Volunteer With BHA

Ready to take the next step in your conservation journey as a hunter or angler? Apply to join the Utah Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Chapter Board. We are currently filling the following positions:

• Chapter Co-Chair Elect
• Secretary
• Communications Coordinator
• Conservation Coordinator
• R3 Coordinator

As a Board member, you will help design and carry out our strategy to expand and protect hunting and fishing access for sportsmen and women across Utah, and to keep wildlife management grounded in the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. To apply, you must be a current BHA member, reside in Utah, and be willing to serve a three-year term.  

Below you will find a description, list of responsibilities, and recommended skills for each position. These are a sketch of the candidate we have in mind, not a checklist — please apply even if your experience doesn’t line up perfectly. What matters most is a passion for our public lands, waters, and wildlife, and a willingness to learn and pitch in where needed. Note that all Board roles are unpaid volunteer positions, so you will need to balance them alongside your work and personal life. Our current Board members will mentor you and make sure you are set up to succeed.

If you are interested in applying for any of these positions, please click here to fill out your application. Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis.

Chapter Co-Chair Elect

Role Description

The Chapter is looking for two leaders to serve as Co-Chairs starting in 2027. Co-Chair Elect is a non-voting position beginning in 2026. Through the end of 2026, the Co-Chair Elects will shadow the current Chapter Chair; in January 2027, they succeed the Chair and begin a voting term. The two Co-Chairs lead the Board as a team and set the strategic direction for the Chapter.

Responsibilities

• HQ Collaboration: Serve as a primary liaison between the Chapter and HQ.
• Strategic Plan Development: Drive the strategic direction of the Chapter through leading the development of the annual strategic plan, which incorporates feedback from HQ and Chapter Board.
• Leadership Cultivation: Build the Chapter’s volunteer leadership pipeline — assess which roles the Board needs, work with the Secretary to recruit new Board volunteers, set up the committee structures that support Chapter operations, and mentor other Board members as needed.
• Public Engagement: Provide public speaking updates to Chapter members at events.
• Policy Engagement: Oversee Policy Board members (i.e., the Legislative Analyst and Wildlife Policy Coordinator) to ensure that policy positions taken reflect the overall mission and values of BHA.
• Drive Chapter Board Meetings: Run the Chapter Board meetings, and work with Secretary in advance of the meeting to prepare the agenda and ensure key operational and strategic content is addressed.
• Co-manage Chapter Email Inbox: Along with the Secretary, manage the Chapter Outlook inbox and respond to inquiries as necessary.

Helpful Skills

• Communication Skills
• Leadership Ability
• Strategic Thinking
• Passion for the mission / conservation knowledge

Secretary

Role Description

The Secretary’s primary role is to keep the Chapter Board organized and running smoothly.

Responsibilities

• Calendar Tracking: Make sure the Board is aware of upcoming important dates and deadlines such as HQ Chapter leader meetings, Chapter Board meetings, HQ reporting requirements, and Chapter/relevant HQ events by updating the Board’s virtual calendar.
• Manage Chapter Board Terms/Recruitment: Track Board member terms and manage the annual solicitation process for new Board members.
• Meeting Planning & Documentation: Plan meeting logistics (e.g., location and call-in options) and take minutes at Board meetings.
• Agenda Creation: Work with the Co-Chairs to create and publish the agenda for monthly Board meetings.
• Co-manage Chapter Email Inbox: Along with the Co-Chairs, manage the Chapter Outlook inbox and respond to inquiries as necessary.
• Merchandise Management: Track the chapter’s on-hand merchandise inventory and place new orders with HQ as approved by the Chapter Board.

Helpful Skills

• Organizational Skills
• Detail Orientation

Communications Coordinator

Role Description

The Communications Coordinator develops the Chapter’s strategic communications plan and owns all outgoing Chapter communications. They create and distribute content that amplifies our conservation work, engages our audience, and builds awareness of our initiatives. 

Responsibilities

• Asset Creation: Curate engaging content and graphics for various platforms, including websites, social media, print materials, newsletters, and chapter blogs.
• Newsletter: Manage the quarterly email newsletter to highlight upcoming conservation projects, chapter events, and other important information. 
• Chapter Updates: Submit a bulleted list of key chapter updates to HQ quarterly to be published in the Backcountry Journal.
• Email Blasts: Write and distribute ad hoc communications to share pressing information with membership (e.g., policy action alerts and event notifications) as needed.
• Brand Consistency: Ensure that all communications are consistent with BHA’s voice, tone, and messaging.
• Social Media: Oversee the Chapter’s Social Media Coordinator and support them in developing a consistent and effective social media presence.

Helpful Skills

• Written/verbal communication skills
• Strategic thinking around communications
• Creativity
• Social media savvy

Conservation Coordinator

Role Description

The Conservation Coordinator plays a leading role in organizing the Chapter’s stewardship projects and establishing/maintaining relationships with conservation partners, including other Utah NGOs and federal/state agencies. Utah BHA has two Conservation Coordinator Board positions.

Responsibilities

• Project Pipeline Development: Collaborate with federal and state agency partners to understand stewardship needs throughout Utah and build an inventory of potential future stewardship projects for the Chapter.
• Project Planning: Work alongside federal and state agency partners, partner NGOs, BHA staff, and the other Utah BHA Chapter Conservation Coordinator to plan 1-3 Chapter stewardship projects in a given year.
• Stewardship Project Execution: Lead boots-on-the-ground operations of Chapter planned stewardship projects, or support project management efforts by BHA staff (if applicable). Occasionally, a project may require overnight camping at the project site.
• Volunteer Management: Communicate with and manage boots-on-the-ground volunteers leading up to and during stewardship projects.

Helpful Skills

• Organizational/planning skills
• Understanding of conservation work
• People management skills
• Willingness to get your hands dirty doing meaningful work on our public lands and waters

R3 Coordinator

Role Description

The R3 Coordinator will manage the Chapter’s Hunting for Sustainability program, which teaches new adult-onset hunters the skills to ethically hunt big game in Utah and be conservation advocates. A coordinator brought on in 2026 will shadow the current R3 Coordinator in a non-voting capacity for the rest of the year, then begin their own term in 2027 when the current Coordinator terms out.

Responsibilities

• Planning: Work with the Division of Wildlife Resources to plan the timing and locations of Hunting for Sustainability workshops. Manage the application and selection process for participants in the program.
• Volunteer Management: Work with the Board and Chapter members to ensure workshops are adequately supported by volunteer instructors.
• Workshop Execution: Ensure the success of workshops by providing presentations and instruction, and bringing in experts where needed.
• Continuous Improvement: Develop post-program surveys to ensure continuous improvement of the program and implement new ideas.

Helpful Skills

• Passion for education
• Administration
• Communication
• Public speaking

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