Bush Heritage Office Volunteers are a force 'behind the scenes'. The support that our Office Volunteers provide is invaluable to the smooth running of our organisation. We are often looking for appropriately skilled volunteers to help out with 'odd jobs' or big projects. Our regular Office Volunteers become part of the team and contribute much to the culture of our workplace.   Would you like to get involved?  If so, please have a look at the list of opportunities below and see if there is something to suit you.

Office Volunteer Positions as at June 2008 

Fundraising
 

Photo library - closed

Assist team with indexing Bush Heritage's vast number of spectacular photographs into an electronic Photo Library.
Skills required: General computer, attention to detail and office skills.
Project length: Six months.
Days per week: Minimum 2.5 for 6 weeks.
Click here to download the Office Volunteer Application Form

Data entry - closed

Process survey data.
Skills required: General computer, common sense, ability to read difficult handwriting, pragmatism.
Project length: 2-3 weeks full-time, or longer for part-time.
Days per week: Negotiable until the project is completed.
Click here to download the Office Volunteer Application Form

Document organisation - closed

Organise and label documents and publications.
Skills required: basic manual handling, a flair for organisation and a systematic approach to the task.
Project length: 1-2 days
Days per week: Flexible.
Click here to download the Office Volunteer Application Form

Filing - closed

Create folders and then organise sample-packs into them.
Skills required: a flair for organisation, a systematic and logical approach to the task.
Project length: 0.5 day.
Days per week: Flexible.
Click here to download the Office Volunteer Application Form

Data trouble-shooting - closed

Review a data-set, identify and correct errors.
Skills required: MS Excel, database skills, attention to detail, ability to think laterally.
Project length: 2 months.
Days per week: Flexible.
Click here to download the Office Volunteer Application Form

Ecology

Database update - closed

Vetting ecological database tables to cross-check species' geographic distributions with reserve locations.
Skills required: Computer literacy, attention to detail, experience with internet searches, an interest and knowledge of Australian flora and fauna is preferred.
Project length: 2-4 weeks.
Days per week: Preferably Wed, Thur or Fri.
Click here to download the Office Volunteer Application Form

Conservation Partners Unit

Electronic cataloguing

Classify, catalogue and name electronic literature using bibliographic software.
Skills required: strong computer skills, experience with bibliographic software (eg. Endnote), a strong sense of organisation.
Project length: 2-4 weeks full-time, or longer for part-time.
Days per week: Mon, Tue or Thur.
Click here to download the Office Volunteer Application Form

All positions are based at the Bush Heritage Conservation Support Centre located in Collins Street, Melbourne.  

Perhaps there is not an opportunity on the current list that meets your interests and availability, but you would like to volunteer for Bush Heritage if the right opportunity comes along? If so, please let us know. To offer voluntary clerical or administrative support, please complete and return an Office Volunteer Expression Of Interest Form.

For more information on volunteering in the Melbourne Office, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at info@bushheritage.org.au or call 1300 NATURE (1300 628 873).