Directors
Grants & Opportunities Scout
Find the funding, awards and partnership opportunities that SORCE would otherwise never hear about, and make sure none of them pass their deadline unnoticed.
Remote Volunteering
Support marine conservation from wherever you are, and earn your place in the field while you do it.
Remote volunteering
Support conservation from anywhere
Not everyone who wants to contribute to marine conservation can get on a plane to Indonesia this year. Some are studying, some are working, some are saving. Others simply have skills they would love to use for something that matters.
Our remote volunteers take on a defined role within SORCE, doing work that supports our research, conservation, education or the running of the organisation itself.
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A hawksbill turtle, one of the priority species our team monitors
What volunteers can expect
A placement, not a sign-up sheet
Roles are advertised individually, applications are reviewed, and not everyone is accepted, because a placement only works if the person is genuinely suited to the work.
Real work, never invented
We advertise only when there is work that genuinely needs doing.
Trusted, not watched
Missing a week for illness, exams or life is not a problem. We are interested in overall reliability, not in monitoring anyone minute by minute.
The exchange
What you give, what you get
A real role in return for real time, and time in Lombok once it is done.
What you give
Four hours a week for 12 months, on one role, from anywhere in the world. Some roles can take more, so you can choose eight hours a week instead.
What you gain along the way
- Real experience with an international conservation organisation
- A certificate on completion
- A reference, where the work warrants it
Earned on completion
1 week
4 hours a week
or
2 weeks
8 hours a week
at SORCE, Lombok
- Expedition fee
- Waived
- Use within
- 18 months
Flights, visa, insurance, Marine Park fees, personal equipment and any additional PADI courses remain yours, as they would on any expedition. A single earned week is a deliberate exception to Eco-Venture's usual two-week minimum, and many volunteers extend their stay at the standard weekly rate.
Who it is for
You do not need to be a marine scientist
Different roles need different people. Some suit marine biology or conservation students. Others need someone organised, good with a spreadsheet, confident researching, comfortable around a website, or simply excellent at doing a repetitive task accurately every time.
What every role has in common is self-motivation and dependability. We would far rather have someone who reliably gives a few hours every week for a year than someone with 20 hours this month who disappears the next.
How it works
Five steps, one year
- Now
Apply for a role
Each role is advertised with its own description. Apply by email with a CV and cover letter, as you would for an internship.
- From January 2027
Commit for the year
Around four hours a week, or eight if you would like to earn longer with us, arranged to fit around study or work.
- Months 1 - 12
Work remotely
Tasks you can do independently, without constant supervision or large data transfers.
- Month 12
Complete the placement
Meeting the commitment, doing the work well and staying reliable.
- Within 18 months
Come to Lombok
One week with us, or two weeks at eight hours a week, fee waived, with the team you have been supporting.
Current opportunities
Open remote roles
Read the full role before applying. Each one says exactly what it involves and what we would expect back.
Every role4 or 8 hours a week12 monthsWork from anywhereNext intake January 2027
Directors
Education Outreach Researcher
Map the universities and sixth form colleges whose students would get the most from SORCE, and the people there to contact: the groundwork behind our academic partnerships and our talks to Year 13s.
Directors
Business & Dive Community Outreach Researcher
Find the businesses that might partner with us and the dive shops and clubs whose members might join us, and build the contact lists that let us reach them.
Communications
Content & Communications Volunteer
Keep people hearing from us: plan and schedule our social media, put together a regular email newsletter, and write the occasional news post or article for the website.
Communications
Alumni & Partner Relations Volunteer
Look after the people who keep SORCE going: grow our alumni network, keep our partners updated on time, and turn each year's results into an annual report and impact graphics.
Science team
Species Database Volunteer
Turn our survey photographs into usable data: pulling the measurements and records out of each image and entering them accurately and systematically.
Communications
Marketing Materials Designer
Turn our photos, logos and copy into polished materials in Canva: expedition prospectuses, pitch decks, brochures and slides that help us reach new people.
