*VOLUNTEERING PROGRAM WITH MARINE MAMMALS IN ECUADOR* *BACKGROUND**: *FEMM (Fundación Ecuatoriana para el estudio de Mamíferos Marinos), is a private, non-profit and volunteering organization. We have been working on research and conservation for 30 years to benefit Marine mammals: bottlenose dolphins (*Tursiops truncatus)* and humpback whales (*Megaptera novaeangliae*) mainly and in recent years with marine-coastal protected areas to preserve their habitats. We need volunteers to help us to support projects and activities related with these marine mammal’s species and marine coastal protected areas. The main areas of work are related to research, conservation, sustainable management, environmental education, ecotourism and regulations and policies. We expect that volunteers could be involved in research, conservation, education, administrative, social media/web, fundraising work and other activities. *VOLUNTEER POSITIONS* *1. Assistant in different disciplines/multipurpose activities: *research projects related with cetacean species (mainly bottlenose dolphin and humpback whales) and the protected areas where they live. Besides, the volunteering will help in conservation, environmental education, sustainable management, ecotourism projects. The volunteer will do field work for the study of these species and office work to collect, edit and analyze the data. *2. Marketing and Fundraising: *promoting the fundraising of the foundation through donations; promoting the volunteering program; selling souvenirs, dolphin and whale watching tours (standard and scientific tours); administrative work; dolphin and/or whale research if agreed with the organization *3. Community manager: *responsible of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.; responsible of the Organization website; email response; volunteering program platforms control; administrative work. *4. Administrative Assistant: *secretary and administrative work; helping to process information; fundraising applications; physical and digital files organization; managing the organization agenda; sending documentation; service payments; supervising other positions. *5. Environmental Education Assistant: *developing a program of environmental education; creating environmental information for schools; creating environmental information for fishermen; creating environmental information for tourism. *6. Conservation Assistant: *helping on the creation of conservation programs; contacting with other organizations to try to do some agreements; helping on the research projects. *7. Website Designer to create the Organization website: *we need someone who can design or help us to find the most economical way to do the website; besides the volunteer can help with promotion of the website and the other platforms where we have information about the organization. *8. Drone photographer: *video recording of the field work in a boat and from the air studying the endangered bottlenose dolphin population; taking pictures of the field work; edition of the pictures and videos for promotion; recording and editing online courses; managing the YouTube account. *WHERE*: Santa Elena and Posorja, Ecuador *WHEN: *The bottlenose dolphins of the area that we study are always in their habitats so we do field trips during the whole year. The humpback whale season is between June and September. Beside we have office work to analyze all this data the whole year. *FEES: * There are four different volunteering programs: *1.* *Paid volunteering*: minimum 1 month, it's included accommodation and two meals per day (lunch and dinner). *2. **Free volunteering:* minimum 6 months, it’s included accommodation and two meals per day (lunch and dinner). *3. **Free volunteering with special arrangements:* limited time for people with skills required for the organization and conditions agreed with FEMM Ecuador. *4. **Online volunteering:* minimum 1 month. *In all of them it’s mandatory to pay a 5 USD application fee. For more information, check the link below. https://www.givingway.com/organization/femmecuador *PROCEDURES: *applicants should check all the information of FEMM in the link below and apply here (it’s necessary to create an account): https://www.givingway.com/organization/femmecuador When you apply you will have to agree all the requirements, answer the questionnaire and pay de 5 USD. When this step of the application is done is required a CV and a cover letter (why do you want to come, which are your personal and professional interests). Once this process is done we will check all the information and we will proceed to make a videoconference interview by Skype. We have a donation program as well for the people who would like to help. https://www.givingway.com/donate/femmecuador Contact: · email: femmecuador@gmail.com · Phone/ Whatsapp: +593 999892591 · Skype: pedro.ecuador peterjoe01@yahoo.es · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FEMMECUADOR/ · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/femmecuador/ · Twitter: https://twitter.com/FEMMECUADOR -- Biol. Pedro J. Jiménez V. *Presidente FEMM Ecuador* Especialista en Mamíferos marinos, biodiversidad y Manejo de Áreas Protegidas Consultor en Proyectos Ambientales y turísticos Investigador de Mamíferos Marinos Guía turístico nacional y local *Dirección Oficina Principal* Pasaje A, 204 entre calle 3ª y 4ª Urdesa norte Guayaquil - Guayas - Ecuador - Sudamérica *Dirección Oficina Sucursal Playas- **Península* * Valdivia s/n y Felix Sarmiento ** - *Santa Elena - Ecuador *Celular/ Whatsapp * 593-(0)999892591 *telf:* 593-(0) 2386127 *Website:* www.femmecuador.org *Facebook*: Pedro José Jimenez / FEMM Ecuador *Twitter: *FEMMECUADOR *Instagram:* femmecuador Youtube: FEMM ECUADOR <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnU-J8Ovab_R0NBBr1eeImQ>