Administrative Assistant

We Animals is seeking a highly organized, proactive Administrative Assistant to support our Founder and President, Jo-Anne McArthur. This role provides essential administrative, scheduling, and logistics support across Jo-Anne’s speaking schedule, donor-related engagements, communications activities, and general organizational workflows. The ideal candidate is confident in managing complex calendars and comfortable working across multiple departments.

This is a part-time role ideal for someone who excels at coordination, communication, and operational detail, and who wants to support the work of a mission-driven photojournalist and organization.

As an ideal candidate for this role, you are:

• Excited about WA’s mission. You believe that documenting and sharing animal stories has a positive impact on animals, people, and the planet.
• Highly organized, proactive, and calm when juggling multiple moving parts.
• Skilled at helping a busy, public-facing leader prioritize commitments, track deadlines, and follow through on decisions.
• Comfortable communicating on behalf of a public-facing leader.
• Skilled at managing details, timelines, and logistics with accuracy and care.
• Someone who enjoys supporting others.

Job details:

• Type of employment: Part-time permanent position, Monday through Friday, with a flexible hourly schedule.
• Reports to: Founder & President
• Location: Remote, Canada. Candidates must be legally entitled to work in Canada. We are not able to apply for employer-specific work permits. While we welcome all applications, candidates located in the Greater Toronto Area will be given priority due to the need for in-person activities.
• Salary: $18,358.00 annual salary based on 12 hrs per week, based on experience (prorated from $61,194.00 at 40 hours/week)
• Start date: Monday, March 2, 2026 (or sooner, based on availability)
• Application deadline: Thursday, January 8, 2026

For more information about this opportunity and to apply, please visit our website: https://weanimals.org/work-with-us/join-our-team/administrative-assistant/

• Flexible hours
• Primarily remote work
• Three weeks’ paid vacation plus an extended holiday closure period
• A friendly, funny, talented, and caring team

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