Texas Coastal Program Coordinator

Core responsibilities:

• Plan, organize, and participate in clean-up and outreach events across the Houston-Galveston region, including major community initiatives like NestFest, Spook-a-Clean, Earth Day, and World Oceans Day
• Collaborate with the SPLASh team and environmental education partners to organize and deliver SPLASh's Education Program for K-12 students with place-based learning experiences
• Manage volunteer engagement, including training and supporting volunteers in data collection protocols, providing outreach and public education guidance, and coordinating volunteers for public events
• Collect and enter clean-up data into the Texas Litter database, maintain SPLASh Trash Database and volunteer "People Database," and work with GIS specialist to maintain the SPLASh StoryMap

This role advances bird conservation efforts along the Texas Gulf Coast by reducing trash accumulation and mitigating threats to coastal birds and habitats, benefiting human communities, biodiversity, and the planet's fragile climate through the SPLASh program.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies, Marine Science, Education, Natural Resources Management, Wildlife Sciences, Political Science, Social Sciences, or a related discipline
• Must be highly skilled in communicating and working with external partners and diverse audiences including recreational beach users, anglers, volunteers, community members, students, and government agencies
• Excellent time management and ability to work independently, taking initiative with minimal supervision
• Working knowledge of outreach and interpretation related to bird/wildlife conservation, trash and plastics management, sustainable activities, and environmental education

American Bird Conservancy offers strong benefits, a 35-hour work week, generous leave policies, and flexible, remote-friendly work arrangements that support a healthy work-life balance.

• 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), paid 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

American Bird Conservancy is a fast-growing, results-focused nonprofit that achieves lasting results for the bird species most in need while also benefiting human communities, biodiversity, and the planet's fragile climate throughout the Americas.