State & Territory Advisory Team (STAT) Representative
Animal Care Australia Inc
The role:
ACA is seeking a person who has reasonable advocacy experience and an understanding of the differences between animal rights and animal welfare. The role involves working as part of a remote team, communicating with each other verbally and in writing.
Essential:
- Good communication skills (oral & written)
- Time management skills
- Able to work as part of a Team
- You will have demonstrable skills in researching, finding reliable academic sources, fact checking, and reporting.
Desirable
- Ideal applicants will be comfortable reading and understanding government documents and legislation.
- Have an interest in animal welfare laws.
Specific Tasks
- Monitor the increasing activities of government, local councils and animal activism within a designated State/territory or local area.
- Undertake work including drafting of advice, research and analyse current legislation and policies and prepare associated reports for consideration by the Animal Care Australia Committee.
- Work with the Animal Care Australia Committee/Animal Species Representatives to ensure policy issues are coordinated and effectively communicated.
- Provide support to the Animal Care Australia Executive to allow effective coordination of the organisations’ response to individual situations.
- Abide by and support Animal Care Australia’s Code of Ethics, Mission Statement, Objects, Constitution, Communication Policy and Anti-discrimination & Harassment Policy.
- Other duties as necessary.
Additional (optional) Tasks
- Provide up to date reports and articles for Animal Care Australia’s social communications – social media, website and newsletter.
- Assist in the promotion of Animal Care Australia and its objectives with the aim of increasing membership.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This position does not include working with animals. You are advocating for the continued ability of everyone to be able to own and keep pets and other animals.