WHO WE ARE:

The Animal Legal Defense Fund’s mission is to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system. The Animal Legal Defense Fund accomplishes this mission by filing high-impact lawsuits to protect animals from harm, providing free legal assistance and training to prosecutors to assure that animal abusers are held accountable for their crimes, supporting tough animal protection legislation and fighting legislation harmful to animals, advocating for strong enforcement of regulations that protect animals and appropriate regulation of industries that impact them, and providing resources and opportunities to law students and professionals to advance the emerging field of animal law.

ROLE DESCRIPTION:

As the HR Director, you will lead the Human Resources function at ALDF, ensuring that our teams are supported through HR programs, that our culture allows team members to thrive, and that our organization is compliant with regulations. You will design, develop, and oversee Initiatives, policies, and procedures; and you will craft and build processes and programs that enhance the full employee experience lifecycle. The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker with a hands-on approach, ready to support both the everyday needs of our staff to further ALDF’s mission, live our values, and achieve our vision by fulfilling our strategic priorities.

To ensure salary equity, we do not negotiate salary outside of the published starting rate. Rate is determined by role, using set geographical factors.

• Comprehensive health care, dental, life, and vision benefits (100% employer paid); Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care Account (DCA) are also available.
• 192 hours of PTO.
• 19 paid holidays.
• 1-month paid sabbatical after 5 years of continuous employment.
• 401k plan with a 5% employer contribution after one year of employment.
• 16 weeks paid parental leave.
• Alternative work schedules (at manager’s discretion)