational and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to balance systems-thinking with relationship-building
• Comfort working with both technical and non-technical contributors
• Experience with project management tools (e.g., Monday.com)
• Interest in wildlife conservation, governance, or advocacy is a plus

What We’re Looking For

• Someone who can build simple systems and foster strong relationships simultaneously
• A proactive communicator who can maintain momentum across a distributed team
• A thoughtful coordinator who adds clarity and connection without creating bottlenecks

Compensation and Duration

This is a volunteer position with an initial 3–6 month term and potential to extend. A modest stipend may be available depending on future funding.

Wildlife for All is committed to building a diverse and inclusive movement for wildlife governance reform. We encourage candidates from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to apply.