Join the organising team

TECH link

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Nest Organisation Circle: Ticketing Website and Tech

This role is the lead role for the Tech team - this involves supporting the Technology used within Nest, from Google Admin to Asana to the website and it's features and also the all important ticketing process which covers all the ticket types and our partnership with Quicket.

It's a team role and has the responsibility for coordinating the Ticketing Manager, Tech Support and Website Developer roles. It has responsibility for liaising with the other teams.

Lost Property Guru 2

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Nest Organisation Circle: Leave a Better Trace (LBT)

For those interested in helping absent-minded burners reunite with their treasured possessions! There will be a Lost Property box on site, which the Gate team will help manage. At the end of the event, the Lost Property Guru will help people collect their lost property on the way out of site. Anything else that is left or found during strike will need to be collected and either reunited with its owner or donated to charity. This would ideally be a team of people to spread the load.

Arts Link

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Nest Organisation Circle: Arts

The Art Circle is in urgent need of someone who is passionate about bringing art to life at Nest. The Arts Link is part of the core organising team, supporting the various leads within the Arts Circle and making the connection between everything art-related and the other areas. The circle already has amazing leads with lots of experience, and the role of Arts Link is primarily about supporting the leads and joining the dots. This includes supporting the art grants funding, art placement, supporting the effigy and temple teams, artists, site decor, and programme design.

Sh*t Head

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Nest Organisation Circle: Department of Public Works (DPW)

Are you ready to take on one of the most essential and glamorous roles at Nest? As Shit Head, you’ll be the fearless leader of the Shit Ninjas, ensuring our communal thrones (a.k.a. toilets, loos, washrooms, WCs) remain fresh, functional, and fully stocked.

This is a role for someone who who is organised and takes pride in keeping Nest’s loos in top shape.

Community Link

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Nest Organisation Circle: Community

Our much beloved Emily is having to step down from the role of Community Link for personal reasons, so we are recruiting once again! The Community Link is part of the core team and acts as the focal point in the community circle, which covers families, theme camps, community engagement, accessibility and inclusion. It also runs The Point, as a mini venue that can be used by anyone looking for a space to host their offerings at Nest. As part of our principle to engage with participants, the community circle also does outreach by running online meetings and pre-event site visits, so that we can answer as many questions as possible and listen to the community. The circle already has amazing leads with lots of experience, and the role of Community Link is primarily about supporting the leads and joining the dots.

Gate Lead

Nest Organisation Circle: Gate

The Gate Leads are the keepers of first impressions at Burning Nest, overseeing the magical portal where participants step into the Glade and begin their Burn journey. As the first face people see, the Gate embodies the warmth, energy, and radical inclusivity that define Nest. It’s also where participants get their tickets scanned, receive a WWW guide, information to navigate the site, and a reminder of the 11 Principles and the importance of volunteering. This role will be shared with another (very experienced) Gate Lead.

Community Engagement Lead

Nest Organisation Circle: Community

If you love being the heart of the community and bringing people together, this is the role for you! We need someone keen to organise events that encourage the community to meet and engage before we all meet in the Glade, and to welcome new burners into our community. You will work in collaboration with the Comms team and the Event Link to organise a site visit, a digital Town Hall meeting, and an online meeting for New Burner to Ask Any Questions - plus any other ideas you might have. Extra points if you have basic skills in using PowerPoint or similar software to help demystify what a burn is.

Fire Burn site lead

Nest Organisation Circle: Fire Wardens

Are you the person to get everyone in the right place at the right time, ready to burn? Some would it's the heart of the event, and we need it done safely.  Leadership and co-ordination in face of fire, fun, risk and reward.

This can be a co-Leads role, you could have one person responsible for Saturday and one person responsible for Sunday so you both have time to have fun, or you could have one person have the daytime and the other have the evening.

• Coordinating the Burn nights
• Site Lead for the Burn sites on Saturday and Sunday
• Advocate for safety of volunteers and Nestlings
• Engage with other leads around any planning and safety related to the Burn nights
• Liaise with other Site Leads and all other key people working at these times

Fire Performance Lead

Nest Organisation Circle: Fire Wardens

You'll be responsible for organising fire performance at Nest and ensuring it is safe and insured.

Fire Response Lead

Nest Organisation Circle: Fire Wardens

Frisky for risky?

Join the EoC team in this newly formed lead/co-Leads role! If there's 2 you can have one person responsible for Saturday and one person responsible for Sunday so you both have time to have fun!

You are responsible for the team that responds to any risks or incidents caused by the fire or art structure, such as fire outbreaks, clouds of sparks landing on/near people, tents, vegetation or anything else that could be damaged, pieces of the structure falling/rolling to inappropriate locations, structure failing to fall

Fire Perimeter Lead

Nest Organisation Circle: Fire Wardens

Are you hot for fire and fun?

