Campaigns Specialist, Canada

Remote in Canada

Remote in Canada

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 campaigns specialist to join our campaigns team. In this role, you will plan and execute sustained-pressure campaigns that effectively influence public opinion and motivate major corporations and industry stakeholders to adopt and implement animal welfare policies that eliminate some of the cruelest practices inflicted on farmed animals in their food supply chains.

You will do invaluable work:

  • Work with the team leader and other campaign specialists to develop and execute effective campaign strategies for moving food-industry players to adopt and implement animal welfare commitments in Canada
  • Identify, research, and propose prospective campaign targets
  • Research key details of major corporations and industry stakeholders, including corporate structure, history, animal welfare standards, sustainability policies, leadership, social media handles, and affiliates
  • Research and propose campaign plans and tactics, including implementation and escalation timelines
  • Work closely and regularly with corporate relations staff to foster coordination between the campaigns and outreach teams and plan campaign strategy
  • Conduct outreach to key food-industry stakeholders, including executives at food companies, producers, and associations, as needed
  • Maintain accurate, up-to-date, and consistent campaign materials that are compliant with internal legal, editorial, and messaging standards
  • Collaborate with other departments at Mercy For Animals to manage the creation and execution of campaign materials, including videos, websites, advertisements, demonstration posters, legal contracts, and public relations materials
  • Communicate and coordinate with external representatives to implement in-home and out-of-home print and digital advertising tactics through channels outside Mercy For Animals
  • Maintain relationships, attend coalition calls, and collaborate with other nonprofit organizations driving food-industry policy change
  • Represent Mercy For Animals during on-the-ground actions, such as demonstrations and other events
  • Adhere to all organizational policies and procedures
  • Perform any other duties assigned 

Your qualifications will take our campaigns team to the next level:

  • Minimum of one year’s professional experience in awareness-raising campaigning, issue advocacy, corporate relations, project management, or a related area
  • Excellent organizational, time-management, and project-management skills
  • Superior written and spoken communication skills and strong attention to detail
  • Good understanding of the Canadian food industry and the country’s key farmed animal welfare issues
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate professionally and persuasively
  • Comfort with confrontation and public advocacy
  • Willingness to work on initiatives that publicly target companies, industries, and individuals
  • Willingness and ability to travel as needed
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Commitment to the mission and values of the organization
  • Commitment and openness to continued personal and organizational growth in diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice principles 

About Your Team Leader

Your team leader, Maha Bazzi, is the campaigns manager for the United States and Canada. Maha started her career as a graphic designer and an educator. After graduating with a master’s degree in animals and public policy from Tufts University in 2019, she transitioned her professional path to working in international policy for animals. She joined Mercy For Animals’ campaigns team in 2020 and firmly believes in the power of public campaigning to drive positive change for animals. Maha is passionate about effective teamwork and fostering strong, positive team dynamics. She values open communication, initiative, ownership, and creative problem-solving. She strongly encourages a healthy work-life balance for herself and team members. Outside work, Maha loves spending time and traveling with her husband and toddler, going on runs, reading thriller novels, eating delicious meals her partner cooks, and petting her two companion cats, Rayna and Reese.

Compensation and Benefits

Earn an annual salary of around C$84,950 (paid hourly), 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% of your annual earnings.

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.

Apply for this job

*

indicates a required field

Resume/CV*

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Cover Letter

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Select...

This role involves targeting food industry stakeholders regarding upholding their animal welfare commitments. How comfortable are you with work focused on improving the conditions for farmed animals trapped in the food system? How comfortable are you with publicly targeting players in the food industry about these issues? 

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.

As set forth in Mercy For Animals’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

Select...
Select...
Race & Ethnicity Definitions

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

Select...

Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability

Form CC-305
Page 1 of 1
OMB Control Number 1250-0005
Expires 04/30/2026

Why are you being asked to complete this form?

We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.

Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp.

How do you know if you have a disability?

A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability. Disabilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
  • Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
  • Blind or low vision
  • Cancer (past or present)
  • Cardiovascular or heart disease
  • Celiac disease
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
  • Diabetes
  • Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
  • Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
  • Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
  • Intellectual or developmental disability
  • Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
  • Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
  • Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
  • Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
  • Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
  • Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
  • Short stature (dwarfism)
  • Traumatic brain injury
Select...

PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.