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About the Role

The Program Manager, Puppy Mill Initiative will work in coordination with various teams to advocate for legislation, regulation, and educational efforts to end commercial breeding. This role supports the ASPCA’s mission to end the cruel, commercial breeding of companion animals.

Responsibilities

• Develop materials including fact sheets, letters of support, talking points, action alerts, reports and other content in support of policy efforts.
• Draft educational and timely communications about puppy mills for ASPCA website, social and email.
• Request and analyze public records, published research and industry reports.
• Support development of external and internal presentations and memos.
• Contribute to planning, implementation, coordination and evaluation of team’s projects and outcomes.
• Monitor state and federal legislation, regulations, agency actions, and key legal cases; identify relevant developments and share timely updates with internal stakeholders.
• Maintain information tracking systems and databases to support internal planning, organization, and coordination.
• Maintain and update progress against department goals.
• Respond to external and internal inquiries.
• Perform administrative tasks as needed or other functions as might be required for Puppy Mill Initiative.

Requirements

• Strong research skills.
• Strong communication skills – able to effectively communicate complex information simply, in writing and speaking, to diverse internal and external audiences.
• Analytical and creative thinking abilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments.
• Strong ability to multitask and efficiently support multiple projects/campaigns at once.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to exemplify ASPCA’s core values and behavioral competencies.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant working experience required.
• 3 years working (including academic study) in public policy, advocacy, education, research and content development, and awareness campaigns or other related fields required.
• Experience in animal welfare a plus.
• Experience maintaining tracking systems, monitoring legislation or legal/policy developments, and supporting multi-stakeholder projects preferred.
• English language proficiency required.

Skills

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Airtable (preferred)
• Canva (preferred)

Location

• Remote (United States)

Work Type

• Remote
• Full-time

Experience Level

• 3 years of relevant experience

Education Level

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant working experience

Salary/Compensations

• Zone 1: $29.33-$30.29 hourly
• Zone 2: $32.69-$34.13 hourly
• Zone 3: $35.58-$37.02 hourly

Benefits

• Affordable health coverage, including medical, employer-paid dental and optional vision coverage.
• Flexible time off that includes vacation time, paid personal time, sick time, bereavement time, paid parental leave, and 10 company paid holidays.
• 401(k) plan with generous employer contributions (dollar-for-dollar match up to 4% and an additional 4% contribution).
• Robust professional development opportunities including classes, on-the-job training, coaching and mentorship with industry-leading peers, internal mobility, opportunities to support in the field and more.

About the Company

• The ASPCA was founded in 1866 to prevent cruelty to animals.
• As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation with over two million supporters, the ASPCA works to prevent cruelty to dogs, cats, equines, and farm animals nationwide.
• The ASPCA is headquartered in New York City and operates programs and services nationwide, including disaster and cruelty interventions, behavioral rehabilitation, animal placement, legal and legislative advocacy, and advancement of the sheltering and veterinary community.
• The ASPCA is committed to fostering a collaborative and compassionate culture and welcomes all voices to contribute to its lifesaving mission.
• The organization is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Equal Opportunity

• The ASPCA is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion at the ASPCA because it elevates our organizational culture, aligns with our Core Values, and enables us to move further and faster toward the ASPCA’s vision – that all animals live good lives; valued by society, protected by its laws, and free from cruelty, pain and suffering.