Food for Thought East Coast Coordinator

Organization Description: Animal Place is a non-profit animal rights organization promoting the complete protection of farmed animals and veganism. We operate several facilities throughout California. Our 600-acre sanctuary in Grass Valley, CA, serves as a permanent safe haven for farmed animals as well as an education and advocacy center. In conjunction with the sanctuary, Grass Valley is also home to our 15-acre residential internship property and a 7-acre onsite guest house. The Rescue & Adoption Center is situated on 12-acres in Petaluma, CA, and provides a temporary home for adoptable farmed animals with a special emphasis on chickens from the egg industry. If you are unfamiliar with Animal Place, visit our website at www.animalplace.org before applying.

Food for Thought Program Description: Animal Place’s Food for Thought (FFT) program works with animal and environmental nonprofits to formalize healthy, sustainable, and compassionate menu policies for sponsored events. The program is run by a remote team of part-time campaign coordinators located throughout the United States and Canada. We work with animal rescues and shelters, wildlife rehabilitation and protection groups, and environmental protection and advocacy groups to adopt vegan or vegetarian food policies that align with their missions. Please thoroughly review the campaign website before applying: www.foodforthoughtcampaign.org

Job Status: Part-time employee, 20hr/week, $14-$15 per hour depending on experience, vacation and sick time accrued hourly

Supervision: Reports to Food for Thought Campaign Manager

Location: Remote, must be U.S.-based

Job Description: Food for Thought Regional Coordinators are responsible for establishing and expanding the Food for Thought campaign within their assigned region. Regional coordinators encourage and assist relevant nonprofits in adopting vegan/vegetarian menu policies, develop content for the FFT website and social media, and network with sheltering organizations at conferences and other events.

Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities

Develop and maintain a database of potential participating organizations
Maintain clear, organized records within a shared Google Drive and Salesforce account; follow standardized rules of record-keeping and up to date information
Conduct research on target organizations’ staff, board members, supporters, and relevant internal policies
Introduce and present the FFT program to appropriate staff members at organizations by email, telephone, and occasionally in person
Professionally and convincingly discuss veganism and animal rights to organizations in service of the FFT campaign
Perform site visits as needed to recruit campaign participants
Travel, table, and speak on behalf of the campaign at relevant festivals, conventions, and conferences
Develop content for the FFT website and Animal Place social media that furthers the goals of the campaign
Co-manage FFT social media accounts
Teleconference weekly with Campaign Manager and a team of 3 other Campaign Coordinators
Work collaboratively on campaign materials and strategic planning
Lead projects and take direction from other coordinators on projects
Understand Animal Place’s policies and positions regarding key animal protection issues; appropriately and accurately represent those policies when interacting with the public or otherwise representing Animal Place
Perform other duties and functions as assigned by Campaign Manager

Qualifications

Able to work independently and as part of a small team with regular communication and rotating project-based leadership
Comfortable with collaborative teamwork and editing by committee
Excellent organizational skills: can set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track activities
Excellent oral and written communication skills: able to communicate effectively with colleagues and senior management, able to skillfully represent the campaign to other nonprofit professionals in a variety of settings
Comfortable leading difficult conversations with prospective campaign participants
Understand the needs and concerns of animal groups
Computer and social media savvy; experience with Google Drive, SquareSpace, Salesforce, Asana, Slack, Facebook, Instagram, Pardot or other email marketing software is a strong asset
Willing to dress and otherwise present in a professional manner
Consistent and reliable internet access
Personal cell phone with service plan
Experience in a non-profit setting preferred
Campaign or advocacy experience preferred
Bachelor’s degree preferred