Policy and Advocacy Lead

Role title: Policy and Advocacy Lead

Location: Remote US

Type: Full time

Upstream Policies is a fast-moving nonprofit protecting freshwater biodiversity by reducing reliance on live baitfish, a trade that moves up to 10 billion farm-raised fish each year and spreads invasive species and pathogens. In our first two years we passed a bill in Delaware, launched legislative campaigns in New Hampshire and New York, and initiated a rule-making process in Colorado. We’re now scaling the model state-by-state. As our third full-time hire, you’ll run campaigns end-to-end and lead our most mission-critical work.

What you’ll deliver in year 1

Support and complete the remaining coalition and rulemaking and legislative work in Colorado and Delaware.

Design and lead the next-state campaign (state still to be chosen).

Expand coalitions with conservation, outdoor, and angler groups in each target state.

Day-to-day activities

Research and profile key decision-makers; craft tailored communication plans; meet with legislators, agency staff, conservation groups, and angler organizations to build support for the bill.

Build and maintain stakeholder maps, the CRM, and campaign plans.

Draft concise talking points, fact sheets, and other memos. 

Testify at state-house hearings and speak at conferences, bait-shop roundtables, and angler events (≈30 travel days total, spaced out over the year rather than in one block; some trips are short-notice. All travel fully expensed; flex days offset weekend work). 

Track outreach and legislative metrics, report progress, and refine tactics with the founders.

We’re a small, fast-moving remote team; you’ll work closely with both co-founders and our research director while leading the field-facing side of the mission.

Must haves 

Based in the U.S. with unrestricted work authorization (we are unfortunately not able to sponsor visas).

Passionate about our mission. 

Self-starter who owns projects, shows initiative, and gets things done. 

Comfortable cold-calling, public speaking, and travelling on short notice.

Structured communicator - writes clearly, concisely and keeps stakeholders on task.

Thrives in a fully remote, high-autonomy setting, efficiently structuring their own time and priorities.

Independence and initiative are the top priority - this role owns projects end-to-end with minimal oversight.

Nice to haves

Direct experience with regulatory or legislative work, government relations, or community outreach.

Experience in the angling community or a background in state-level natural-resource agencies.

Compensation & perks

Salary: Starting at $45 k, with potential for a higher offer for candidates who bring deep state-level advocacy experience.

Leave: 20 vacation days plus generous sick leave. 

Work style: Fully remote with flexible hours and high autonomy, plus at least one overlapping morning meeting each week to coordinate across time-zones.

Development: Paid conference travel and dedicated professional-development time

How to apply

Apply by EOD 16 June 2025 for full consideration. We review applications as they arrive and may invite interviews before the closing date - early submissions are encouraged.

For more information and online application click here

Athena

Athena is building a dynamic new team in Delhi to drive a high-impact initiative aimed at supercharging India’s AI startup ecosystem—through smarter, faster access to capital.

We’re looking for passionate professionals to join this mission:

🔹 Senior Specialist (10+ yrs)
A seasoned investment expert with a background in venture capital, startup financing, or tech-focused private equity. In this role, you’ll shape funding strategies, assess innovative AI startups and funds, and collaborate with top investors and ecosystem enablers.

🔹 Junior Specialist (3–5 yrs)
An analytical, driven professional with experience in finance, consulting, or the startup ecosystem. You’ll support pipeline building, due diligence, and portfolio monitoring—while gaining firsthand exposure to a fast-paced, transformative initiative.

Both roles are based in Delhi and offer the unique opportunity to work closely with senior government stakeholders—mentored by leaders in impact investing and development finance.

Interested? Please send your CV to manasvini.k@athenainfonomics.com

Specialist Editor - Asia-Pacific

Job Title: Specialist Editor

Department: Programs, Asia-Pacific

Job Band: Researcher & Associate II

Compensation: $78,000.00 (for candidates based in New York City). Compensation for this position will be based on experience, skills, and location. While this range reflects the expected salary for New York City-based candidates, compensation may be adjusted for candidates in other locations to align with local market conditions and cost of living.

Office Location: New York or remote (please note time zone requirements)

Reports to Title: Regional Director, Asia-Pacific (Dotted Line to the Director of Research & Analysis)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Union Status: Union-represented if based in the U.S.

Application Deadline: May 26, 2025

Application and Recruitment Process: Please submit a cover letter, resume, and three professional references.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is hiring three Regional Specialist Editors to join our global Programs team and support our work in Europe and Central Asia, MENA, and Asia-Pacific.

