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Puerto Rico Programs Coordinator
Surfrider Foundation
California, USA · San Clemente, CA, USA
USD 52k-72,500 / year
Posted on Jun 26, 2025
Puerto Rico Programs Coordinator
(Full-Time)
ABOUT US:
The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s ocean, waves, and beaches for all people through a powerful activist network. The Surfrider Foundation has achieved many important victories by persuading state, federal, and local decision makers to protect vital coastal and ocean resources. These accomplishments demonstrate the important role of recreational users in advancing coastal and ocean stewardship.
By joining the Surfrider Foundation, you will be welcomed into an open and inclusive network of incredibly supportive and collaborative people who work hard and play hard. You will have the opportunity to work with dedicated people, who are also passionate coastal users, that have their feet in the sand and toes in the water. You help bring together divergent voices and perspectives to provide our community with the leadership and tools necessary to make a difference at their beach and in coastal communities across the United States and Puerto Rico. At Surfrider, we build leaders and we are problem solvers; our culture sets us apart and influences everything we do. Coastal recreation is fun and working at Surfrider is too.
The Surfrider Foundation seeks to hire an individual to coordinate Surfrider’s programs in Puerto Rico. The coordinator will work with Puerto Rico Programs Manager, Blue Water Task Force Coordinator, local volunteers, and Surfrider’s initiative, regional, and headquarters staff to advance the conservation and restoration of Puerto Rico’s coastline. This position plays a crucial role in the preservation of Puerto Rico’s coastal ecosystems. The coordinator will identify new project opportunities, maintain Surfrider’s mangrove nursery, develop partnerships and resources, communicate program impact to the public and internally, and support fundraising efforts. This is a full time position based in Isabela.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Coordinate Surfrider’s Climate Action Program activities in Puerto Rico
- Plan and coordinate mangrove and dune restoration events including event promotion, volunteer recruitment, logistics, and data input
- Manage Surfrider’s mangrove nursery in Isabela
- Manage Hispanic Access Foundation Grant associated activities including restoration projects and grant administration
- Work with Surfrider’s Associate Director of Institutional Giving, Climate Action Program Manager, and Puerto Rico’s Programs Manager to develop invoices, provide regular reporting on activities, and ensure deadlines are met
- Ensure compliance with all grant administrative processes and requirements
- Support other program activities as needed
- Coordinate volunteer and student club beach cleanups including promotion, logistics, recruitment, and data input
- Work with the Blue Water Task Force Puerto Rico Program Coordinator to advance beach water quality monitoring activities in Isabela, Aguadilla, Rincon and other sites in Puerto Rico
- Support Surfrider’s Ocean Friendly Restaurants and Hotels Program activities in Puerto Rico
- Outreach and education
- Lead education activities with students at schools, during field trips, and at Surfrider’s Isabela office
- Develop education materials with the support of Surfrider’s Climate Action Program Manager and other Surfrider staff
Reports to: Puerto Rico Programs Manager
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of three years of professional experience working on coastal ecosystem conservation and restoration.
- Bachelor's degree in environmental studies, marine biology, oceanography, geology, urban planning, or a related field.
- Understanding of nature-based solutions, blue carbon, and coastal resilience issues.
- Experience managing grants and grant funded projects.
- Excellent writing skills.
- Ability to communicate clearly with media, youth, public audiences, the scientific community, and policy makers.
- Ability or willingness to learn how to use tech tools, platforms, and apps such as Salesforce, Hubspot, Golden, Google Drive and Basecamp
- Ability to work flexible hours (including some weekends and evenings), as needed, within the full-time weekly schedule
- General knowledge of technical tools including Google Applications and other desktop tools
SALARY:
This is a full-time position, which is contingent upon continued funding, currently funded for a one-year term.
The position will be compensated with a salary commensurate with the candidate’s experience level. The Surfrider Foundation offers a salary that is competitive with other national, not-for-profit conservation organizations.
Salary Range Transparency:
Category Level: Coordinator
Salary Range: Minimum $52,000 - Maximum $72,500
How Does the Surfrider Foundation Establish Salary Ranges?
The Surfrider Foundation researches, evaluates, and compares like-sized non-profit organizations to establish ranges for each position level to ensure that employees are justly compensated. The established range takes multiple factors into account; experience, educational background, scope and complexity of work, special skills, added value to the organization, geographic cost-of-living, inflation/current market demand, equity, and more. The Surfrider Foundation prides itself on a high rate of retention, with 32% of staff having been employed with the organization for 10+ years. Please keep in mind that the maximum end of our ranges also account for longevity and tenure within the role.
BENEFITS:
Health: Medical, dental and vision benefit premiums are paid 100% by Surfrider Foundation for employee-only coverage. Dependents may be added on at an additional cost.
Retirement: 401(k) plan offering a match of .50¢ of every dollar contributed by the employee up to a maximum of 4% of earnings (in other terms, a 2% employer match).
Vacation Accrual: Enjoy a generous allotment of vacation days per year. Rollover unused days to the following year, subject to company maximum accrual policy.
Sick time Accrual: 12 sick days/year
Holidays: 20 paid holidays total in 2025
Happy Healthy Summer Fridays: We provide several half Fridays to get outside and enjoy an early start to your weekend!
Parental Leave: Surfrider provides 6 weeks of paid parental leave following the birth of an employee’s child or the placement of a child with an employee in connection with adoption or foster care.
Other Benefits: Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, Employee Assistance program (EAP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
TO APPLY:
Please submit your cover letter, salary requirements, and resume via the application portal instructions provided.
Deadline for receiving resumes: July 17, 2025
Email: careers@surfrider.org for questions only, no applications accepted here
Phone inquiries and walk-ins will not be accepted - thank you for understanding.
JEDI COMMITMENT:
The Surfrider Foundation is committed to fostering a just, equitable, diverse and inclusive organization for all people who protect and enjoy the world’s ocean, waves, and beaches. Our success and impact depends on learning from our community, standing in solidarity with our allies and working towards a more just future, both for our organization and the environmental movement as a whole.
The Surfrider Foundation is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce. Together we strive to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming. We are committed to equal employment opportunity, regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or any other protected class.
To learn more about our Justice, equity, diversity and inclusion commitments, please visit: https://www.surfrider.org/pages/diversity-equity-inclusion