As part of an international team of innovators changing the world, you will do the most meaningful work of your life at Mercy For Animals.
We’ve obtained unprecedented convictions of factory farms, pressured major companies to change how they treat animals, inspired millions to choose more plant-based foods, and won major legislative victories.
We believe each of us deserves to bring our whole self to a safe environment where we can do our best work. At Mercy For Animals, we foster an inclusive workplace where we lift one another up. Surveys and a staff-led culture committee elevate our staff’s voices.
We provide strong protections for our team members, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, race, religion, ability, veteran status, or origin. We extend these policies to interactions with donors, volunteers, interns, and contractors. Committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Mercy For Animals celebrates LGBTQ+ pride, supports women’s rights, and promotes the anti-racist principles of the Black Lives Matter movement. Join our mission to build a just and compassionate food system.
We offer employees ample time off, flexible schedules, telecommuting opportunities, and generous benefits. Self-care, mindfulness, and work-life balance are essential to building a sustainable movement for animals. Our offices are also dog-friendly and vegan.
Our staff is our most valuable asset. Continual learning is part of everything we do. Employees have access to a resource library with thousands of training videos. Mercy For Animals also offers excellent opportunities for advancement.
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Remote in the United States
Initial Application Review: Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Mercy For Animals aims to end industrial animal agriculture by constructing a just and sustainable food system. We envision a world where animals are respected, protected, and free.
As a leading farmed animal advocacy organization, we know that achieving this goal requires a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work environment—one that welcomes and sparks new perspectives and innovative ideas. If you are passionate about our mission, driven to make a big impact for animals, and eager to be part of a dedicated team, join us!
We currently seek a director of government affairs, U.S., to join our government affairs and public policy (GAPP) team. In this role, you will advance Mercy For Animals’ mission and vision by developing and leading strategic government affairs efforts in the United States at the federal, state, and local levels of government. You will lead the U.S. GAPP team in driving legislation, regulations, and other government policies that erode support for industrial animal agriculture, reduce the suffering of animals in the food system, and build support for a plant-based food system.
You will do invaluable work:
Your qualifications will take our government affairs and public policy team to the next level:
About Your Team Leader
AJ Albrecht is Mercy For Animals’ managing director for the United States and Canada and was previously the director of government affairs in the United States. AJ joined Mercy For Animals as the organization’s first government affairs hire in 2019 and grew the U.S. GAPP team to what it is today. A licensed attorney, AJ has a deep understanding of the law and legislative policy work. More importantly, she is an animal lover, environmentalist, and social justice activist and believes we will not create a just and sustainable food system without an intersectional and inclusive movement.
Compensation and Benefits
Earn an annual salary of $75,000–85,000, depending on qualifications, and enjoy a commute-free life as a remote team member. In addition to a collaborative and innovative work environment, you will be able to take part in our benefits package, including no- or low-cost health, vision, and dental insurance; generous paid time off and sick leave; and a 401(k) retirement plan, with a dollar-to-dollar employer match of up to 3 percent of your annual salary.
Application Details
We consider traditional and nontraditional qualifications and carefully review each application, resume, and cover letter. Feel encouraged to go outside a traditional cover letter and state how you would add to our culture; what we would gain from having you on our team; and how you align with our organizational vision, mission, and values.
Our Commitment to You
Mercy For Animals is a globally minded organization. We are committed to the principles of equity and justice, and our culture celebrates authenticity—enabling every team member to shine. All employment decisions are based solely on individual qualifications, job needs, and job requirements, and potential team members of every color, orientation, age, gender, origin, veteran status, and ability are encouraged to apply. We strive to include candidates from historically marginalized communities and those from or in communities impacted by environmental, social, and economic injustice.
Come as you are, and help us transform our society and construct a truly compassionate food system.
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Remote in the United States
Initial Application Review: Friday, July 1, 2022
Mercy For Animals aims to end industrial animal agriculture by constructing a just and sustainable food system. We envision a world where animals are respected, protected, and free.
As a leading farmed animal advocacy organization, we know that achieving this goal requires a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work environment—one that welcomes and sparks new perspectives and innovative ideas. If you are passionate about our mission, driven to make a big impact for animals, and eager to be part of a dedicated team, join us!
We currently seek a financial planning and analysis manager, U.S., to join our finance team. In this role, you will support Mercy For Animals’ finance operations and work with the department to ensure accurate and meaningful financial reporting.
You will do invaluable work:
Your qualifications will take our finance team to the next level:
About Your Team Leader
Your team leader, Victoria, is the global vice president of finance. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an MBA degree from Dartmouth College. She spent over 15 years of her post-MBA career in a finance, business control, and operations capacity, mostly with large multinational, high-tech companies, while devoting her personal time to volunteering in programs designed around educational equity and supporting causes to help make the world a better place.
In 2018, Victoria made the transition to working full time in the nonprofit sector and hasn’t looked back. Outside Mercy For Animals, she is a mother to the two best kids on the planet and the best dog—her rescue, Penny.
