Bird Tour Coordinator

Job not on LinkedIn

🔥 10 hours ago

Apply Now

Find Similar Remote Jobs

Set Up Email Alert For New Jobs

📊 Check your resume score for this job

Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply.

Upload Resume

American Bird Conservancy

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

51 - 200 employees

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Social Impact

American Bird Conservancy is dedicated to conserving wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. With an emphasis on achieving results and working in partnership, they tackle significant problems facing birds today by utilizing scientific advancements to halt extinctions, protect habitats, eliminate threats, and build capacity for bird conservation.

📋 Description

• Plan and coordinate domestic and international birding field trips for ABC’s major supporters, approximately three 3-4 day domestic trips/year and two week-long international trips/year, noting that some trips may be outside of the Americas. • Arrange for ABC staff and/or experienced birding tour guides to lead trips, and lead select birding trips. • Manage logistics related to travel, accommodations, permits, and schedules for ABC-led birding excursions. • Promote ABC’s mission by communicating with tour participants and industry professionals about ABC’s conservation work. • Ensure high-quality birding experiences that align with ABC’s values and conservation priorities. • Coordinate closely with Development, Communications & Marketing, and Program staff as well as ABC partners to ensure the success of trips and events. • Help develop ABC field trip policies and practices, such as trip descriptions, travel/medical insurance info/waiver, participant responsibilities, etc. • Advise on ABC trips organized by other staff members. • Provide input into birding trip pricing structure and strategy.

🎯 Requirements

• Proven experience as a birding tour leader, with strong bird identification skills and conservation knowledge. • 5-7 years of experience organizing and leading birding trips, including international trips, and coordinating all logistics from lodging to meals to transportation. • Familiarity with birding locations at http://www.conservationbirding.org is considered a plus, as is familiarity with global birding hotspots and tour destinations. • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including strong customer service skills and the ability to engage and educate ABC’s major supporters about conservation efforts. • High standards for exceptional birding tours. • Flexibility and understanding the need to pivot; comfort with ambiguity at times, particularly when piloting new trips. • Familiarity with ABC’s mission and conservation work is a plus. • Ability to work independently, manage multiple projects, and coordinate and collaborate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders. • Occasional air and car travel may be required with this position; Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required. • Possess and maintain a valid current passport. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and/or other relevant organizational tools. • Spanish and/or Portuguese fluency a plus.

🏖️ Benefits

• Excellent benefits package includes medical, dental, flexible spending accounts, and employer-matched retirement savings. • Paid vacation days (starting at 15 days annually and increasing to 20 days after 1 year of employment), paid holidays (including both US holidays and additional ABC holidays) and sick leave. • Lodging, meals, and transportation covered for work-related travel away from home where applicable. • Rental vehicle or personal mileage reimbursement where applicable. • Flexible, remote-friendly work arrangements that support a healthy work-life balance.