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Join us as we generate groundbreaking science on wild animal welfare.
Wild Animal Initiative produces and supports science that investigates the many unanswered questions in wild animal welfare. As scientists, we seek a better understanding of the positive and negative experiences that animals face in the wild. Our core mission: to grow a flourishing scientific field that will sustain wild animal welfare research long into the future.
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Outreach Manager
Benefits of working at Wild Animal Initiative
Health insurance
Comprehensive employer-paid health and dental insurance.
Vision insurance plans also available.
Additional benefits that support employee health, including online mental health therapy through Talkspace.
Remote but connected
Fully remote, flexible work environment that allows you to choose when and where you work.
Access to remote work tools that make communication easy.
Friendly, open work culture that encourages feedback, collaboration, experimentation, and evidence-based innovation.
Support & training
Leadership and colleagues dedicated to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, including an internal JEDI committee.
Annual staff and manager training to combat our biases at work.
Deep commitment to supporting employees with visible and invisible disabilities.
Generous paid time off
Four weeks of paid vacation.
Two weeks of paid vacation at the end of December.
13 additional holidays.
Two weeks of paid sick leave, which may also be used to care for human or non-human family members.
Up to six weeks of discretionary leave for circumstances such as caring for a newborn child, adopting a child, dealing with a health condition that leaves them unable to work, caring for a family member with a serious health condition, or bereavement.
Additionally, we offer seven weeks that are an exclusive benefit for new parents, as well as an additional 12 unpaid weeks, for a total of 26 weeks possible parental leave.
Our salary algorithm
We set our salaries using an algorithm that takes into account the local cost of living where our staff work. We do this to ensure equity within our team and to make sure our staff’s basic needs are met with a little left over.
*Note: We use this benefit structure for US staff and offer a similar structure to many non-US staff. However, these calculations may look different depending on the legal requirements of the country where you work.
Wild Animal Initiative is certified as a Great Place to Work.
100% of our employees reported they are satisfied with our approachable managers, ethical business practices, and culture of innovation.
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Our hiring process
Stage 1: Application
Our applications feature a series of questions related to your qualifications for the role in multiple choice and written response form. We sometimes also require a resume or other materials. There might be a phone screening after we receive your application, during which you’ll have a chance to ask us questions about the organization and role.
Stage 2: Skills assessment
In this stage, we ask you to complete a compensated skills assessment that includes job-related tasks and questions designed to mimic tasks you would perform in the role. A skills assessment can take one to four hours, depending on the role.
Stage 3: Video interviews
The final round includes a video interview with the department manager and one to two other staff. These are scheduled for up to 90 minutes each and conducted via Zoom.