Compensation and Benefits
Earn an annual salary of $69,817–$79,417, depending on qualifications, and enjoy a commute-free life as a remote team member. In addition to a collaborative and innovative work environment, you will be able to take part in our benefits package, including no- or low-cost health, vision, and dental insurance; generous paid time off and sick leave; and a 401(k) retirement plan, with a dollar-to-dollar employer match of up to 3 percent of your annual salary.
Application Details
We consider traditional and nontraditional qualifications and carefully review each application, resume, and cover letter. Feel encouraged to go outside a traditional cover letter and state how you would add to our culture; what we would gain from having you on our team; and how you align with our organizational vision, mission, and values.
Our Commitment to You
Mercy For Animals is a globally minded organization. We are committed to the principles of equity and justice, and our culture celebrates authenticity—enabling every team member to shine. All employment decisions are based solely on individual qualifications, job needs, and job requirements, and potential team members of every color, orientation, age, gender, origin, veteran status, and ability are encouraged to apply. We strive to include candidates from historically marginalized communities and those from or in communities impacted by environmental, social, and economic injustice.
Come as you are, and help us transform our society and construct a truly compassionate food system.
By submitting your information, you are indicating that you have read our Privacy Policy and accept its terms.
Remote in Brazil, Mexico, or the United States
Initial Application Review: Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Mercy For Animals aims to end industrial animal agriculture by constructing a just and sustainable food system. We envision a world where animals are respected, protected, and free.
As a leading farmed animal advocacy organization, we know that achieving this goal requires a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work environment—one that welcomes and sparks new perspectives and innovative ideas. If you are passionate about our mission, driven to make a big impact for animals, and eager to be part of a dedicated team, join us!
We currently seek a global director of data and analytics to join our technology team. In this role, you will create, nurture, and grow the organization’s global operational data needs, with a strong passion for data and analysis and a clear vision for how data can transform organizational strategy. The global director of data and analytics is a hands-on leadership role, responsible for leading a team to deliver high-quality, high-value data products; working to scale the data function in a cloud-based SaaS systems environment; and ensuring consistency in the organization’s approach to data collection, analysis, and reporting.
You will do invaluable work:
Your qualifications will take our technology team to the next level:
About Your Team Leader
Your team leader, the global vice president of technology, is a mission-driven technologist who joined Mercy For Animals in 2019 after 20 years in CTO and consultancy roles for major international corporations. He believes that a strong technology strategy and its effective implementation are vital for mission-driven organizations to maximize their impact.
As a leader, he doesn’t believe in the existence of “technology” problems. Technology is a tool, and in his experience, organizations face challenges for many reasons, from process to people to product misfit. Throughout his career, the guiding principle at the heart of each of his teams has been that success always comes from the whole team, not from any one person. Therefore, he continually seeks to invest in talent and ensure the people he works alongside are successful.
Professionally, he’s always on the lookout for the next big challenge, investing himself strategically and operationally in continuous improvement and innovation. Personally, he enjoys reading (particularly about time travel/alternative history), cooking, mountains, and spending time with his wife and companion animals.
Compensation and Benefits
Earn an annual salary of $69,817–$87,271 (in the United States*), depending on qualifications and experience. In addition to a collaborative and innovative work environment, you will be able to take part in our benefits package, including no- or low-cost health, vision, and dental insurance; generous paid time off and sick leave; and 401(k) retirement plan, with a dollar-to-dollar employer match of up to 3 percent of your annual earnings.
*Benefits and salary outside the United States will be shared early in the interview process.
Application Details
We consider traditional and nontraditional qualifications and carefully review each application, resume, and cover letter. Feel encouraged to go outside a traditional cover letter and state how you would add to our culture; what we would gain from having you on our team; and how you align with our organizational vision, mission, and values.
Our Commitment to You
Mercy For Animals is a globally minded organization. We are committed to the principles of equity and justice, and our culture celebrates authenticity—enabling every team member to shine. All employment decisions are based solely on individual qualifications, job needs, and job requirements, and potential team members of every color, orientation, age, gender, origin, veteran status, and ability are encouraged to apply. We strive to include candidates from historically marginalized communities and those from or in communities impacted by environmental, social, and economic injustice.
Come as you are, and help us transform our society and construct a truly compassionate food system.
By submitting your information, you are indicating that you have read our Privacy Policy and accept its terms.
Remote in Brazil, Mexico, or the United States
Initial Application Review: Thursday, June 23, 2022
Mercy For Animals aims to end industrial animal agriculture by constructing a just and sustainable food system. We envision a world where animals are respected, protected, and free.
As a leading farmed animal advocacy organization, we know that achieving this goal requires a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work environment—one that welcomes and sparks new perspectives and innovative ideas. If you are passionate about our mission, driven to make a big impact for animals, and eager to be part of a dedicated team, join us!
We currently seek a lead developer to join our DevOps team. In this role, you will mentor and lead a team of three web developers, providing hands-on guidance and helping establish best practices within current and new technologies through code reviews and nurturing a team culture of technical excellence and innovation. The lead developer will also lead and execute stakeholder projects for web-development work throughout the organization, as well as infrastructure projects for the DevOps team.
