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ANIMAL ADVOCACY JOBS

Our job board connects you to exciting animal nonprofit jobs with high potential for helping animals. 

See all roles in a spreadsheet here.

Note: if you select "worldwide" on the country filter, only jobs with the location defined to "worldwide" will appear. For jobs available in your country specifically, please do a new search with your country selected.

182 results found

The Humane League

Vice President of People and Operations

The Humane League

United States

Leadership

Rolling

Deadline:

Full-time: 

Yes

Remote

Mgmt responsibilities: 

Senior or middle management

$142,499 - $174,165

Date added:

5 Nov 2024

Humane Society of the United States

State Director, Maryland

Humane Society of the United States

United States (Annapolis, Maryland)

Government, policy, lobbying, or legal

Rolling

Deadline:

Leadership

Full-time: 

Yes

Hybrid

Mgmt responsibilities: 

Senior management

$75,000 - 90,000

Date added:

5 Nov 2024

The Animal Law Foundation

Legal caseworker

The Animal Law Foundation

United Kingdom (London)

Government, policy, lobbying, or legal

27 November 2024

Deadline:

Full-time: 

Yes

On-site

Mgmt responsibilities: 

Middle or junior management

£26,000 - £30,000

Date added:

5 Nov 2024

Humane Society of the United States

Senior Strategist, Regulatory Science

Humane Society of the United States

United States

Natural Sciences

Rolling

Deadline:

Full-time: 

Yes

Remote

Mgmt responsibilities: 

Senior management

$93,000 - 112,000

Date added:

5 Nov 2024

Mercy for Animals

Public Relations Specialist

Mercy for Animals

United States

Marketing or communications

Rolling

Deadline:

Full-time: 

Yes

#N/A

Mgmt responsibilities: 

None

$54,748–$65,000

Date added:

5 Nov 2024

Compassion in World Farming International

Associate Director Philanthropy (UK & Europe)

Compassion in World Farming International

United Kingdom

Fundraising or development

29 November 2024

Deadline:

Leadership

Full-time: 

Yes

Hybrid

Mgmt responsibilities: 

Senior management

Up to £70,000 per annum

Date added:

5 Nov 2024

Compassion in World Farming International

Global Finance Business Partner

Compassion in World Farming International

United Kingdom

Leadership

2 December 2024

Deadline:

Operations, administration, HR, project management, finance or accounting

Full-time: 

Yes

Hybrid

Mgmt responsibilities: 

Senior management

£60,000 - £65,000

Date added:

5 Nov 2024

Nesta

Programme Director, Technology Frontiers

Nesta

United Kingdom, London

Leadership

2 December 2024

Deadline:

Full-time: 

Yes

Hybrid

Mgmt responsibilities: 

Senior management

£86,400 - £106,600

Date added:

5 Nov 2024

Species Unite

Development Coordinator

Species Unite

United States

Fundraising or development

22 November 2024

Deadline:

Full-time: 

Yes

Remote

Mgmt responsibilities: 

Middle or junior management

$30 - $34 / hour

Date added:

5 Nov 2024

Friends of the Earth

Program Manager, California Climate-Friendly School Food

Friends of the Earth

United States (California preferred)

Operations, administration, HR, project management, finance or accounting

Rolling

Deadline:

Campaigns, corporate engagement, or volunteer management

Full-time: 

Yes

Remote

Mgmt responsibilities: 

Middle or junior management

$83,000-$87,500

Date added:

5 Nov 2024

Fish Welfare Initiative

Early Expression of Interest for Stunning RFP

Fish Welfare Initiative

India

Research or data

15 November 2024

Deadline:

Full-time: 

Optional

Remote

Mgmt responsibilities: 

None

Not specified

Date added:

5 Nov 2024

James Madison University

Assistant Professor in Applied Environmental Science and Sustainability (Two Positions)

James Madison University

United States (Harrisonburg, Virginia)

Research or data

Rolling

Deadline:

Education, teaching, or training

Full-time: 

Yes

On-site

Mgmt responsibilities: 

None

Not specified

Date added:

5 Nov 2024

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Notes

There are many different ways that people can help animals over the course of their career, including:

  • Working at food companies,

  • Working in government and policy,

  • Working in advocacy,

  • Working in research,

  • Working to earn money and donate to nonprofits,

  • Working in direct animal care.

 

In this job board, we focus on a narrow sub-section of jobs in animal welfare and animal jobs: roles at highly impact-focused animal advocacy nonprofits.

 

This narrow focus is for practical reasons, not because we are less optimistic about other types of animal protection jobs. We are updating the job board weekly.

If you are interested in listing a role on our job board, please submit your request here.

 

As a small, new organisation, we have limited time to monitor job opportunities. We list animal jobs at the organisations where we have some reason to expect that the role has an unusually high impact potential for animals.

 

For thinking about whether a specific job is the right opportunity for you — and for animals — we recommend you read our careers advice and we advise anyone applying to any role listed here to use the application process to see if the role is a good working environment for them. 

We make no representations or guarantees about the positions listed and are not responsible for safety, wages, working conditions, or other aspects of employment.

For other career paths, here are some resources you might be interested in:

 

  • On donations, see the “What is fundraising in animal advocacy like in practice” section of our skills profile on fundraising, plus 80,000 Hours’ article on  “Why and how to earn to give.” The best specific job boards will depend on the industries you are interested in.

  • On government and policy, see our skills profile on “Politics, policy, and lobbying,” especially the “useful resources” section, though you will have to look at job websites specific to your country.

  • On research in academia, see 80,000 Hours’ article on “academic research.” There are many academic job boards (e.g.), though you will likely have a clearer idea of the best opportunities after pursuing a relevant PhD.

  • On food companies, see the job boards by the Good Food Institute80,000 Hours, and jobs.cell.ag. Unfortunately, none of these boards covers all of the promising job opportunities in this space, so we recommend that you also follow specific companies that you are excited about, e.g. from GFI’s company database.

  • If you're interested in animal sanctuary jobs, including jobs with animals and some opportunities relating to broader education or advocacy, see the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries' job board.

  • If you’re getting started on careers that help animals, our animal advocacy course with certification will help you understand the key considerations in this area and help you plan your next steps.

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