🤝 Volunteer at Jungli
Contribute your skills, learn new ones, and be part of building something meaningful while living in nature's lap.
Why Volunteer at Jungli?
Free Accommodation
Live comfortably with all amenities while contributing to the community
Meals Included
Enjoy healthy, locally-sourced vegetarian meals throughout your stay
Skill Development
Learn from experienced professionals and develop new capabilities
What Every Volunteer Gets
Work Exchange Options
Plus These Standard Benefits
Accommodation
Bedding & linens included
Tools & Materials
Everything provided
Time Off
1 day off per week
Growth
Skills & experience
Ready to contribute your skills while living in nature's lap?
Open Volunteer Positions
🎯 Bungalow Activator
Why does this role exist?
Jungli is growing into a 100-person nomad village—and we're bringing old bungalows to life with limewash, art, and a whole lot of love this monsoon. We're looking for hands-on volunteers who enjoy physical work, love creating cozy spaces, and want to help build India's first nomad village using sustainable practices.
Quick Facts
Your Key Responsibilities
- Learn the art of making limewash (natural paint; quarter the price of chemical paint)
- Lime-paint interior walls in bungalows (natural, breathable, beautiful)
- No outside/roof painting — we keep it safe
- Replace torn mosquito meshes
- Clean rooms post-renovation, move furniture
- Hang art, lights, and mirrors
- Help turn pre-loved bungalows into dreamy spaces
- Co-live with volunteers sharing similar values
- Learn from Nadim (architect & sustainable building expert)
- Collaborate with Technical Ops team
Eligibility Requirements
- Kind, curious, and up for a jungle adventure
- Physically able and don't mind manual labour
- Willing to live onsite at Jungli for at least 2 weeks
- Love the idea of building India's first nomad village
- Bonus: Artistic, good with hands, or wildly enthusiastic
💼 Business Developer
Why does this role exist?
Jungli the Nomad Village is only one vertical on this 150 acre campus. Now, we are leaning into turning our industrial waste product (slag) into something valuable. We are also looking to turn our land into revenue via ethical & organic farming practices. Lastly, we're trying a moonshot: livestreaming our temple's aarthi's to connect with spiritual devotees across India!
Quick Facts
Special Benefits
Your Key Responsibilities
- Monetize 50,000 tonnes of slag (industrial waste product)
- Find grinding solutions to make it finer than cement
- Contact cement plants, grinders, and hustle for solutions
- Set up go-to-market strategy for concrete projects
- Mechanical engineering knowledge helpful but not required
- Leverage 150 acres of fertile soil flanked by Kali River
- Connect with agriculture experts for partnerships
- Oversee agriculture strategy & joint venture setup
- Forecast cost vs return over next 5 years
- Agricultural knowledge helpful but not required
- Mata Bhuvneshwari Temple (only 3 in India)
- Enter live-streaming market like "Book My Pooja"
- Create service menu: darshan, private poojas, offerings
- Work with tech team for audiovisual system setup
- Enable live-streaming & service fulfillment
Eligibility Requirements
- Budding entrepreneur craving real-world experience
- Natural curiosity to learn different industries
- Love dynamic startup environment & slow living in nature
- Can stay minimum one month (longer is better)
- Bonus: Project management & revenue forecasting skills
🛒 E-commerce Ninja
Why does this role exist?
Jungli already creates its own honey, pepper, turmeric, chutnipuddi, curry masala and more. Now that we have slick brand elements, it's time to package these up and get them out of our humble "Jungli Store" on campus, to the interwebs! Oh - and how sexy would Jungli Merch be? 🍯
Quick Facts
Special Benefits
Your Key Responsibilities
- Study competitors, pricing, quantities to inform design
- Position products to invite buyers into Jungli brand world
- Design or work with graphic designer for packaging & merch
- Create t-shirts with "where wifi meets wildlife" tagline
- Get designs ready for print production
- Coordinate team to apply packaging to products
- Organize photo shoots (self or community photographer)
- Handle bottles of honey, spices, and product stickers
- Create high-quality product photography
- Research best go-to-market method (WhatsApp to Shopify)
- Upload SKUs, coordinate with accountant on tax
- Create sales assets: videos, photography, webpages
- Launch and start selling Jungli products online!
Eligibility Requirements
- Passionate about e-commerce, natural products, and sales
- Designer/photographer OR comfortable briefing creatives
- Love dynamic startup environment & slow living in nature
- Can stay minimum one month (longer is better)
- Bonus: Consumer behavior research & go-to-market strategy
👨🍳 Kitchen Operations Manager
Why does this role exist?
Jungli is on an exciting journey of growth, and our food & beverage operations are a key part of the experience. As we scale to serve 40+ people and elevate our guest experience, we need a systems-driven, food lover to step up as our Kitchen Ops Manager. Their job is to refine our kitchen operations and breathe life into our new Jungli Café & Store.
Quick Facts
Special Compensation
Your Key Responsibilities
- Streamline processes: Optimize workflow from procurement to service for 35+ people
- Develop SOPs: Create clear procedures, recipes, staff roles using Google Docs & photography
- Expansion readiness: Set up Serenne kitchen to mirror Jungli's efficiency
- Data systems: Track customer preferences, inventory, costs for continuous improvement
- Café & Store revamp: Take over basic setup and refine operations
- Menu development: Research, cost, and add items with improved design
- Customer journey: Optimize from ordering to billing experience
- Space transformation: Turn shed into inviting store with aesthetic improvements
Eligibility Requirements
- Passionate about food & operations: Kitchen management, process optimization, creative problem-solving
- Detail-oriented & creative: Documentation skills, SOP creation, efficiency improvements
- Adaptable: Comfortable in dynamic community environment, multiple hats
- Long-term commitment: Keen to stay a while (a year would be grand!)
- Impact focus: Build India's first nomad village food operations
Your Impact as a Volunteer
Events Organized
Guests Welcomed
Workshops Facilitated
Skills Shared
Volunteer Stories
"Being a Bungalow Activator taught me event management, community building, and gave me lifelong friends. The experience exceeded all expectations!"
"I launched two successful partnerships during my time at Jungli. The supportive environment and resources made entrepreneurship accessible."
"Managing the kitchen at Jungli refined my culinary skills and taught me sustainable food practices. It's been an incredible growth journey."
Ready to Make an Impact?
Join our volunteer program and be part of building a sustainable, creative community.