Chief Operating Officer Job at Animal Advocacy Careers: Fully Remote Worldwide | Salary up to $119,000 | Apply by 6 Nov2026
Overview
Animal Advocacy Careers is seeking a Chief Operating Officer to lead organisational operations and support its next phase of growth. The successful candidate will work closely with the Chief Executive Officer to strengthen organisational systems, improve planning and accountability, develop senior leaders, and ensure the organisation can grow sustainably while maintaining a high-performing remote workforce. This is a full-time, fully remote opportunity open to candidates worldwide, with Europe preferred.
What you get
The position offers location-based compensation of US$119,000 for candidates in the United States, US$106,000 in the United Kingdom, and US$90,000 in other regions, with compensation depending on location and whether the successful candidate is engaged as an employee or contractor. The role also provides flexible working hours, generous self-managed leave, professional development budgets, and conference support.
Requirements
Applicants should demonstrate strong operational judgement, leadership ability, and a commitment to animal advocacy and evidence-based decision-making. Essential competencies include experience developing organisational systems and managing competing priorities, a track record of improving team performance through technology, automation, or operational changes, strong cross-functional leadership and delivery management skills, experience developing leaders and establishing effective management practices, financial and risk judgement, and excellent executive communication and decision-support skills. Desirable experience includes scaling an organisation through growth, working in fully remote and multi-country organisations, nonprofit or grant-funded operations, restricted funding, organisational restructuring, and familiarity with animal advocacy or the effective altruism community.
How to apply
Candidates must submit an online application form that includes four written questions, a short video, and an optional supporting artefact, which is estimated to take 90 minutes. The recruitment process further includes a structured 45-minute values interview, a two-part scenario exercise work sample taking approximately three hours, and a structured 90-minute panel interview. An online Q and A session takes place on 28 October 2026 at 4:00 PM Central European Time.
Key dates
Applications close on 6 November 2026 at 12:00 PM Central European Time. The expected start date is 11 January 2027, with flexibility.