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VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
Responsible for organizing volunteer activities in 37 year old land conservancy. Deadline for resumés March 31. Job description posted below. Email resumé and cover
letter to info@washtenawlandtrust.org.
This is a volunteer position.
Reports
To: Development & Communications Director; works closely with other staff
Hours of Work: 4 hours/week on average, year-round. Some evenings
and weekends required. Flexible scheduling is offered.
Why Volunteer With the Washtenaw Land Trust? A volunteer will learn a great deal about how small non-profit organizations work and grow and also gain an understanding of land preservation. A volunteer will have the satisfaction of knowing that their contribution is invaluable to protecting local natural areas and farms. A volunteer could use this position to build his or her resumé and prepare for future work in a similar non-profit setting.
Compensation: This is a volunteer position
Responsibilities: To implement an effective, organized volunteer program for an established 37 year old land trust, and to engage Land Trust members and friends through direct service with the organization.
Duties:
- Help design volunteer projects/assignments and deliver feedback
- Recruit, train, organize, and supervise volunteers
- Update volunteer information in the database to track their hours and interests
- Develop and implement a recognition/ retention program for volunteers
- Post volunteer listings on relevant boards, newspapers, and websites such as volunteermatch.org and craigslist, and track responses/referrals
- Maintain communication with all volunteers
- Other volunteer-related work as may be requested from time-to-time.
Job
Skills:
- Ability to communicate effectively with both program staff and volunteers
- Self-motivated
- Strong planning and organizational skills
- Comfort with speaking to groups and individuals by phone and in person
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
Other Requirements:
- Enjoy working with people
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
- Flexibility
- Enthusiasm for work and mission
- Sense of humor
- Must have a valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle
STEWARDSHIP INTERN
Responsible for stewardship activities in 37 year old land conservancy. To apply, please send cover letter, resume, and writing sample to Washtenaw Land Trust, 1100 N Main #203, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 or mark@washtenawlandtrust.org.
Reports To: Land Protection/Operations Manager. Works closely with executive director and development director.
Hours of Work: 15 hours/week during April and September; 30 hours/week from May – August. Some evenings and weekends required. Flexible scheduling is offered.
Education: Graduate student preferred.
Preferred Experience: Appropriate course work in biology, ecology, natural resources and/or related fields.
Compensation: $15.00/hour.
Responsibilities: Responsible for conducting stewardship activities for 37 year old land trust. This includes insuring 100% monitoring of easements and preserves, as well as organizing ongoing stewardship work in four fee-simple preserves, and coordination of three volunteer work days. Other hands-on stewardship may be assigned as time permits.
Duties:
- Coordinate monitoring on over 30 conservation easements. This may be done collaboratively with volunteers or other Land Trust staff; ensure 100% completion of same by 9/30/08.
- Monitor five fee-simple preserves owned by the Land Trust.
- Review existing management plans for four preserves, developing five year implementation plans for each, including the identification of required resources.
- Coordinate at least three volunteer work days in preserves. This work may be coordinated with the Stewardship Network.
- Initiate work on a management plan for a newly acquired preserve
- Other hands-on stewardship work as may be assigned from time-to-time.
Job Skills:
- Strong oral communications skills
- Ability to organize, implement and manage a variety of projects
- Ability to work well in small team/office environment
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.
- Ability to work with volunteers and coordinate the work of volunteers
- Working knowledge of Michigan natural habitats
Other Requirements:
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
- Flexibility
- Enthusiasm for work and mission
- Sense of humor
- Must have a valid drivers license and access to a vehicle
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