Bird-Safety Programs & Partnerships Coordinator

Cornell University; Town of Ithaca (NY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Total rewards

Education benefits

Vacation and holidays

Job summary

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology invites applications for a Coordinator for Bird Safety. This full-time, one-year term role will advance bird-safe initiatives across North America by coordinating projects, partnerships, events, and communications with diverse partners.

You will translate research into accessible tools, manage outreach materials, and represent bird-safe programs at conferences and campus events while supporting public engagement campaigns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in biology, environmental science, communications, policy, education, social science, or related fields and 2–4 years of exposure to stakeholder engagement, network building, or project coordination.
• Basic knowledge of bird conservation, ornithology, and major bird threats (collisions, light pollution, habitat loss).
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills with ability to tailor messages to audiences.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse partners across perspectives and backgrounds.
• History of meeting project schedules and milestones with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience with formal and informal science education or public outreach.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate bird-safe projects and initiatives across internal teams and external partners.
• Organize meetings, document action items, and track deliverables.
• Plan and logistics support for conferences, summits, workshops, and partner events.
• Track progress and prepare summaries, reports, and outreach materials.
• Create, organize, and distribute educational and outreach materials to the public.
• Maintain and update public-facing bird-safe communications (websites, emails).
• Respond to inquiries from public, partners, and stakeholders.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Project coordination

Communications

Public outreach

Bird conservation basics

Partnership development

Event planning

Content creation

Social media management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in biology, environmental science, communications, or related field

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Slack

Social media tools

Job description

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology invites applications for a Coordinator for Bird Safety. This full-time, one-year term role will advance bird-safe initiatives across North America by coordinating projects, partnerships, events, and communications with diverse partners.

You will translate research into accessible tools, manage outreach materials, and represent bird-safe programs at conferences and campus events while supporting public engagement campaigns.