Community Engagement Coordinator

Position overview

The Community Engagement Coordinator advances the Conservancy’s mission through strategic communications, community outreach, volunteer coordination, and digital engagement. The ideal candidate is highly organized, a skilled communicator, and passionate about conservation and community connection.

Reports to: Director of Communications

Key responsibilities

Volunteer coordination & outreach

• Maintain a volunteer tracking system capturing skills, interests, and availability.

• Implement a welcoming onboarding process with timely personal follow-up for new inquiries.

• Coordinate volunteer recruitment, scheduling, and communications for events.

• Help plan and support a volunteer appreciation event.

• Assist at outreach events as needed.

Event logistics & support

• Manage event record-keeping, scheduling, confirmations, registration, and RSVP tracking.

• Gather and order event supplies; maintain a supply inventory.

• Solicit auction items for the annual fundraiser.

• Occasionally support volunteers on-site at events including in-office mailings.

Website & email list management

• Maintain and grow the organization’s email list, adding members, program participants, certificate holders, and volunteers via the email marketing platform.

• Assist with website content updates and improvements as time allows.

Social media & event promotion

• Draft and publish promotional posts for volunteer events to build awareness and drive participation.

• Create and manage event listings across social media platforms and local community calendars.

• Support content posting on Facebook, Instagram, and other relevant platforms.

• Implement a calendar for sponsor recognition across digital channels.

Qualifications and skills

Required

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; outgoing and able to relate to a wide range of people.

• Ability to work independently, manage competing deadlines, and adapt priorities to meet organizational needs and timelines.

• Experience with social media platforms including scheduling and engagement.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office or Google Workspace.

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Genuine interest in environmental stewardship, the outdoors, and community engagement.

Preferred

• Experience with email marketing tools or digital communications platforms.

• Familiarity with website management.

• Experience coordinating volunteers, community events, or outreach programs.

Compensation and benefits

• Salary range $42,000 to $46,000 based on experience and specific expertise
• Full-time, exempt position, working 40 hours per week. The Conservancy is committed to keeping the workload aligned with the true hours worked and respecting the space needed to take personal time to care for your well-being

Benefits include:

• In the first year, 10 days of vacation (increases with years of employment), 12 days medical leave per year, 5 days of personal leave, and 12 paid holidays.
• Medical insurance, and 4 percent of annual salary match contribution to a retirement plan
• After 12 months of employment, employees are eligible for up to 60 days of parental/adoptive/medical leave with 30 days paid
• Opportunities for continuing education through professional workshops and conferences
• An organizational culture that seeks, integrates, and nurtures self-direction, collaboration, diversity, equity and inclusion with all employees

Application and hiring process

Our hiring team will schedule interviews when qualified candidates are identified. Finalists will be invited to a second interview; at that time, we will ask for three professional references relevant to this position.

• Submit a resume and one-page cover letter (including where you heard about the position) as a single PDF to ***email_hidden***. Position is open until filled.

Nonprofit organization description

Mississippi Valley Conservancy is a nationally accredited, nonprofit land trust based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, dedicated to conserving blufflands, prairies, wetlands, and streams in the Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin. Since 1997, the Conservancy has permanently protected more than 27,000 acres across nine counties along or near the Mississippi River. Working with private landowners, local communities, and partner organizations, the Conservancy uses voluntary tools such as conservation agreements, land acquisitions, and landowner registries to safeguard ecologically important and scenic lands. Staff actively restore native habitats by removing invasive species and conducting prescribed burns, while also providing outdoor learning experiences for hundreds of community members to foster a strong conservation ethic in the Driftless Area.