You will do invaluable work:
Your qualifications will take our DevOps team to the next level:
About Your Team Leader
Your team leader, Tash, the director of DevOps, is a mission-driven technologist who joined Mercy For Animals in February 2020 after having held various technical and leadership positions in the arts and cultural nonprofit community for 13 years. She believes that a strong technology strategy and its effective implementation are vital for mission-driven organizations to maximize their impact. As a former database administrator, she is highly detailed and risk aware. As a former CRM strategist, she is always looking to the future—keeping her eye on where we want to be so we can identify opportunities and grow in the right direction.
She values a growth mindset and promotes a healthy work-life balance. And as someone who “thinks out loud,” she encourages people to voice even so-called bad ideas—because you never know where inspiration might come from.
Outside the world of Mercy For Animals, your team leader enjoys creating abstract art, spending time with her six (foster fail) cats, cooking, participating in social justice causes, and watching stand-up comedy.
Compensation and Benefits
Earn an annual salary of $69,817–$79,417 (in the United States*), depending on qualifications. In addition to a collaborative and innovative work environment, you will be able to take part in our benefits package, including no- or low-cost health, vision, and dental insurance; generous paid time off and sick leave; and 401(k) retirement plan, with a dollar-to-dollar employer match of up to 3 percent of your annual earnings.
*Benefits and salary outside the United States will be shared early in the interview process.
Application Details
We consider traditional and nontraditional qualifications and carefully review each application, resume, and cover letter. Feel encouraged to go outside a traditional cover letter and state how you would add to our culture; what we would gain from having you on our team; and how you align with our organizational vision, mission, and values.
Our Commitment to You
Mercy For Animals is a globally minded organization. We are committed to the principles of equity and justice, and our culture celebrates authenticity—enabling every team member to shine. All employment decisions are based solely on individual qualifications, job needs, and job requirements, and potential team members of every color, orientation, age, gender, origin, veteran status, and ability are encouraged to apply. We strive to include candidates from historically marginalized communities and those from or in communities impacted by environmental, social, and economic injustice.
Come as you are, and help us transform our society and construct a truly compassionate food system.
By submitting your information, you are indicating that you have read our Privacy Policy and accept its terms.
Fall 2022 and Spring 2023
Four Months, 10-15 Hours per Week
Remote in the United States
Mercy For Animals, a leading global nonprofit working to end the exploitation of animals for food and construct a compassionate food system, seeks internship candidates wishing to develop and apply skills in a nonprofit animal protection organization committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Mercy For Animals’ U.S. paid internship program is a short-term opportunity open to students and entry-level or transitioning applicants.
We know that to achieve our goals and realize our vision, we need diverse perspectives, drawn from a wide range of backgrounds, that help us expand and elevate our efforts in a united way.
We are publicly recruiting for paid internships to ensure we move beyond our immediate network and honor our ongoing commitment to inclusion and diversity to create a robust animal protection movement, organization, and society. We strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized communities to apply.
As an intern in the U.S. Government Affairs and Public Policy Department at Mercy For Animals, you will gain experience and participate in the following:
We are looking for mission-aligned candidates with interest in key elements of our work:
Compensation
Interns are paid an hourly rate between $17.31 and $20.00, depending on education or experience, as well as given consistent weekly feedback. Additionally, interns will have opportunities to collaborate with other team members in the organization and grow their professional networks. Students may also work with their institutions to obtain academic credit.
13 Weeks, 15–20 Hours per Week
Remote in the United States
Mercy For Animals, a leading international nonprofit working to end industrial animal agriculture by constructing a just and sustainable food system, seeks internship candidates to develop and apply skills in an animal protection nonprofit committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Competitive candidates are effective communicators with demonstrated leadership skills, a growth mindset, and a strong commitment to animal advocacy.
Mercy For Animals’ U.S. paid internship program is a short-term opportunity open to students and entry-level or transitioning applicants.
We know that to achieve our goals and realize our vision, we need diverse perspectives, drawn from a wide range of backgrounds, to help us expand and elevate our efforts as a united front.
We are recruiting for paid internships to ensure we move beyond our immediate network and honor our ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion to create a robust animal protection movement and organization. We strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized communities to apply.
As an intern on the organizing team at Mercy For Animals, you will develop skills in organizing and leadership through experiential learning, including reflective assignments, practice, and coaching. You will gain invaluable experience and participate in the following:
We are looking for mission-aligned candidates with interest in key elements of our work:
Compensation
Interns are paid an hourly rate of $17.31 to $20.00, depending on education or experience, and given consistent weekly feedback. Additionally, interns will have opportunities to collaborate with other Mercy For Animals team members and grow their professional networks. Students may also work with their institutions to obtain academic credit.
Join our growing network of compassionate outreach volunteers and interns.
Volunteer! Intern!—Camilla, an undercover investigator in Brazil