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, or race. 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.
Don’t see a good fit for your particular skill set? Submit an application of general interest.
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Remote in the United States
Mercy For Animals aims to construct a compassionate food system by reducing suffering and ending the exploitation of animals for food. We envision a world where animals are respected, protected, and free to pursue their own interests.
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 to help spread compassion around the globe.
We are currently seeking a gifts and data administrator to join our development team. In this position, you will help maintain accurate records and donation data in Salesforce. You will play a key role in our database operations and help streamline our internal processes so that we can focus more of our time on our mission.
You will do invaluable work:
These qualities will benefit you in your role:
The following skills are nice to have but not required:
Is this the right fit? Absolutely, if this sounds like you:
I am highly organized and self-motivated, with a talent for devising out-of-the-box solutions to complex problems. Globally minded, I am adept at culturally competent communications. As a vegan, I am passionate about the mission, vision, and values of Mercy For Animals.
About Your Team Leader
Your team leader joined Mercy For Animals in July 2020 as our advancement services manager. She came to us with a background in data analysis and database management in the progressive nonprofit space. A lifelong animal lover and environmentalist, she believes we will not create a more compassionate food system without an intersectional and inclusive movement. She values attention to detail, eagerness to learn, and out-of-the-box problem solving. As a manager, she’ll be dedicated to helping you achieve autonomy, mastery, and purpose at Mercy For Animals. She can’t wait to meet you and introduce you to her two Shetland sheepdogs.
Compensation and Benefits
Earn an annual salary of $50,000–$56,000, 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 salary.
Application Details
We consider traditional and nontraditional qualifications and carefully review each application, resume, and cover letter. Feel free to step outside the traditional cover letter and describe 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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Los Angeles Office or Remote in the United States
Mercy For Animals aims to construct a compassionate food system by reducing suffering and ending the exploitation of animals for food. We envision a world where animals are respected, protected, and free to pursue their own interests.
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 collaborative team, join us to help spread compassion around the globe.
Currently, Mercy For Animals is looking for an extraordinary development leader to join our team.
As vice president of development, you will lead a high-volume, high-quality donor-centered fundraising enterprise. In this new position, you will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for annual giving, leadership giving, advancement services, donor relations, and events and guide a team of motivated, high-performance fundraising professionals toward success.
You will expand a mission to make our fundraising system leaner, more responsive to donors, and quicker to capitalize on innovation and increase our revenue from annual and mid-level giving, sustainers, events, and foundations through data-driven, donor-focused strategies.
You will do invaluable work:
Your qualifications will take our development team to the next level:
Is this the right fit? Absolutely, if this sounds like you:
I’m a deeply passionate and accomplished development leader with a strong history of success in fundraising planning and execution, especially with annual giving, advancement services, events and donor relations, and planned-gift solicitations. I have exemplary interpersonal and communication skills and work well with others. I am a fierce advocate of farmed animal welfare initiatives and relate to Mercy For Animals’ mission and vision.
Compensation and Benefits
Earn an annual salary of $70,000–$80,000, 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 401(k) retirement plan, with a dollar-to-dollar employer match of up to 3 percent of your annual salary.
We consider traditional and nontraditional qualifications, so be sure to convey in your cover letter your general fit for the role, outlining relevant experience and your overall alignment with our organizational vision, mission, and values.
Mercy For Animals is a globally minded organization. We embrace new perspectives and innovative ideas that come only from a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work environment. We are committed to the principles of equality, equity, and justice, and our culture celebrates authenticity, enabling every team member to be their best self. 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 and encourage 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 the United States, Mexico, or Brazil
Mercy For Animals aims to construct a compassionate food system by reducing suffering and ending the exploitation of animals for food. We envision a world where animals are respected, protected, and free to pursue their own interests.
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 to help spread compassion around the globe.
We are currently seeking an information technology and web developer generalist to join our technology team. In this role, you will do invaluable work:
Your qualifications will take our technology team to the next level:
Is this the right fit? Absolutely, if this sounds like you:
I’m a highly motivated technology professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects with a diverse group of people. I take pride in my ability to break down technical ideas to non-technical team members, and I’m always willing to jump in and troubleshoot an issue—even if I don’t have all the answers up front or the subject is outside my immediate expertise. I understand the importance of accurate, secure, and well-maintained technical documentation and approach this task with a high level of detail and organization. Technology is ever changing, and I recognize this in my work by looking out for ways to improve current processes, introduce new technologies, and constantly learn new skills. As a team member, I strive to be collaborative, reliable, and kind.
About Your Team Leader
Your team leader, the director of development operations, is a mission-driven technologist who joined Mercy For Animals in February 2020 after having held various technical and leadership positions in the arts & cultural non-profit community for 13 years. She believes that a strong technology strategy and its effective implementation is 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 authenticity, and as someone who “thinks-out-loud,” she encourages people to voice even the so-called bad ideas—because you never know where inspiration might come from.
Outside the world of Mercy For Animals, your team leader enjoys abstract drawing, spending time with her six (foster fail) cats, cooking simple vegan food, and watching stand-up and sketch comedy.
Compensation and Benefits
Earn an annual salary of $60,000–$68,000 (in the United States*), 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.
*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.
Legal Fellow: Programs Support, One-Year Fellowship
Remote in the United States
As a legal fellow, you will gain the skills and experience needed to build a legal career in effective animal advocacy while furthering Mercy For Animals’ mission to construct a compassionate food system by reducing suffering and ending the exploitation of animals for food.
You will support Mercy For Animals’ legal affairs division with analysis, drafting, and guidance regarding corporate engagement, investigations, public engagement, capacity building, government affairs, public policy, and legal compliance.
You will gain invaluable experience and perform impactful work:
Your qualifications:
Compensation and Benefits
Earn an annual salary of $50,000 plus benefits.
Mercy For Animals is a globally minded organization. We embrace new perspectives and innovative ideas that come only from a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work environment. We are committed to the principles of equality, equity, and justice, and our culture celebrates authenticity—enabling every team member to be their best, true self. All employment decisions are based solely on individual qualifications, job needs, and job requirements. Potential team members of every color, orientation, age, gender, origin, veteran status, and ability are encouraged to apply. We strive to include and encourage 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.
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