Program Director, Animal Cruelty, Companion Animals

The general salary range for this full-time position is $90,000 – 135,000. Salary offers will be commensurate with experience, qualifications, skills, training and education.

Humane World for Animals, a global leader in animal advocacy and protection, is seeking a Program Director, Animal Cruelty for the Companion Animals department. In this position you will direct, develop, and provide oversight of strategies related to animal cruelty to meet organizational goals and priorities. You will advance public policy by identifying key legislative, regulatory, or corporate targets, crafting innovative and effective strategies, and ensuring adoption by effectively working with internal and external stakeholders, coalition building, and direct lobbying. You will manage and develop an effective team that furthers the advancement of campaigns.

Responsibilities:

• Develops campaign effort on assigned focus area of section, coordinates with other departments and State Directors to respond and advance legislative, rulemaking, and litigation initiatives regarding focus areas of section, leads major initiatives intended to establish and safeguard protections for animal cruelty and leads efforts to defend existing protections in priority areas of the department and section;
• Develops strategies, program plans and vision for the section/area of focus including identifying actions to be taken and the required resources, a schedule/timeline for the actions, and the specific measures/metrics for evaluation at completion and provides scientific, policy, grassroots and general expertise to advance the issues;
• Manages staff to help achieve their goals, including providing staff with training, performance management, leadership development, and career development. Manages consultants as necessary;
• Lobbies government officials at all levels, including legislators, city and county council members, agency representatives, and executives, to advance assigned campaigns. Develops relationships and partnerships with stakeholders and represents the campaign and organization in these interactions through meetings, presentations and conference attendance;
• Ensures public policy efforts receive optimal external facing media, social and other forms of communication coverage. Sustains and enhances the organization’s reputation as the nation’s leading voice in animal protection and policy;
• Oversees the development of materials, communications, briefing, and presentations related to the section’s/area of focus’ work;
• Drafts grants and donor documents to support Philanthropy and works with department Vice President on budget;
• Performs other duties or responsibilities, as assigned.  

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent work experience required. Master’s degree preferred; 
• A minimum of nine (9) years of experience working with law enforcement and related federal, state and local laws and policies required;
• Management/supervisory experience required;
• Extensive knowledge of relevant animal cruelty issues at the local, state and federal level;
• Must be willing and able to travel;
• Leadership ability in work setting.  Flexible, willing to learn, and anticipates the needs of self and staff;
• Ability to set a positive tone for employees during their day;
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with frequent deadlines; high energy, self-motivated and proactive;
• Ability to manage issues requiring problem resolution and conflict management with excellent interpersonal and intervention skills;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Knowledge of business operations, including effective budget development and management processes;
• Attention to detail and commitment to excellence, demonstrated by the delivery of quality and timely outcomes;
• Strong interest in animal protection issues preferred. 

This is a full-time remote position based in the United States.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability, marital or parental status or protected veteran status.  EOE