We’re running a single recruitment for all three roles to streamline the process—same strong job, three distinct regions. This allows us to identify the best candidates efficiently while giving applicants a chance to express their regional strengths.

NB. Candidates do not have to be based in the region, but must be able to work a schedule broadly aligned with the region’s time zone.

This is the application for the Specialist Editor, Asia-Pacific. If you are also interested in our Specialist Editor positions for MENA or Europe and Central Asia, please apply separately using the links below:

✅ Apply for the position of Specialist Editor, MENA

✅ Apply for the position of  Specialist Editor, Europe and Central Asia

Organization Overview:

Founded in 1981, the Committee to Protect Journalists (“CPJ”) is an independent, non-profit organization defending journalists worldwide without regard to their political ideology. Through its work to safeguard journalists, CPJ protects the rights of all people to have access to diverse and independent sources of information. For nearly four decades, CPJ has helped win the early release of imprisoned journalists, secure convictions in journalist murders, and enable positive legal reform in countries where the climate for free expression has deteriorated. Learn more about CPJ’s fight to defend freedom of the press here: http://cpj.org/

At CPJ, we are dedicated to upholding values of equity and free expression in both our internal operations and external endeavors. As an organization headquartered in the United States, we aspire to build a diverse workplace and foster an inclusive and welcoming environment. As an international organization, we strive for our people to be representative of the global community on which we report and to equip them with the opportunities and resources they need to learn and succeed.

If hired in the United States, this position is part of a collective bargaining unit represented by the Writers Guild of America, East.  

About the Role

The Specialist Editor is responsible for writing, editing, and publishing a range of content—including news alerts, statements, reports, and social media posts—aligned with CPJ’s press freedom mission and regional priorities.

Each editor will be embedded within a regional program and play a critical role in shaping and executing editorial strategy in close collaboration with the Regional Director and CPJ’s Research & Analysis team.

Each editor will:

• Commission, edit, and publish daily content on CPJ’s various publishing platforms in a timely manner;
• Focus on one of the three regions: Europe and Central Asia,
  MENA, or  Asia-Pacific;
• Work in a time zone within approximately 2–3 hours of the region’s core working hours;
• Ideally have proficiency in at least one major language relevant to the region;
• Collaborate closely with regional researchers and analysts to ensure accuracy, relevance, and impact of CPJ regional content.

Job Summary:

The Regional Specialist Editor is responsible for executing CPJ’s regional editorial strategy. This includes commissioning, writing, editing, and publishing stories, statements, reports, and other editorial products as needed for CPJ’s various publishing platforms, including the CPJ website and social media. 

The Specialist Editor will be embedded within a regional program, reporting directly to the Regional Director with a dotted line to the Director of Research & Analysis. This role is designed to bring editorial expertise closer to the regional subject matter and departmental needs, ensuring that editorial output aligns with local priorities and effectively supports CPJ’s mission. 

The Specialist Editor will be expected to use CPJ’s internal knowledge management system (Carta) for research and editing. 

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Commission, write, edit and publish daily content, including news alerts, statements, letters,

Programmes and Training Administrator

Spring Impact is supporting the world’s most ambitious social purpose organisations to solve big problems. We partner with teams who are doing truly transformative work but are frustrated that they could be reaching many more people. We support these organisations through a mix of consulting, coaching and training.

Over the last ten years we’ve learnt a lot about what it takes to scale social innovations , and are confident in the tried-and-tested approach we've developed to partnering others on their journey .

Our staff draw on their lived experience, and their professional experiences from across the social sector, to deliver this approach. We’ve got plans to grow further and are looking to add experience and new perspectives as we do so. We are committed to ensuring that Spring Impact is representative of our society at large, and is an inclusive environment for all, regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, and socioeconomic background.

About the role

You will provide key day-to-day support to ensure the effective, high-quality delivery of programmes and training initiatives. This involves coordinating communications, managing event logistics, contributing to reporting, supporting grant administration, and maintaining digital systems. You will work closely with the Programmes team and the Training team to ensure smooth planning, implementation, and evaluation of programme activities and training.

Key Responsibilities

Below is a high-level summary of your role will look like. For further details, please refer to the job description here.

Programmes Delivery Support (50% time)

Provide day-to-day support to Programme Managers in delivering activities on time and within budget, including coordinating internal communication, logistics, and scheduling.

