About Community Gardens Australia

Community Gardens Australia (CGA) is the national peak body supporting, connecting and advocating for community gardens across Australia. We work with hundreds of community gardens, volunteers, councils and partner organisations to strengthen local food systems, environmental sustainability, health and wellbeing, and community connection.

As a volunteer-led organisation, we rely on passionate people who are committed to helping grow the community gardening movement and supporting the systems that keep our organisation running efficiently.

Position Purpose

The Volunteer Website Coordinator helps ensure CGA's website remains accurate, organised, engaging and easy to navigate.

Working alongside a small team of volunteers and Board Directors, this role is responsible for maintaining and improving the CGA website, updating content, supporting our online membership and learning systems, and helping organise the large collection of resources that support our work.

The Website Coordinator also assists operational volunteers and Directors by locating and providing relevant website information, reports and datasets that support projects, decision-making and member services.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys keeping systems organised, solving problems and ensuring information is easy to access.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and update the Community Gardens Australia website using WordPress.
• Manage website content, including pages, news articles, blog posts, events and downloadable resources.
• Maintain and support CGA's MemberPress membership system and MPCourses online learning platform.
• Upload and update course materials, membership information and website resources as required.
• Improve the organisation and structure of website resources, documents and digital assets to make them easier to find and manage.
• Assist with maintaining website navigation, menus and content consistency.
• Identify opportunities to improve the user experience and website functionality.
• Generate and provide relevant website, membership or resource datasets and reports to operational volunteers and Board Directors when required.
• Assist with basic troubleshooting of website content and membership issues.
• Work collaboratively with the Social Media Manager and Communications volunteers to ensure website content supports current campaigns and events.

Skills and Experience

We are looking for someone who has:

• Experience using WordPress to manage websites.
• Good working knowledge of MemberPress.
• Experience using MPCourses (or a willingness to quickly learn).
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• The ability to manage digital resources and information logically.
• Confidence extracting, organising and presenting website or membership data when required.
• Good written communication skills.
• The ability to work independently while collaborating with a friendly volunteer team.

Desirable (but not essential):

• Experience with website plugins and updates.
• Basic understanding of SEO and website accessibility.
• Experience supporting online learning platforms.
• An interest in community development, sustainability or not-for-profit organisations.

What You'll Gain

By volunteering with Community Gardens Australia you will:

• Gain valuable experience supporting the digital operations of a national not-for-profit organisation.
• Build your skills in website management, online learning systems and digital information management.
• Contribute directly to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of a growing national organisation.
• Work with a passionate team committed to strengthening community gardening across Australia.
• Receive recognition for your contribution as part of CGA's volunteer team.

Support Provided

Community Gardens Australia will provide:

• An induction to the organisation and its digital systems.
• Access to website documentation, branding and existing resources.
• Ongoing support from the Communications Lead and Board Directors.
• Collaboration with volunteers working across communications, membership and education.
• Flexible volunteering arrangements that fit around your work, study or personal commitments.

Our Values

Community Gardens Australia is committed to:

• Inclusion and respect for diversity.
• Environmental sustainability.
• Community-led action.
• Collaboration, kindness and shared learning.
• Creating safe, welcoming and inclusive spaces where everyone belongs.

We warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, ages, abilities and lived experiences.

Interested?

If you enjoy creating well-organised digital systems, solving website challenges and helping a national organisation operate more effectively, we'd love to hear from you. Please send a cover letter outlining your experience along with your current CV to [email protected]