Careers

We're currently hiring for four roles spanning research and evaluation, programme delivery, and community partnerships.

Start dates staggered from December 2026 through March 2027. We hire from the continent wherever we can do so without compromising fit, and we strongly encourage applicants based in Africa to apply. Not sure which role fits best? You can flag interest in more than one.

  • Reports to: Director of Strategy, & Research and MEL  

    Target start: December 2026

    Purpose. Own AAA's research and evaluation function: the country and intervention research that shapes where we work and which paths we point people towards. , the monitoring and evaluation that tells us whether our funnel is workingSupport our monitoring and evaluation work, including cost-effectiveness analysis of the organisations we incubate, and the assessment and due diligence behind our grantmaking.

    Responsibilities

    • Lead country research for upcoming in-depth programmes, including ecosystem mapping, landscape analysis, and intervention and career path prioritisation.

    • Support our monitoring and evaluation work across the talent funnel, led by the Director of Strategy, Research & MEL, including data collection, analysis and honest reporting of what it shows. Build and run monitoring and evaluation across the full talent funnel, from early-funnel outreach through to alumni outcomes, and report honestly on what it shows.

    • Conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis of our incubated organisations, benchmarked against comparable organisations where possible.

    • Support assessment and due diligence for our regranting: evaluating incubation proposals, assessing pilot outcomes, and informing follow-on funding decisions.

    • Work closely with the Director of Strategy, & Research & MEL on prioritisation and methodology.

    Essential

    • Strong applied research skills, comfortable moving between desk research, stakeholder interviews, and quantitative analysis.

    • Experience designing or running monitoring and evaluation for programmes or grants.

    • Able to reach clear conclusions under uncertainty and communicate them without overstating what the evidence supports.

    • Comfortable working independently in a small, fast-moving team.

    • Strong interest in effective animal advocacy and in the African context specifically.

    Desirable

    • Experience contributing to programme monitoring and evaluation.

    • Experience with cost-effectiveness analysis or similar prioritisation methods.

    • Familiarity with grantmaking, due diligence, or evaluation of early-stage organisations.

    • Experience working in or researching African contexts.

    • Comfort using data tools and AI-supported workflows.

    • Arabic (small plus for this role), French, or another regionally relevant language.

  • Reports to: Executive Director, working very closely with the Director of Strategy & Research  

    Target start: January 2027

    Purpose. Own the design and delivery of our in-depth programmes end to end — the country fellowships and careers programmes that are the deep end of our talent funnel.

    Responsibilities

    • Own overall design and delivery accountability for our in-depth programmes, working closely with the Director of Strategy & Research, who holds functional authority over programme content and strategic design.

    • Manage the Programme Coordinator, including their priorities and development.

    • Run participant selection: application design, screening, interviews and final decisions, at the scale of a large applicant pool.

    • Deliver programme content and in-person components.

    • Hold the supportive relationship with participants, alumni and incubated organisations, including accompaniment through career transitions and early organisational stages.

    • Coordinate with local partners, EAA group leads and external capacity builders supporting our participants.

    • Feed programme learnings back into design for subsequent cohorts.

    Essential

    • Experience designing and delivering programmes with cohorts of participants — fellowships, accelerators, training programmes or similar.

    • Demonstrated management experience, or clearly demonstrable capability, since this role manages others from early on.

    • Strong organisational skills and comfort holding many moving parts at once.

    • Able to work in close partnership with a colleague who holds design authority while retaining clear ownership of delivery.

    • Strong interest in effective animal advocacy and in the African context.

    Desirable

    • Experience in incubation, entrepreneurship support, or careers work.

    • Experience working across multiple countries or in African contexts.

    • Comfort with data tools and AI-supported workflows.

    • Arabic (strong plus), French, or another regionally relevant language.

  • Reports to: Programme Manager   Target start: February 2027

    Purpose. Support delivery of our in-depth programmes, taking on the execution work that makes them run well.

    Responsibilities

    • Support participant selection: application processing, scheduling, coordinating reviewers, and communication with applicants.