Read the role
Closed for now
No roles are open in this team right now.
How to apply
Email us your CV and a cover letter
Pressing Apply on a role starts the email for you, with the role already in the subject line. Or write to us directly:
enquiries@sorce.org- The roleWhich role you are applying for, in the subject line.
- Your CVAttached, covering your studies, work and any relevant experience.
- A cover letterWhy this role, what you would bring to it, and how many hours a week you can commit.
Open · Directors
Grants & Opportunities Scout
Find the funding, awards and partnership opportunities that SORCE would otherwise never hear about, and make sure none of them pass their deadline unnoticed.
What you would do
- Maintain a database of grants, awards, calls for papers and partnership opportunities
- Check eligibility against what SORCE actually does
- Review deadlines monthly and flag what is approaching
- Highlight the strongest matches, with a short note on why
Who it suits
Someone methodical who enjoys digging. You would not be writing applications. You would be doing the discovery and eligibility work that makes it easy for us to decide which are worth our time.
What we would expect back
A live opportunities database with deadlines, and a monthly shortlist.
Apply for This RoleNext intake: January 2027
Apply by email to enquiries@sorce.org with your CV and a cover letter, and the role in the subject line. The button above starts the email for you.
Open · Directors
Education Outreach Researcher
Map the universities and sixth form colleges whose students would get the most from SORCE, and the people there to contact: the groundwork behind our academic partnerships and our talks to Year 13s.
What you would do
- Build and maintain a database of universities and departments in marine science, biology and related subjects
- Record placement coordinators, field course leaders and contact routes, and track international field course programmes and their timings
- Build and maintain a database of UK sixth form colleges, and schools with sixth forms
- Record each college's careers or sixth form lead, and when they hold careers events and gap year or university talks for Year 13
- Note which colleges offer A-Level biology, environmental science, geography or marine science, so we can prioritise them
- Keep both databases current as staff, courses and contacts change
Who it suits
Anyone organised and thorough. Especially useful if you are a student yourself, or work in a school or university, and already know how these places are structured.
What we would expect back
Two accurate, current databases, of universities and of sixth form colleges, ready for the team to act on.
Apply for This RoleNext intake: January 2027
Apply by email to enquiries@sorce.org with your CV and a cover letter, and the role in the subject line. The button above starts the email for you.
Open · Directors
Business & Dive Community Outreach Researcher
Find the businesses that might partner with us and the dive shops and clubs whose members might join us, and build the contact lists that let us reach them.
What you would do
- Build a database of UK businesses with links to the ocean, travel, diving or sustainability, and a CSR or charity budget
- Record the right contact at each, such as CSR, sustainability or community leads, and any published giving or volunteering schemes
- Build a database of UK and European dive shops and dive clubs
- Record each one's contact details, size and the kind of diving they do, so we know who to send our brochure to first
- Keep both databases current as contacts and businesses change
Who it suits
Anyone organised and good at digging for information online. Useful if you work in business or are a diver yourself and know the dive club scene.
What we would expect back
Two accurate, current databases, of potential business partners and of dive shops and clubs, ready for the team to start contacting.
Apply for This RoleNext intake: January 2027
Apply by email to enquiries@sorce.org with your CV and a cover letter, and the role in the subject line. The button above starts the email for you.
Open · Communications
Content & Communications Volunteer
Keep people hearing from us: plan and schedule our social media, put together a regular email newsletter, and write the occasional news post or article for the website.
What you would do
- Plan and schedule social media posts from the photos and updates the team shares
- Put together a regular email newsletter for past participants, supporters and fundraisers
- Write short news posts and articles for the website from updates the team sends
- Keep a simple content calendar so posts, newsletters and campaigns are planned ahead
- Check the website every few months for broken links or out-of-date details, and report anything you find
Who it suits
Anyone who writes well and enjoys social media. Experience running a page, a blog or a newsletter helps, and so does a feel for writing that sounds warm and human rather than corporate.