Organise and manage training sessions, webinars, and events; support the full re-

granting process from due diligence to tracking and correspondence.

Assist with data collection and analysis, support evaluation efforts, contribute to reporting and storytelling, and help maintain accurate internal and external programme materials.

Training Delivery Support (50% time)

Oversee the full lifecycle of training programmes, from recruitment and enrolment to delivery and follow-up, ensuring a meaningful participant experience.

Manage and improve digital infrastructure, tools (e.g. learning management software, scheduling,

Campaigns Specialist

Animal Justice is a national animal law advocacy organization, focused on improving laws and policies to protect animals in Canada. Our team works to pass strong new animal laws at all levels of government, ensures industries and corporations are held accountable for abusing animals, and fights for animals in courtrooms across the country. 

We seek an enthusiastic and driven Campaigns Specialist to join our team. The ideal candidate will be passionate about improving protections for animals, and will be responsible for assisting with the development and implementation of campaign strategies and initiatives to forward the organization’s goals. The focus of the role will be advancing protections for farmed animals, but with engagement in campaigns to help animals used by other industries.

Animal Justice offers a friendly and positive work environment, and is an equal opportunity employer. 

Position Specifics

Position type: Full time, permanent

Reports to: Director of Campaigns

Location: Remote or hybrid at Animal Justice’s Toronto office; must be legally permitted to work in Canada. 

Salary: $78,000-$85,000 (commensurate with years of experience) 

Position Duties

• Participate in developing and implementing strategies to improve animal protection and hold industries accountable.
• Produce written materials intended for policy makers, the legal community and the general public, including a public-facing report by September 2025 that provides an in-depth overview and evaluation of current farmed animal governance in Canada as well as a framework for systemic reform.
• Support the development of legislative and policy initiatives at federal, provincial and municipal levels to align with campaign team objectives.
• Coordinate work for a National Farmed Animal Welfare Coalition, including organizing regular meetings and communications and working collaboratively with these partner organizations to help advance shared goals within specified timelines.
• Support the campaigns team through research and the development of campaign materials, with a particular focus on Corporate Engagement work. 
• Assist with special projects, including fundraisers, community events, and conferences.
• Work collaboratively with other teams on shared goals, including the development, communications, and legal teams.
• Maintain strong relationships with supporters and colleagues at other organizations.
• Travel as necessary to assist with campaigns and events.
• Such other tasks as assigned from time to time.

Position Requirements

• Minimum 3 years experience in animal advocacy campaigns.
• Nuanced understanding of Canadian animal issues, in particular farmed animals and the political landscape in Canada.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to organize and coordinate communications and activities between various organizations with shared goals.  
• Proficient and demonstrated abilities in research and writing, with a talent for distilling complex information into clear, accessible language.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work with a multitude of stakeholders with various perspectives.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, and the ability to facilitate administrative coordination of numerous individuals and organizations.
• Ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines.
• Keen interest in and dedication to continuous learning and efficiency improvement. 
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Personal commitment to Animal Justice’s philosophy and mission to help animals.

What Animal Justice Offers

• An opportunity to contribute to improving legal protections for animals
• A flexible work model that gives the option of remote, hybrid, or in-person
• Competitive compensation
• A supportive, collaborative, and inclusive culture
• Four weeks of paid vacation 
• A health spending account

Candidate Selection Process

(Subject to adjustments)

• Application
• Interview #1
• Exercise
• Interview #2
• Reference Check

How to Apply

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and 1-2 writing samples (academic or white papers if possible) as a single attachment in PDF format to Jennifer St.Onge at jstonge@animaljustice.ca. Please note “Campaigns Specialist” and your full name in the subject line. 

Applications will be accepted until 5pm ET on May 26th, 2025.

We are grateful for all applicants’ interest in the position, but only those under consideration for an interview will be contacted.

Notes on the Application Process

Animal Justice is committed to having accessible and equitable employment practices. 

Because we value a diverse workplace, we prioritize an inclusive culture absent of discrimination during the application process and after joining the team. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply, especially those from under-represented backgrounds. We believe that work on behalf of animals benefits greatly from collaborating with people from all backgrounds. 

Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation in the application process may email a request to jstonge@animaljustice.ca. 

If you meet most but not all requirements and still think you would be a great fit for the role, we encourage you to apply. We do not expect all candidates to fit this role description 100 percent. If after reviewing this job description, you have decided not to apply, please feel free to let us know why by emailing jstonge@animaljustice.ca.