Find Employment and Service Opportunities
This page contains listings for paid and volunteer opportunities with Friends meetings or other Friends organizations. The position title links to details and application information, if available.
We attempt to make sure that the information provided here is up to date; however, interested applicants should confirm the application deadline and other details for each employment or volunteer opportunity.
Employment Opportunities
Outreach Archivist | New England Yearly Meeting
Telecommute | Independent Contractor
May 2023 | Until filled
The Outreach Archivist works with the Archives Committee and Special Collections at UMass Amherst to ensure that local meetings of New England Yearly Meeting are creating, gathering, and transferring permanent records to SCUA. This will include identifying records which are not complete and, where possible, helping to find and transfer those records. The Outreach Archivist will also provide workshops and consultation within New England Yearly Meeting. Email cover letter and resumé to [email protected].
BIPOC Opportunities Coordinator | Yearly Meeting Sessions
Telecommute | Part-time, temporary
Mar 2023 | Until filled
Are you a Friend who identifies as Black, Indigenous, and/or a Person of Color (BIPOC)? Are you interested in exploring service to host opportunities and deepen attention to BIPOC Friends participating in the Annual Sessions of New England Yearly Meeting this summer? Are you comfortable with scheduling, email communications, and Zoom hosting, or willing to be trained to serve in this way? We would love to explore this possibility with you. Questions? Interested in exploring this opportunity further? Please contact Yearly Meeting Secretary Noah Merrill .This role is supported by a stipend, a fee waiver for Sessions, and is accompanied by BIPOC Friends with experience serving as elders for these opportunities in recent years, with support from Yearly Meeting staff.
Meeting Care Coordinator | Durham Friends Meeting
Durham, ME | Part-time
May 2023 | Until filled
Durham Friends Meeting seeks a person to serve a quarter-time (eight to ten hours a week) position as a Meeting Care Coordinator, with roughly equal responsibilities in two areas: ministry coordination and outreach—to provide assistance and support to members of the meeting who are taking the lead in a volunteer capacity in both of these areas.
Meeting Administrator | Friends Meeting at Cambridge
Boston, MA | 35 hr/week
May 2023 | Until filled
Provide oversight of staff, coordinate administrative functions, serve as a welcoming presence to community members and guests, schedule and manage events with outside groups, coordinate FMC social media presence and a variety of other administrative functions. Please send a letter of interest and your resume to [email protected].
Operations Manager | Woolman Hill Retreat Center
Deerfield, MA | Full-time
Mar 2023 | Until Filled
The Operations Manager takes primary responsibility for office administration, outreach, hosting, and facility coordination. Full-time position (35 hours/week). Residence on-site preferred.
Operations and Administrations Coord/Mgr | Quaker Voluntary Service
Remote | Full-time
Apr 2023 |
Support young adult Fellows participating in a service year; manage expenses; support HR and recruitment functions; collaborate with fundraising staff for data entry and analysis; and perform other tasks as needed. Experience bookkeeping, particularly at a nonprofit org, is an advantage.
Quaker Census Data Researcher | FWCC
Remote | Part-time
Apr 2023 |
Analyze data from the 2020 U.S. Religion Census in order to find meetings that have closed since 2010 (or were not included in the census data), correct the data, and perform an analysis to better articulate current trends in Quakerism in the U.S.
Job Openings | Friends Committee on National Legislation
Washington, DC | Full-time
The above link connects to employment listings on the FCNL website.
Job Openings | Pendle Hill Conference Center
Wallingford, PA | Full- and part-time
The above link connects to the employment listings at Pendle Hill.
Communications & Publicity Manager | Australia Yearly Meeting
Work from home | Part-time
Mar 2023 | Aug 1, 2023
We are looking for a suitably qualified person to coordinate external communication for Quakers Australia, including media, releases, videos and work with social media.The work can be undertaken from your home whether in Australia or overseas. The position starts August 1st, 2023.
Volunteer Service Opportunities
Giffords Courage Fellows
Washington, DC and local
A leadership development program for activists between the ages of 17 and 21 who are passionate about ending gun violence. If you or someone you know is interested in applying, visit https://giffords.org/action/courage-fellows/ for more information.
Volunteers, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Quaker Cottage | Full-year commitment
Posted Oct 2018 | No deadline
Young volunteers (minimum age 21) able to commit to a full year of service. Having a valid driver's license is an asset, and a willingness to learn how to drive a minibus. Accommodation is provided, and a small stipend for food. Send e-mail to Dave Morton.
Submit a Listing
To request having your job or volunteer opportunity listed on this page, please send the relevant information, including a link to your website if available, to the Yearly Meeting office.