JOIN US.
We are always looking for people to join our team of volunteers to help us in our mission. There are specific volunteering opportunities listed below, but if you have a passion for nature and would like to help us out in other ways, please get in touch with us to discuss how you can help. Every little helps! We operate an agile and flexible working environment and some of our roles can be performed entirely remotely. But we are particularly interested in finding volunteers who are local to East Anglia and would be interested in spending time working in person with our chair and the team.
Keep checking this page as we may add more opportunities in the near future once we are in a position to run our next course programme.
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What difference will you make?
Your time, skills and passion for nature can help shape how we present ourselves to the public and our participants, helping us to grow our audience, find new participants, improve our course offering, assist with fundraising, and ultimately expand to cover more regions of the UK.
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What's in it for you?
Being part of a small and friendly team, with the opportunity (if desired) to become more involved in the running of a small charity and help us to build strong foundations from which to grow. Educating the public and raising environmental understanding and awareness has become a necessity. Your help can make a difference!
Social Media Manager
We are looking for a volunteer to develop and manage our social media strategy, to help produce regular and engaging content for our social media channels, to shape our online visibility and raise engagement and course sign ups.
We are looking for someone with experience in managing social media channels, writing and editing content for social media platforms. The volunteer should also have an understanding of the charity’s ethos and values, excellent communication and customer service skills, and a proactive work ethic.
Finance Officer
We are looking for a volunteer to assist the chair with all financial matters related to the charity, ranging from tracking expenditure and preparing monthly accounts to payroll and reporting to HMRC at the end of each month. Ensuring we continue to operate effectively and remain compliant with HMRC requirements and the law is of capital importance. The role can be done remotely but living locally (West Suffolk) would be an advantage so meetings could be done in person.
We are looking for someone with basic payroll and accounting experience; knowledge of various payroll software and experience of working in a non-profit environment would be an advantage.
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Fundraising Officer
We are looking for a volunteer to develop and lead our fundraising strategy, to search for and secure additional funding to help cover the operating costs of our nature guide training programme. This will allow us to continue running the course on a lower-than-cost basis, enabling people to attend the course who may not otherwise have the means to access such educational programmes, making nature education accessible to as many people as possible for the good of society and developing a network of ambassadors for nature.
We are looking for someone with experience of fundraising, ideally including grant applications, with excellent communication skills and a high standard of written English, and a proactive work ethic.
Online Learning Officer
We are looking for a volunteer to facilitate our online learning sessions on our online lerning platform Moodle, making sure everyone (teachers and participants) can connect to the sessions, solving any issues related to the platform and ensuring a great experience for our teachers and participants. Our online course sessions generally take place twice a month either on a Saturday afternoon, or in an evening of the week. Additionally, you could be involved in sending regular course reminders within Moodle in line with the course schedule, in organising test sessions with the teachers ahead of course sessions, and encouraging participants to engage with the platform more and promoting discussion/further learning activities.
We are looking for someone with excellent communication and customer service skills, and good at problem solving. You will have access to a secure computer with a functional camera and microphone and an efficient internet connection, and you will ideally have previous experience of using an online learning platform and good IT skills.
Outdoor Learning Officer
We are looking for volunteers to attend and facilitate our outdoor learning sessions. This means assisting our teachers during the outdoor sessions and making sure these run smoothly and comfortably for our participants and teachers. It also includes encouraging and facilitating discussion between the teacher and participants, and looking after the participants, being responsible for group safety during the outdoor sessions.
We are looking for someone with excellent communication and customer service skills, you will be the main representative of the charity during the outdoor sessions. You will have a passion for nature and a proactive work ethic. You should have your own car and driving licence; travel expenses will be reimbursed. Ideally you will hold a basic level of certified first aid training, the charity may be able to assist with arranging training if required.
Course Operations Officer
We are looking for a volunteer to help schedule our next course programme, liaise with participants, teachers, and sites. This includes responding to email queries and sending updates to participants, checking and booking venues, and collecting feedback from our participants.
We are looking for someone with excellent communication, customer service and organisation skills and who has a proactive work ethic.
Content Writer
We are looking for a volunteer to prepare regular and engaging content as part of our social media strategy to grow our social media visibility.
We are looking for someone with experience in writing and editing content for social media platforms and, planning and organising social media activity, to maintain a regular stream of content. The volunteer should also have an understanding of the charity’s ethos and values, excellent oral and written English, excellent communication and customer service skills, the ability to think creatively and a proactive work ethic.
Wildlife Photographer
We are looking for a volunteer with a passion for nature and who enjoys taking photos, capturing natural moments to illustrate our course handbooks and provide supporting material for our social media content helping us in our mission to raise environmental awareness. You will provide your own photos of wildlife, nature and natural habitats. You will be recognised and accredited for any images provided. We are looking for someone who enjoys nature, has a passion for photography and has their own equipment.
Treasurer
We are looking for a Treasurer to act as an authorised official within the charity and to manage and advise on its finances. You will ensure the charity remains compliant with HMRC requirements, prepare financial reports and returns and assist the chair with the preparation of the annual charity commission report. You will track expenditure and prepare monthly accounts for Trustee meetings. As a Trustee you will attend regular Trustee meetings.
We are looking for someone with a background and experience in financial management and accounting, ideally with previous experience of working as Treasurer and/or within the finance department of a charity. You will have a good appreciation of the charity’s mission and values.
Legal Officer
We are looking for a volunteer to advise and assist the charity with legal matters and obligations.
We are looking for someone with strong attention to detail, the ability to prepare legal documents, excellent written and verbal communication, and knowledge of all applicable laws, rules and regulations. Ensuring the charity remains compliant with law and legislation is of paramount importance.
General Volunteer
If you think your skills and expertise can help us, or if you live locally (West Suffolk) and would like to help us with day-to-day activities to run the charity, get in touch with us today.