This is a new role this year. It's formed along with 3 other Fire/Health & Safe type roles and you'll work along side each other. This can be a co-lead role having one person responsible for Saturday and one person responsible for Sunday so you both have time to have fun!

You'll....

• Organise perimeter on Burn nights

You are responsible for the team that stands just inside the perimeter rope, primarily for crowd control. Only people who are part of the relevant teams should enter the perimeter from the point that the art structure is being prepared for the burn until the perimeter is dropped

• Manage volunteers
• Advocate for safety of perimeter volunteers and Nestlings
• Engage with other leads around any safety decisions including dropping the perimeter
• Liaise with other key people related to fire safety and crowd control

Art Project Liaison

Nest Organisation Circle: Arts

The Arts Circle is recruiting liaisons to support artists working on their projects. Each art liaison will help a small number of artists with the practical aspects of bringing their project to Nest. This could involve answering questions around placement, site logistics, or identifying opportunities for them to share costs such as transport and materials with other projects. We’re looking for good communicators who can keep track of emails and who are excited about bringing amazing art to Nest.

Kitchen Co-Lead (Event)

Nest Organisation Circle: Department of Public Works (DPW)

Join the team that is the heart, soul and stomach of the entire event! Kitchen is the place our volunteers come to rest their weary bodies from hard graft and get fluffed. The vision for the kitchen has and always will be to deliver astoundingly delicious and varied food from a camping kitchen, because our hardworking volunteers deserve so much better than hippy slop. The Kitchen Lead(s) will work together in the months leading up to Nest to plan, source and deliver everything for a week-long meal programme during the event (build and strike have their own leads). They will also train and manage volunteers. You should be able to plan in both small and large quantities (up to 80-100 people), vegan, veggie and meat options, have a good understanding of FOD, basic kitchen safety, and hygiene.

WAR Zone Chief

Nest Organisation Circle: Leave a Better Trace (LBT)

Guide our WAR zone and MOOP sweeping volunteers in their roles!

Carbon Footprint Steward (General)

Nest Organisation Circle: Leave a Better Trace (LBT)

Help Nest to improve their carbon footprint!

Impact Driver

Nest Organisation Circle: Leave a Better Trace (LBT)

Drive the LBTeam to improve their impact!

Carbon Footprint Steward (Transport)

Nest Organisation Circle: Leave a Better Trace (LBT)

Help pioneer green transport initiatives and guide Nestlings to finding more sustainable transport options for attending Nest.

Strike Super Hero

Nest Organisation Circle: Leave a Better Trace (LBT)

Stay behind after the event to help with strike activities!

Carbon Footprint Steward (Food)

Nest Organisation Circle: Leave a Better Trace (LBT)

Help Nest to leave a better trace - with a focus on the impact made by catering

Lost Property Guru 1

Nest Organisation Circle: Leave a Better Trace (LBT)

For those interested in helping absent-minded burners reunite with their treasured possessions! There will be a Lost Property box on site, which the shift team will help manage. At the end of the event, the Lost Property Gurus will help people collect their lost property on the way out of site. Anything else that is left or found during strike will need to be collected and either reunited with its owner or donated to charity. This would ideally be a team of people to spread the load.

Site Search Team

Nest Organisation Circle: The Board

Burning Nest has it's current site till 2026 (inclusive). We'll need a new site for 2027 so now is the time to start looking. We need a team to draw up a site requirements list (with assistance) and help narrow down possible suggestions from the community.

Legal Guru

Nest Organisation Circle: The Board

Do you have a head for legal matters and an interest in helping organisations stay on the right side of the law? We need a Legal Expert to lend a hand with navigating the legal framework of Burning Nest. If you’ve got experience with constitutions, company law, companies limited by guarantee, and/or general legal principles, we would love to hear from you. Whether it’s helping us update our constitution or offering general legal guidance, you’ll be the go-to person for all things legal. Practical experience with setting up legal structures would be a massive bonus. This role is to support the Board, the Edge of Chaos circle, and other circles as needed.

Insurance Lead

Nest Organisation Circle: The Board

If you have experience working in the insurance industry and want to help us make sure we’re properly covered, we would love to have you on board. We’re looking for an Insurance Lead to assist us in handling Burning Nest’s insurances, including our vehicles insurance and event insurance. We need someone with up-to-date knowledge and strong industry contacts to help us secure coverage. If you’ve got experience in insurance, this is your chance to make a big impact! This role is to support the Board, the Edge of Chaos circle, and other circles as needed.