No More Deaths Desert Aid Logistics Coordinator

Job Title: Logistics Coordinator

Job Location: Tucson, AZ, with travel in Pima and Santa Cruz Counties, AZ, including regularly

driving through Border Patrol interior checkpoints.

Reports to: Desert Aid Working Group (DAWG)

Job Structure: A 1-year full-time (40 hours per week) with benefits and a 1-year part-time (25

hours per week) position without benefits is available. Working hours and days may be flexible

and decided in coordination with the other Logistics Coordinator and DAWG, with an

expectation of some coverage and availability of at least one Coordinator during core hours of

volunteer activity which sometimes falls outside of normal business hours (e.g. evening

meetings, early morning trip logistics support, and emergencies).

About NMD

No More Deaths is a humanitarian organization based in southern Arizona since 2004 with a

mission to end death and suffering in the Mexico–US borderlands through civil initiative: people

of conscience working openly and in community to uphold fundamental human rights. Our

volunteer-based projects address different dimensions of the suffering caused by current

policies toward migration, immigration, and border policing. No More Deaths’ Desert Aid

volunteer program maintains a year-round humanitarian presence in the deserts of

southwestern Arizona. We provide humanitarian aid in the remote corridors where Prevention

Through Deterrence has pushed migration routes, hiking the trails and leaving water, food,

socks, blankets, and other supplies. Volunteers hike trails and leave water, food, socks, blankets,

and other supplies. With support of our medical team, volunteers provide emergency first-aid

treatment to individuals in distress.

Job Summary

The Logistics Coordinators manage all logistical aspects of the No More Deaths Desert Aid

volunteer program. The Logistics Coordinators are part mechanic, part administrator, part

troubleshooter, and part community organizer. The Logistics Coordinators must be highly

organized and able to manage many details and moving pieces, while also keeping a big-picture

view of Desert Aid. The Logistics Coordinators work closely with the Volunteer Coordinator, as members of and reporting to the Desert Aid Working Group (DAWG). As the point people for

desert aid operations, the Logistics Coordinators are expected to coordinate with each other

and volunteers to ensure timely response to requests and needs, including in emergencies, and

to delegate responsibilities effectively, making use of DAWG community resources, expertise,

and volunteers.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

Support No More Deaths’ Desert Aid Volunteer Program:

• Center safety of participants and visitors to NMD project sites, transportation, and activities, and model healthy boundaries and self-care.
• Provide orientation and accompaniment to volunteers to support a welcoming, safe, efficient, and effective desert aid program
• Visit field sites as needed
• Responsibly manage and use an organizational credit card for NMD expenses and provide all receipts to NMD’s Bookkeeper monthly
• Monitor DAWG’s budget and proactively bring concerns to the Working Group.
• Complete and/or coordinate to ensure that critical tasks are completed including timely grocery shopping, laundry, food bank, restocking of med packs, water orders, set up of rescue kits and supply inventory
• With the Volunteer Coordinator and volunteer facilitators’ schedules, coordinate vehicle use, purchase of groceries and other supplies, transportation of facilitators and volunteers, and other events to support Desert Aid activities
• Collect, sort, and distribute incoming material-aid donations and oversee NMD storage facilities, including the Gila Gear Lending Library
• Respond to, troubleshoot, and pro-actively seek support to resolve emergencies and problems
• Maintain, improve, and create systems across all No More Deaths logistics
• Document and update processes including guidance, manuals, and resources
• With DAWG, create and regularly update a work plan, clearly communicating time on/time off, coverage during absences, pro-actively solicit and incorporate feedback, and provide feedback to DAWG when systems or procedures aren’t working well.
• Coordinate with the Volunteer Coordinator and/or DAWG members to represent DAWG at No More Deaths organizational meetings

Vehicle Maintenance, Repair and Coordination

• Coordinate all vehicles coming in and out of the field and track the location, condition, and repair status of all vehicles
• Work with the Vehicle Committee to ensure that vehicle maintenance and repairs occur promptly
• Make sure all volunteer drivers of NMD vehicles adhere to internal policy, procedure and practices and proactively address problems as they arise.
• Respond to any parking/traffic tickets, impounds, seizures, or vehicle citations
• Support the Vehicle Committee with vehicle purchases and retirement.

Infrastructure Maintenance, Repair and Coordination

• Monitor maintenance, repair, and condition of humanitarian aid facilities’ infrastructure including solar, water, internet, sanitation etc.
• Maintain grounds and interior of the volunteer spaces , including communication with landlord
• Oversee NMD office/storeroom and office and ensure these spaces are kept clean, tidy, and accessible
• Maintain working relationship with other facilities administrators

Basic Qualifications

• Current drivers licence and ability to drive big trucks in urban and highway contexts is required. 4WD dirt road driving and trailering skills are a plus.
• Ability to lift large volumes of groceries, bulky donations, and 50 lb crates of water is required, or a strong commitment and capacity to organize volunteer support on a frequent and ongoing basis
• Familiarity with No More Deaths Desert Aid Volunteer Program is strongly preferred, with current and former DAWG members, local volunteers, former Month-Long
• Volunteers, and other Desert Aid volunteer experience encouraged to apply
• Knowledge of vehicle and infrastructure maintenance is a plus, but humility, curiosity, and willingness to learn and collaborate on troubleshooting is required 🙂
• Community and people organizing, facilitation, training, and mentorship skills with ability to balance teaching others and completion of time-sensitive tasks
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented, and maybe a little “camp counselor energy”
• Familiarity with immigrant justice organizing and the specific context of militarized
• border policing in the Mexico–US borderlands
• Familiarity with with mutual aid, social justice, and community organizing, including consensus decision-making and horizontal organizing preferred

Required Languages – English proficiency required, with Spanish knowledge a plus

Travel - The role requires frequent driving within Tucson and Southern Arizona, including

regularly driving through Border Patrol interior checkpoints.

Compensation: All positions in No More Deaths are paid $25 per hour. There is one full-time

Logistics Coordinator position available that is eligible for benefits including health, vision, and

dental insurance. There is one part-time position available that does not include any benefits.

No More Deaths is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from people of

color, persons with disabilities, women, and LGBTQ+ applicants. Individuals with personal ties to the

border or who identify as coming from an affected community are especially encouraged to apply. Thanks for your interest in this position!