Play a crucial role in improving the lives of farmed animals by managing the Better Chicken Commitment Campaign for the Australian Alliance for Animals and its campaign partners. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced campaigner to lead the development and execution of a high-impact farmed animal welfare campaign.

About the Australian Alliance for Animals

The Australian Alliance for Animals is a national charity leading a strategic alliance of Australia’s major animal welfare organisations to create an independent animal welfare policy framework that works for animals, not against them. Our members include Animals Australia, World Animal Protection Australia, Humane Society International Australia, Compassion in World Farming, FOUR PAWS Australia and Voiceless, the animal protection institute.

Through our programs, we lead sector-wide support for crucial reforms, hold decision-makers to account, and bring our members and allies together to strengthen representation of animals. Launched in March 2022, we have a focus on effective animal advocacy.

Our 2023-2026 Strategic Plan includes four high impact ambitions aimed at reforming animal welfare standards. The Campaigner - Better Chicken Commitment will focus specifically on ambition 3, which aims to achieve widespread uptake of the Better Chicken Commitment to improve the lives of hundreds of millions of Australian chickens.

About the Better Chicken Commitment

Over 700 million chickens are raised and slaughtered for meat in Australia every year. The Better Chicken Commitment (BCC) is a science-based, six-point global chicken welfare policy that addresses issues related to breeding for fast-growth and high-yield, housing, stocking density, and slaughter. The BCC specifies the improvements needed across the food industry to give chickens bred for meat lives worth living.

The Australian BCC campaign is a collaborative advocacy campaign managed by the Alliance for Animals and supported by Animals Aotearoa and other signatories to the Australia-New Zealand Better Chicken Commitment, which aims to significantly improve the welfare of meat chickens by increasing the uptake of the BCC in Australia.

About the role

The Campaigner – Better Chicken Commitment will:

• Lead the development and execution of the BCC Campaign in Australia
• Undertake research and analysis to understand the Australian chicken industry, its broader operating environment and the animal welfare issues associated with chicken production
• Work in close collaboration with the Alliance for Animals team, Animals Aotearoa and our campaign partners to implement the BCC campaign plan
• Build and foster effective relationships and strategic alliances with other organisations and stakeholders
• Generate campaign collateral including a dedicated campaign website, social media posts, blogs, videos (in collaboration with the Alliance for Animals Campaigns and Communications Manager)
• Seek out and lead media engagement for the BCC campaign
• Monitor, evaluate and report against the BCC campaign plan
• Work collaboratively with the Alliance for Animals Team to support other strategic priorities and goals
• Ensure all interactions are carried out in line with the vision and values of the Alliance for Animals.

Selection criteria

Essential

We’re looking for someone with these types of skills and experience:

• Two or more years of experience in a campaigns role in a related field or sector
• Demonstrated experience of developing and executing campaigns, including campaign strategy and planning, media and corporate lobbying, networking and alliance building, research and analysis
• Excellent written communication skills with a proven ability to produce clear, accurate and engaging content for a broad range of audiences and platforms
• A high level of competence and familiarity with using digital platforms for campaigning purposes
• Excellent organisation skills, with the ability to effectively plan out a project from start to completion, remain flexible, evaluate outcomes and adapt your approach
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Ability to travel interstate

• Commitment to the Alliance for Animals’ vision, purpose, mission and values.

Desirable

We don’t expect you to have all these attributes, but one or more of them would be beneficial:

• Tertiary qualifications in a related field, such as, journalism, communications, public relations, or animal welfare

• An understanding of the farmed animal protection sector and the broader political and agri-business environment
• Experience using existing Alliance systems and programs, including Mac computers/software, Microsoft Office 365, Squarespace, Canva and Monday.com.

You’ll also need a comfortable home office environment where you can participate in video conferencing and phone conversations during normal working hours. The role is predominantly remote but, depending on your location, there will be opportunities to regularly work alongside other team members.

What do we offer you?

We offer a competitive salary and benefits including:

• Remote working with options for co-working, depending on location
• Laptop and essential home office accessories
• Monthly phone/data allowance
• Public holiday swap options
• Birthday leave (on your birthday or make your birthday weekend a long weekend)
• 3 days per year volunteer leave
• Gifted days off between Christmas and New Year’s (discretionary)
• Training allowance
• 4 days study leave (for work-approved courses)
• Negotiated flexible hours (start early, finish early; start late, finish late; school drop off, pick up etc)

apply now!

If you are an effective and experienced campaigner looking for a rewarding role, please click "Apply Now" and follow the instructions. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we’ll be considering applications on a rolling basis.

For more information on our work please visit our website.

If you feel you meet most, but not all, of our key requirements, please consider applying. There are many different pathways that might lead you to being the right person for this position.

A position description is attached.

The Alliance for Animals is committed to providing a working environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants. We actively encourage people from under-represented populations, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and others who have diverse experiences to apply for this opportunity.

Please note:

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia. That is, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident or a New Zealand citizen, or hold a valid visa with permission to work on an ongoing basis.