Assistant to the Vice President
Position Objectives:
- To assist the vice president with projects related to PETA Asia’s campaign work, including writing tasks and personal correspondence
- To organize and perform campaign demonstrations within Asia
- To assist with the documentation and logging of investigation footage for the organization
- To work on specific projects, as assigned by the vice president, to help promote the goals of the organization
Term of Employment:
Full-time
Reports to:
Vice President, PETA Asia
Primary Responsibilities and Duties:
- Communicate on behalf of the vice president regarding campaigns, celebrity involvement, and media inquiries, and respond to inquiries (including taking calls, responding to voice mails and e-mails, and editing and managing written correspondence) with discretion and independent judgment
- Organize, perform, and travel to demonstrations in support of PETA’s campaigns around Asia
- Organize and maintain the vice president’s projects
- Attend meetings with the vice president to take notes or dictation or to provide general assistance, when needed
- Follow up on projects initiated by the vice president and see them through to completion, including liaising with other PETA affiliates
- Handle media for PETA Asia’s projects, including sending out news releases, advisories, action alerts, and pitches for demonstrations and other events, and speak to media during demonstrations and other events
- Perform and complete writing tasks (including draft letters, reports, and Web text)
- Assist the vice president with completing in-house Internet forms
- Work with PETA U.S.’ production team on organizing, editing, storing, and archiving investigation video and photo files
- Manipulate and assemble footage, script, and other raw material to create videos that will meet PETA Asia’s needs
- Perform any other duties assigned by the vice president
Qualifications:
- Can be based in Australia, the U.S. (Hawaii), or anywhere in Asia but Philippine citizen or resident based in the Philippines is preferred
- Excellent writing skills, especially in composing and editing letters
- Thorough knowledge of animal rights issues and PETA campaigns
- Demonstrated exceptional verbal communication skills
- Proven ability to work independently
- Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Excellent organizational skills
- Professional appearance and adherence to a vegan lifestyle
- Commitment to the objectives of the organization
- Willingness to engage in some outdoor work
- Willingness and ability to travel internationally
- Willingness and ability to be on 24-hour emergency call, as needed
How to Apply
Deadline for this position is: October 1, 2023
To apply for this position, please click below. Because of the high number of submissions that PETA Asia receives, applications are not accepted by other means.