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Organization Description

Since 1981, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy (Parks Conservancy) has served as the nonprofit partner of the National Park Service (NPS), collaborating with the Presidio Trust, partners, donors, and the community to support the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). The GGNRA stretches across three Bay Area counties north and south of the Golden Gate Bridge and includes iconic places such as Muir Woods National Monument, Fort Point National Historic Site, Alcatraz Island, Crissy Field, Mori Point, Lands End, and the Presidio of San Francisco.

The Parks Conservancy engages at the intersection of national park sites, local communities, social justice, and climate resilience. Collaborating with partners, our staff are dedicated to enhancing public awareness and providing volunteer and educational opportunities in the parks. We are park builders, caretakers, ambassadors and educators, all working to connect people to parks in support of our vision Parks for All Forever.

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The Conservation and Community Science Department (CCS) supports the ecological and climate‑adaptive work of the Parks Conservancy, the National Park Service, and our One Tam partners. Together, we strategically fill gaps in our ecosystem knowledge and coordinate conservation actions at a landscape scale, while creating opportunities to connect people, parks, and partners.

The Golden Gate Raptor Observatory (GGRO) is one of our suite of community science programs and is operated by the Parks Conservancy and the NPS. Staff and 100+ volunteers work together to study the birds of prey migrating through the Marin Headlands each fall. GGRO has two core program areas—raptor banding and Hawkwatch—contributing over 10,000 hours of volunteer service hours to the GGNRA each year.

This is a non‑exempt position of 40 hours/week. This is a term‑limited position lasting 9 months from mid‑April 2026 to mid‑January 2027. The Program Coordinator supports field operations, staff and volunteer safety, data stewardship, and regulatory compliance across GGRO programs. This role will have a stronger focus on the day‑to‑day implementation of raptor banding activities, particularly the bird husbandry program. The Program Coordinator works with other staff to support 100+ volunteers contributing to the community science work of the Parks Conservancy.

The position requires regular fieldwork in the Marin Headlands and the schedule will include weekend days and some evenings, especially during summer volunteer training and the autumn migration season.

The Program Coordinator works under the guidance of the Associate Director and collaborates closely with National Park Service and Parks Conservancy staff. This position primarily reports to facilities in the Marin Headlands (personal transportation is required). Work is performed in an office and outdoors. This position is eligible for hybrid telework (i.e., a mix of in‑person and telework). However, to meet the essential requirements of this position will need to be on‑site multiple days per week.

Reports to:

Associate Director, Community Science

• General Program Operations
• Support to field operations, including vehicle maintenance, permit compliance, inventory and procurement of supplies, and maintenance and deployment of banding and Hawkwatch equipment.
• Support to volunteer management, including coordination, training, and supervision of 100+ GGRO volunteers through the NPS Volunteers‑in‑Parks (VIP) program; ongoing communication, guidance, and feedback to ensure high‑quality data collection and a positive volunteer experience consistent with NPS and Parks Conservancy policies; working with other community science staff to foster an inclusive, welcoming environment to engage local communities in non‑institutional ways that demystify science, expand what it means to do science, and spark curiosity.
• Support to data stewardship: helps ensure high quality data collection for all GGRO programs.
• Collaborates with CCS team to prepare annual data summaries and…