Rocky Point Bird Observatory (RPBO) is seeking a volunteer management professional to assist us in optimizing our volunteer recruitment, onboarding, and participation experience.

We have received a $6,000 grant from the New Horizons For Seniors Program to hire a consultant who is at least 55 years of age. No knowledge of birds is required. Work may be performed remotely and using conferencing software.

About Rocky Point Bird Observatory (RPBO)
RPBO is a volunteer-run registered charity that seeks to influence and inform ecological management practices and conservation of migratory birds in western North America through monitoring, scientific research, and public education. Approximately 150 volunteers give 10,000 hours of their time to RPBO each year. Volunteers can assist with bird migration work in the field by doing a variety of tasks (e.g., supporting bird banding at two stations, Sea Watch, conducting bird census), supporting RPBO operations and governance (e.g. serving on the RPBO Board of Directors, administrative and financial functions), fundraising, equipment maintenance, and public education (e.g. hosting community events, delivering presentations to schools, community groups, and seniors’ groups). To learn more about
RPBO, visit our website at rpbo.org.

Proposal

Your proposal must include the following sections:

1. Experience. Describe your previous experience optimizing volunteer recruitment, onboarding, and participation experience for non-profit charitable organizations.
2. Fees. Your hourly rate to deliver the contract (contract value is $6000)
3. Timeline for delivering the work.
4. Approach. Describe your approach for delivering the work.

Submit your questions and proposal to RPBO by email at jobs@rpbo.org by June 7, 2024.

Work Deliverables

• Review existing RPBO records documenting current volunteer recruitment and management practices and expectations for different roles.
• Identify and document strengths and gaps in existing documents.
• Interview RPBO experts on current recruitment and volunteer involvement for three program areas: migration monitoring, science, and education and outreach, which includes fundraising.
• Identify and document strengths and gaps by program area.
• Contract deliverables must include strategies specific to senior volunteers, including offering meaningful and diverse volunteer experiences, providing intergenerational experiences, and addressing social isolation.
• Identify strengths and gaps for recruiting and optimizing volunteer experience for youth, adults, and seniors and recommend optimization.
• Recommend and/or deliver solutions for addressing gaps.
• Work with RPBO-assigned committee members to plan and review deliverables.
• Deliver content or tools to optimize volunteer recruitment, training, and participation by program area (e.g. onboarding materials and/or handbook, RBPO volunteer pages content at https://rpbo.org/how-you-can-help/volunteer/.