    • Coordinate programme logistics, including in-person components, venues, travel and scheduling.

    • Prepare and maintain programme materials, templates and documentation.

    • Support participants and alumni throughout and after programmes.

    • Support data collection for monitoring and evaluation.

    Essential

    • Strong organisational and coordination skills, with attention to detail.

    • Reliable and proactive, comfortable owning tasks without close supervision in a small team.

    • Clear written communication with a wide range of people.

    • Interest in effective animal advocacy and in the African context.

    Desirable

    • Experience supporting programmes, events or cohorts.

    • Experience working remotely across time zones.

    • Comfort with data tools and AI-supported workflows.

    • Arabic (strong plus), French, or another regionally relevant language.

  • Reports to: Executive Director (reporting line to be confirmed; may sit with the Programme Manager or Director of Strategy & Research depending on the candidates)   Target start: March 2027

    Purpose. Build AAA's presence on the ground: the locally led communities, partnerships and relationships that feed our talent funnel and support our programmes.

    Responsibilities

    • Help identify and recruit local leaders to establish and run EAA groups in priority countries.

    • Work with group leads on local outreach, community building and adapting our messaging to local contexts.

    • Build and maintain partnerships with universities, professional associations, existing organisations and other recruitment channels.

    • Coordinate on-the-ground support for our in-depth programmes, including local research and logistics, working with group leads.

    • Support due diligence and local intelligence gathering through EAA group leads, including farm visits and stakeholder interviews where relevant.

    • Work with the Communications & Marketing Manager on outreach in priority countries.

    Essential

    • Experience building communities, networks or partnerships, ideally in more than one country.

    • Strong relationship-building skills with a wide range of stakeholders.

    • Able to support and hold quality across people who are not direct reports.

    • Based in Africa, with strong understanding of at least one of our priority regions.

    • Interest in effective animal advocacy.

    Desirable

    • Existing networks in animal advocacy, effective altruism, or adjacent fields in Africa.

    • Experience supporting or running volunteer-led or locally led groups.

    • Arabic (strong plus, particularly for North African group building), French, or another regionally relevant language.

    • Comfort with data tools and AI-supported workflows.

Who should apply?

I would put some general ideas on who we’re looking for for all the roles, something more around values than detailed job description. We can also remove this section.

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You don’t need to tick every box - if a few of these describe you, this course is for you:

  • You feel motivated to make a positive impact for animals.

  • You’re exploring a career transition.

  • You already work in an adjacent field such as conservation, public health, or food systems and want to refocus on animal welfare.

  • You’re curious about effective altruism and how to apply its principles in the African context.

  • You want greater clarity, direction, and confidence in your next career steps.

FAQ

  • You don't need prior experience in animal advocacy—just a strong interest in creating a large, positive change in improving the lives of farmed animals.

  • While we'd love to help all participants, only the most promising ones will receive direct support from us after completing the programme.

    The exact selection process and criteria will be outlined during the programme.

  • Our goal is to reduce the suffering of farmed animals as much as possible, and we are open to a variety of ways of doing that. We envision a world where animals are no longer exploited. However, we recognise that this is a long-term goal that requires a multifaceted approach. In the interim, we believe that taking steps to ensure farmed animals have better lives is crucial and impactful.

    We believe that more conscious consumer practices, such as vegetarianism and veganism, can be effective ways for consumers to reduce the suffering that their consumption causes. While we believe that dietary change is part of the solution, we also believe that it is just one part of it: those of us who care about farmed animals must engage a variety of strategies, and work with both consumers and those who abstain from animal products, if we are to bring about a more compassionate world.

  • No, you do not have to be vegan to join. We welcome individuals from various dietary backgrounds who share our core values. While veganism isn't a requirement, we expect individuals to care about ending the suffering of farmed animals. You should be open to learning about and understanding the arguments for veganism, even if you haven't fully adopted the lifestyle. We encourage everyone to be open to discussions about animal rights, environmental impact, and ethical consumption.