Spay/Neuter and Special Projects Manager

  • Full-time

Company Description

PETA Asia is dedicated to establishing and protecting the rights of all animals. We operate under the simple principle that animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment. PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: in factory farms, laboratories, the clothing trade, and the entertainment industry.

PETA Asia works through public education, cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement, and protest campaigns.

Job Description

  • To coordinate the organization’s projects that aid companion animals, primarily spay/neuter efforts but also including emergency responses, rescues, and adoption drives

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

  • Coordinate and lead all aspects of PETA's spay/neuter efforts, including meeting with government officials and organizing projects in conjunction with them, advocating that guardians should have their animals spayed or neutered, and transporting animals for surgery
  • Coordinate and manage other staff and volunteers for PETA’s spay/neuter field clinics as well as for other projects, as needed
  • Assist with disaster response and other field projects, as needed
  • Verify reports of animals in distress or danger by traveling to locations and coordinate responses, rescues, and/or medical care
  • Provide animals in the organization’s custody with care, including walking dogs, feeding animals, cleaning up after them, providing medication, and giving medicated baths
  • Record and log reports and photos, including expenses, and submit them in a timely manner
  • Organize, clean, and maintain transport carriers and other supplies, including leashes and harnesses, humane cat traps, towels, medical supplies, and food and water bowls, as needed
  • Order animal supplies and prepare supplies for the organization’s projects
  • Manage the organization’s spay/neuter hotline and  create reservation systems for field clinics
  • Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications

  • At least two years of relevant managerial experience
  • Experience with handling animals
  • Physically fit and able to lift and carry at least 15 kilograms unaided (The role involves outdoor work in all weather conditions.)
  • Outgoing and personable manner with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
  • Knowledge of spay/neuter procedures and their benefits
  • Excellent time-management skills and ability to multitask
  • Fluency in both English and Tagalog
  • Demonstrated ability to handle stress, including in crisis situations
  • Highly responsible, punctual, and reliable
  • Ability and willingness to follow instructions carefully
  • Proven ability to maintain confidentiality and use discretion at all times
  • Ability and willingness to respond to emergencies outside office hours and on weekends as well as work at field clinics and care for animals on weekends
  • Knowledge of animal rights issues
  • Support for PETA’s philosophy
  • Adherence to a vegan lifestyle 
  • Commitment to the objectives of the organization