Our Work Culture
At Animal Equality, animals come first. Our mission demands discipline, dedication, and ownership from every member of our team.
We look for people who take responsibility, work with grit, and hold themselves to high standards because animals need us at our best. You will work alongside an exceptional team that will challenge you, strengthen your skills, and take your impact to the next level.
You can learn more about the impact our team has on millions of animals in Animal Equality’s recent impact report.
Joining Animal Equality
- You will be part of a high-performing team of advocates working to impact millions of animals. This mission requires full ownership, discipline, and a deep sense of responsibility.
- You will work alongside some of the strongest people in animal activism—a team that will challenge you, sharpen your skills, and take your impact to the next level.
- Growth and leadership are central to how we work at Animal Equality. You will be responsible for your own development as an advocate, and the organization may provide targeted training when it supports stronger results, campaigns, and impact.
- All staff are trained on our Standards of Conduct, which outline our internal values and the behavior expected of employees throughout their employment with Animal Equality. We also maintain a Code of Ethics that defines our ethical obligations to our donors.
We are global first!
Animal Equality works across the world. As a global-first organization, Animal Equality looks for people who are deeply aligned with our mission and who bring strength, ownership, and the ability to work across cultures and differences. Flexibility is more than a value; it is a necessary character trait for effectiveness.
At Animal Equality, we are a non-partisan, non-ideological organization. We do not take public or internal positions on issues unrelated to animals. Our focus is clear: animals first.
What Benefits we offer
We are proud to showcase some of the exciting perks that come with working for our charity.
- A generous holiday entitlement equal to 33 days per year (including standard public holidays)
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
- Personalised Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Staff, volunteer and supporter wellbeing is of great importance to Animal Equality. An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is an employer-funded benefit that offers employees, supporters and volunteers confidential counselling and advice on a wide range of work and personal issues. The program offers several services, such as a 24/7 confidential helpline and expert Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Flexible hours, with the option to start between 8am-10am and finish between 4pm-6pm
- Able Futures Support: The service is a nine month, practical and confidential support service for employees whose circumstances or mental health may impact their wellbeing or work. Employees can work with a mental health professional to deepen their understanding of how their mental health may impact them and will build coping skills and resilience to thrive at work.
- Gifted yearly stipend to access learning and development resources, to help employees further grow their personal and professional skills
- Monthly stipends for employees to enjoy a vegan lunch at the Animal Equality monthly meetups
- End of year Christmas meals for the Animal Equality team to celebrate our achievements and enjoy a fun meal together
What it’s like to work at animal equality
Animal Equality’s unwavering commitment to advocating on behalf of animals, coupled with its relentless pursuit of a warm, passionate work culture and remarkable ability to strategise transformative changes, is why I find such joy in being part of the team. Every day, knowing that my efforts contribute to meaningful, life-saving differences for animals makes my work incredibly fulfilling. I’m grateful to be part of this exceptional charity, where making a genuine impact is not just a goal but a shared passion.
Isobel, Operations Manager
For me, working at Animal Equality is a dream come true. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to dedicate my life’s work to making real impact and helping create a better world. Here, I am able to use my skills and experience to stand up for those whose voices are too often ignored. Every day I am grateful to work alongside colleagues whose compassion and dedication inspire me constantly. It is a rare privilege to stand shoulder to shoulder with people whose resolve runs as deep as their compassion – together, weaving hope into action and turning the vision of a kinder, fairer, more compassionate world into something real.
Anastasios, Policy and Advocacy Specialist
Since joining Animal Equality, I have felt a deep sense of purpose and achievement! In a short time, I have found a team that is committed to helping animals every day and does amazing work that has a visible impact. To know I am now a part of something much bigger, and kinder, is an incredible feeling, and to work alongside an international community that is as passionate as I am about animals has had a huge impact in my life.
Isadora, Marketing Coordinator
El, Campaigns Coordinator
Since starting my role at Animal Equality, I have grown so much in my ability to effectively advocate for animals. This role has given me the opportunity to merge my deeply held passion for ending animal exploitation with my experience in campaigning. The energy in the team is truly electric – every single day I am so grateful to be surrounded by other people just as dedicated to animal advocacy, all such experts in their roles within the organisation. From corporate outreach, to political advocacy, to public procurement, to high-impact campaigns – Animal Equality is continually advocating for farmed animals across the board. For the animals!
Qualities of the members of the Animal Equality Team
Animal Equality continuously encourages a culture of accountability and empowerment, where constructive and targeted feedback is given consistently and where empowerment results in better outcomes for animals. We value integrity and ownership, whilst developing staff’s grit and balance organisational and team needs.
We believe that with our careful stewardship of fund application, and strategic focus on the four areas of spreading awareness, investigative exposés, legal advocacy and philanthropy, that we stand out from the rest.
At Animal Equality, our staff adapt and are flexible in a changing environment, while maintaining effectiveness, efficiency and grace. We persevere, overcoming difficulties in order to achieve our objectives. We encourage staff to push forward in the face of adversity, improving after each challenge and becoming ever-more capable, secure and self-reliant.
It’s vital that the team recognise the importance of their role within the wider organisation and the part it plays in sparing animals from suffering, and with our goals being so ambitious, a conscientious attitude and a can-do spirit is crucial.
We’re aware that achieving the vision of ending animal suffering takes time, so we ask that our employees show patience and take a calm, considered approach. With a constantly changing environment, staff aim to identify when we need to adapt and try new tactics to ensure the greatest impact for animals.
Positive working relationships are key to a great working culture, where everyone feels valued and respected. Our employees collaborate effectively and cooperatively with fellow colleagues across multiple countries, working as part of a friendly team of international co-workers.
We take ownership and responsibility for the work that we do, and expect the same of our employees. Our team can’t control all external factors, and so ask that they take a proactive, problem-solving and solutions-focused approach.
Integrity is a large part of our identity; it’s vital that employees align their behaviour with the values of Animal Equality and embrace honest and meaningful relationships with co-workers, donors and stakeholders. We continuously work to create a culture that is built on trust and confidence. With this, all members embrace feedback and value transparency.
With your key objectives in mind, you dare to be bold, showing creativity and innovation in your work. You are resourceful in your approach and you think outside of the box, producing interesting results that enable Animal Equality to reach new heights.
We value a workplace that is supportive, professional and respectful, where everyone interacts with compassion and composure.
With Animal Equality operating in eight different countries, global thinking is at the core of our success. Not only do we want to achieve our goals in the UK, we also want to achieve them globally, and in order to do this we ask that our team support Animal Equality’s growth culture by fostering innovation and creativity.