Seeking a Remote Conservation Volunteering Opportunity
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for a volunteering opportunity that will help me gain practical experience in the operational and project-support side of wildlife conservation.
My professional background is in veterinary medicine, regulatory operations and team leadership, and I have completed WildTeam training in Project Planning, Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement and Grant Writing for Wildlife Conservation. I am also working towards completing the Monitoring and Evaluation course — which would complete WildTeam’s five-course pathway to becoming a Wildlife Conservation Professional. (So apparently, I’m one certificate away from making it official! 😄)
While this has given me a strong theoretical foundation, I’m very conscious that theory is not the same as practical conservation experience. What I’m looking for now is an opportunity where I can learn by working alongside experienced conservation professionals and gradually understand how projects and organisations operate in practice.
I would be particularly interested in a volunteer role involving some combination of:
• project or programme administration
• organising meetings, events or team activities
• maintaining records, databases or SharePoint resources
• monitoring project information, data or KPIs
• supporting reports and documentation
• stakeholder, volunteer or partner communication
• coordinating schedules, resources or travel
• supporting invoices, expenses or other operational processes
• research and project support
I’m not looking exclusively for a desk-based role, and I would welcome opportunities to gain appropriate field exposure too. However, I’m particularly interested in roles where I can develop professional conservation-management skills using a laptop, systems, data and administrative processes rather than primarily manual conservation work.
My longer-term goal is to build a career in conservation project/programme management, monitoring and evaluation, operations and ultimately conservation leadership.
Because of my current work schedule, remote opportunities would be ideal. I’m based in Northampton, UK, so I would also be very interested in suitable in-person or hybrid opportunities within roughly 30 minutes of Northampton.
Most importantly, I’m looking for somewhere I can genuinely learn, contribute and grow. I don’t expect to arrive knowing everything; I’m looking for a supportive opportunity where I can apply my existing professional skills while developing real conservation-sector experience.
If you know of an organisation, project or team that might be a good fit, I would really appreciate hearing from you.
Thank you!
I am a veterinarian with a strong interest in wildlife conservation, One Health and the management of conservation programmes. My background in veterinary medicine has shaped my understanding of the close connections between animal, human and environmental health, and the importance of multidisciplinary approaches to protecting biodiversity.
I am developing my professional conservation skillset through WildTeam training in Project Planning, Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Grant Writing, and Monitoring and Evaluation for Wildlife Conservation. I am particularly interested in how strong project design, effective stakeholder collaboration and evidence-based monitoring can improve conservation outcomes.
Alongside my conservation interests, I bring experience in team leadership, regulatory compliance, operational management and performance monitoring. I hope to combine these skills with my conservation training to contribute to well-designed, measurable and sustainable conservation programmes.
I joined WildHub to learn from conservation professionals around the world, exchange ideas, build meaningful collaborations and identify opportunities where I can contribute my skills while continuing to develop as a conservation professional.
