Picnic for Nature started in 2022 and is now an annual NSW-wide event held in October. In 2023, there were almost 50 picnics held in collaboration by 63 environmental groups, with over 1,000 attendees across NSW.  

Environmental advocacy groups (including NCC Member groups) come together to spend a day in nature with their community. It’s a chance to remind neighbours, friends and family of the magical ecosystems that are right on their doorstep and why they deserve to be protected.  

Each picnic is as unique as the group who is hosting it and there are a variety of picnic styles and activities, including bug counts, identifying native flora and fauna, quizzes, bush walks, live music tree planting and more. 

We would like the Picnic For Nature to be bigger and better in 2024!

To achieve our exciting plans, support our member groups and focus on the positives of advocating for nature, we are looking for a dedicated individual to assist our team in administrative capacity up until the end of October 2024. 

OPPORTUNITY: 

Through this volunteer role, you will:  

• Contact NCC member groups and other environment-based groups via the phone and through emails to invite their group to host a picnic for nature. 

• Be working with spreadsheets and the NationBuilder database to record and track picnics and key contact details. 

• Contribute to the development and delivery of strategies to increase participation and to communicate other key messages from the NCC about future events, involvement that might be of interest. (eg, the Annual conference)  

• Be a part of a dynamic team committed to improving nature, the environment and climate in NSW 

POSITON PURPOSE: 

The NCC Picnic for Nature Admin Volunteer will assist with phoning potential picnic co-hosts, being a point of contact for picnic hosts, recording and tracking picnic engagement, emailing digital materials, liaising with the Community Organiser and the team, preparing hard copy picnic host kits for postage. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

An NCC Picnic for Nature Admin Volunteer would: 

• Contact potential co-hosts, past picnic hosts, and agreed to organisations by phone to ask whether they would like to host 

• Record and track picnic co-host recruitment and details 

• Create content for each picnic as an event to be uploaded onto the NCC website 

• Contribute to the development of strategies to improve the uptake of hosts and keep exiting ones up to date 

DESIRED SKILLS/VALUES:  

• Strong alignment with NCC’s vision - As the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, it is our mission to protect nature in NSW and create the conditions it needs to thrive 

• Excellent phone manner and strong written communication skills 

• Excel, word, database experience 

• A team player and a good communicator