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VAAR is seeking a dedicated, highly-organized, experienced, and compassionate Animal Caretaker to assist our team in the daily operations of our sanctuary and help the organization expand into projects that will prevent animal suffering in central Vietnam. Taking care of animals is much more than feeding them. A clean shelter is essential to ensuring the health of the animals, and as the Founder ran their own nonprofit veterinary clinic for several years, they will train you on how to maintain clinic standards. There is a lot of enrichment to be done for the animals each day, as well as shelter management to ensure we have a safe and secure environment for our rescues. When we have enough funding, we will re-start our mobile vet clinic for medical animal emergencies with local poverty-stricken families, as well as vaccination and sterilization community projects. Vietnam's borders are open and there are currently no COVID restrictions.   Job Description: Shelter...

Role Purpose Develop   and   embed   a   strong   and   healthy   organisational   culture   within   Animal   Think  Tank   (ATT)   to   support   the   delivery   of   our   organisational   mission. Who we are looking for  This   role   is   about   developing   and   leading   a   team   that   can   create   the   conditions   for  everyone   at   ATT   to   flourish.   It   is   also   an   organisational   leadership   role. You' ll   lead   our   People   and   Culture   Circle,   working   closely   with   our   Direction   Lead   (our  current People   and   Culture   Lead).   The   People   and   Culture   Circle   currently   focuses   on   a  range   of   areas   including: embedding   organisational   culture   best   practice;   implementing...

Role Purpose Enable Animal Think Tank to grow as large as needed while being effective and robust, by guiding ATT to operate as a self-organising organisation, in order to supercharge the power of ATT and any entities The Accountabilities of this Role are Training, coaching and supporting members to self-organise using Holacracy Researching and implementing governance best practice Helping members maintain the organisation’s governance records Implementing structures to safeguard the organisation’s long-term health About the Role This Lancaster-based role is core to our organisation’s long-term agility and resilience. The role has spent the last 18 months leading Animal Think Tank’s adoption of Holacracy, a progressive management system that distributes authority and enables the organisation to govern itself effectively. The new role-filler will continue that adoption process and help the organisation mature its Holacracy...

Role Purpose: To support the social movement to work towards common goals by coordinating and facilitating national campaigns in order to advance us towards our Grand Objective and Strategic Milestones   A ccountabilities : Engaging in campaign design and planning Engaging in campaign coordination and execution Designing materials to support national campaigning e.g. training, messaging, actions Offering campaign design, planning and execution material to movement groups to support autonomous campaigning About the Role:   This role, and future team, will play an important function in the Social Movement Organisation (SMO); designing, planning and coordinating national campaigns. In order to do this effectively you will need to: 1) develop an expertise in people-powered campaigning 2) facilitate workshops to support people in designing the best campaigns 3) producing training and other materials to execute campaigns 4)...

Summary: The Site Operations Technician plays an important role on the sanctuary team, performing hands-on maintenance and repairs for all buildings and equipment at our Watkins Glen location. The Site Operations Technician reports to the Site Operations Manager . Responsibilities: Work with Site Operations Manager to ensure that facilities projects are successfully completed in the following areas: Building and Home Maintenance Equipment Maintenance Plumbing, electrical, and HVAC system maintenance Fencing and gates Supply Orders Construction Projects Evaluate maintenance and project needs, coordinate research as needed and implement improvements/changes as approved by Site Operations Manager Maintain building and equipment safety standards as determined by the organization Coordinate appointments with outside contractors as needed Use computerized maintenance software to track and complete work orders Assist with...

Live-In Operations and Shelter Manager FREE housing, full-time Animal Place, 17314 McCourtney Road, Grass Valley, CA 95949 www.animalplace.org BACKGROUND Animal Place is a farmed animal sanctuary for 400 animals including cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, sheep, goats, donkeys, and rabbits. We extend compassion to all life with a special emphasis on farmed animals. Our permanent 600-acre sanctuary is in Grass Valley, CA and our Rescue & Adoption Center is in Petaluma, CA. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES Oversee the maintenance of buildings, land, and fleet of 10 vehicles. Interface with all contractors. Work closely with the Animal Care Director in assisting with animal care duties. Management - Plan, organize and prioritize daily and weekly tasks - Identify areas needing repair and plan to carry through - Supervise and manage contractors - Oversee and help volunteers supplying maintenance services such as carpentry, painting, and landscaping. - Keep...

Position Objective: To use a variety of undercover investigative methods to conduct field investigations in PETA's focus areas, including the use of animals for food, clothing, experimentation, and entertainment   Location: Varies based on assignment   Primary Responsibilities and Duties: • Travel to different states and temporarily stay on location for various assignments for as long as necessary, sometimes several months at a time • Conduct assigned short- and long-term field observations from beginning to end, including the following duties: o Prepare for and research assignments, as directed by the vice president o Visit and/or obtain employment in various industries that use animals            o Submit daily log notes in a detailed and orderly fashion            o Use photography and videography to...

VAAR is seeking a dedicated, highly organized, and experienced Vet Tech/Nurse to help us develop and maintain our mobile veterinary clinic program which we are planning to start this year that will prevent animal suffering in central Vietnam. This person will also be responsible for taking care of the needs of our 30 rescued animals already at our sanctuary. The Vet Tech/Nurse will be working alongside the sanctuary’s Founder and Director as well as our existing on-site sanctuary manager who has several years of experience to understand the intricate challenges and systemic solutions to preventing animal suffering via mobile vaccination and sterilization work. We need this person to assist in the planning of the mobile clinic program as well as the obtainment of the medical supplies needed for it. Our clinic will be open to all species, with the aim to create a new generation of properly equipped veterinarians to tackle the devastating situation of animal welfare across...

Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.) Development Manager Job Summary Are you a talented and enthusiastic fundraiser who is also deeply passionate about vegan food justice? Want to help create a more just and sustainable world by helping folks take back the power of their food choices? Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.) is looking for a full-time Development Manager (D.M.) to lead all of our fundraising efforts, from virtual events, to digital donor engagement, to grants applications. We have 15 years of history working to create a more just and sustainable world by recognizing the power of one’s food choices. In this role you would be an essential member of our team, working closely with the Executive Director and with our Founder to shape our fundraising and development for the long-term. We are looking for someone with experience in modern fundraising best practices such as SMS engagement,...

About us Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.) is a vegan food justice organization that seeks to create a more just and sustainable world by recognizing the power of one’s food choices. We encourage healthy food choices that reflect a more compassionate society by spotlighting the abuse of animals on farms, the depletion of natural resources, unfair working conditions for produce workers, and the unavailability of healthy foods in low-income areas. The Executive Director (E.D.) will lead strategic direction and set a progressive vision for the future while managing all operations of the team in partnership with the Board of Directors and Founder lauren Ornelas. Responsibilities & Duties Governance and Operations: Develops and implements strategies to fulfill the organization’s mission and ensures compliance with all internal policies. Leads  F.E.P. in a manner that supports and guides the organization’s mission as defined by the Board and the President....