What we would expect back
A steady flow of scheduled posts, a regular newsletter and the occasional article, all in our voice and ready to go out.
Apply for This RoleNext intake: January 2027
Apply by email to enquiries@sorce.org with your CV and a cover letter, and the role in the subject line. The button above starts the email for you.
Open · Communications
Alumni & Partner Relations Volunteer
Look after the people who keep SORCE going: grow our alumni network, keep our partners updated on time, and turn each year's results into an annual report and impact graphics.
What you would do
- Help build a SORCE alumni network: keep in touch with past participants and find meaningful content to share with them
- Invite past participants to review us on the booking platforms, and gather their stories and photos, always kept in their own words
- Keep track of our live partner relationships and the dates we owe them updates, so no deadline is missed
- Write update reports and materials for partners and funders when they are due
- Design our annual report, partner updates and shareable impact graphics in Canva, so they are as engaging to look at as they are to read
Who it suits
Anyone organised, reliable with dates and warm in how they write, who is also confident designing in Canva. Experience in account management, alumni relations, fundraising or communications helps.
What we would expect back
A growing, engaged alumni network, partners who always hear from us on time, and an annual report and impact graphics ready to share.
Apply for This RoleNext intake: January 2027
Apply by email to enquiries@sorce.org with your CV and a cover letter, and the role in the subject line. The button above starts the email for you.
Open · Science team
Species Database Volunteer
Turn our survey photographs into usable data: pulling the measurements and records out of each image and entering them accurately and systematically.
What you would do
- Extract data from survey photographs using the relevant software, such as CPCe and ImageJ for coral growth measurements
- Enter the results into the right spreadsheets on our shared drive
- Check that every entry is accurate, consistent and recorded the way we set out
- Work on other datasets as they come in, such as dive logs, priority species sightings and turtle ID records
Who it suits
Someone patient and precise, who finds it satisfying rather than tedious to work through a batch of images and get every entry right. The datasets and software vary through the year, and we give you the training you need, so you know exactly what to do and how we want it recorded.
What we would expect back
Accurate, consistent datasets our scientists can analyse straight away.
Apply for This RoleNext intake: January 2027
Apply by email to enquiries@sorce.org with your CV and a cover letter, and the role in the subject line. The button above starts the email for you.
Closed · Communications
Marketing Materials Designer
Turn our photos, logos and copy into polished materials in Canva: expedition prospectuses, pitch decks, brochures and slides that help us reach new people.
What you would do
- Design prospectuses for our expeditions
- Build CSR pitch decks for businesses considering a partnership
- Create resources that funding partners and fundraisers can use and share
- Design a brochure to send to dive shops and dive clubs
- Make information slides for universities and sixth forms to share with their students
- Keep everything on brand, using our photos, logos, colours and approved wording
Who it suits
Anyone confident in Canva with a good eye for layout. Experience in marketing or graphic design helps, but a strong portfolio of your own work matters more.
What we would expect back
A library of finished, on-brand Canva materials the team can send out straight away, kept up to date as details change.
Applications are closed. This role is advertised again when we have work for it.
Being straight with you
What we ask of you
Everything we'll need from you in return 
We put real time into setting up each role and reviewing the work that comes back. The time in Lombok is earned by completing the placement, not awarded for signing up, and we would rather say that plainly now.
Questions first? Ask us- Hours
- Contribute the agreed hours each week
- Schedule
- Work independently and manage your own schedule
- Quality
- Complete tasks accurately and on time
- Contact
- Stay in regular contact with your supervisor
- Data
- Respect confidentiality and SORCE data
- Changes
- Tell us promptly if your circumstances change
- The year
- See the full 12 months through
Not every important conservation task happens underwater
Behind every reef survey and planting day are hours of work that never get photographed. Those jobs are less visible, not less important, and a few reliable hours a week make you part of the conservation here long before you step onto a SORCE boat.
Nothing open that suits you? It is worth checking back. We recruit when the work exists, not on a schedule.