Organization The Humane Choices Foundation
Position Title Director, India Operations — Volunteer
Type Volunteer | Part-Time | Remote
Location Anywhere in India
Commitment 5–7 hours per week during active campaign periods
About The Humane Choices Foundation
The Humane Choices Foundation is a 100% volunteer-driven Canadian nonprofit based in Toronto, Ontario. Through advocacy, education, and direct action, we promote compassion, respect, and ethical treatment for all living beings. Our vision is to build a professional, sustainable, and compassionate organization that reflects the values we champion: kindness, empathy, and integrity.
We are not a single-issue organization. Our work sits at the intersection of animal welfare, ocean protection, environmental justice, public health, and food systems policy. We educate. We advocate. We hold powerful institutions accountable. And we support the farmers and communities ready to do things differently.
Industrial animal agriculture is not just an animal welfare problem. It is a climate problem, a public health problem, a food security problem, and a policy problem — and we address it on every front.
About This Role
The Humane Choices Foundation is building a national network of student leaders who turn their campuses into hubs for food systems education, animal welfare awareness, and environmental advocacy.
This is a founding role. India is a significant part of our global expansion, and the person who steps into this position will shape what HCF looks like on the ground there. You'll be the one recruiting and guiding campus ambassadors, building relationships with universities and colleges, and creating the programs and team structures that make all of it sustainable. If you want to inherit a tidy org chart, this probably isn't the right fit. If you want to build one, keep reading.
What You Will Do
Campus Ambassador Program
You'll own the full lifecycle of HCF's campus ambassador program in India, from identifying motivated students who care about animals, food systems, and the planet, to onboarding them, supporting their campaigns, and helping them grow as leaders. The program launches in September, so there's real urgency and real momentum here.
University and College Relationships
You'll identify partner institutions, make the initial outreach, and cultivate long-term relationships with student affairs offices, faculty allies, and campus clubs. This is relationship work, which means it's slow at first and then it compounds.
Program Development
Beyond the ambassador program, you'll think about what kinds of engagement, awareness, and education initiatives make sense for Indian campuses and communities specifically. You'll be working with a team that has done this in Canada, but you'll be the one adapting it for a different context and building new things where gaps exist.
Team Building
As the program grows, you'll recruit and coordinate volunteers under you, whether that's regional coordinators, campus liaisons, or support roles. You'll be responsible for making sure those people are supported, recognized, and not burning out.
Organizational Collaboration
You'll work closely with HCF's core team on shared priorities including content, communications, and policy, and contribute to the broader direction of the organization as a whole. This is a leadership role, not just an execution role.
Who We Are Looking For
You don't need a perfect resume. You do need to genuinely care about animal welfare and understand why the work HCF does matters. Beyond that, here's what will make you successful in this role:
You have experience organizing, whether through student government, a club, a nonprofit, or any kind of community initiative. You know how to get people aligned and moving toward a shared goal. You're a connector by nature, and you find it energizing to reach out to someone new, introduce HCF's work, and build something from that first conversation. You can operate with a lot of autonomy, hold multiple workstreams at once, and still keep the details from slipping through the cracks. And you communicate clearly, whether that's writing a message to a university administrator or checking in with a first-year student who just joined as an ambassador.
Experience with campus communities in India is a real asset. Familiarity with the Indian student activist or sustainability landscape is a bonus. Fluency in Hindi or other regional languages alongside English would be genuinely useful.
What You Will Receive
This is an unpaid volunteer role. What it offers instead is meaningful leadership experience at an organization doing important work, a real stake in building something from the ground up, and a community of people who are serious about what they believe. You'll be listed as a Director of the organization, represent HCF publicly, and have genuine input into strategy.
You are a strong fit if you:
- Have a demonstrated interest in food systems, sustainability, farming, animal welfare, ocean sustainability or environmental advocacy
- Are organized, reliable, and comfortable communicating professionally
- Are comfortable hosting or co-hosting campus awareness events
- Want real advocacy experience
Bonus if you have:
- Previous experience in student government, clubs, or advocacy campaigns
- Social media content creation or event planning experience
- Background in agriculture, veterinary science, environmental studies, or public health
- Bilingual ability in English and additional Indian language.
- Existing connections to your campus sustainability office, student union, or relevant faculty
Our Values
Everything we do is guided by Compassion, Honesty, Courage, Collaboration, Hope, and Transparency. We expect our ambassadors to embody these values in how they show up on campus and how they represent the Foundation publicly.
How to Apply
Complete the application through this posting. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Questions? Email [email protected]
The Humane Choices Foundation is a volunteer-led organization committed to building a food system that works for animals, for people, and for the planet.
Application Question(s):
- What kind of impact do you hope your work will have for animals, the community, and the Foundation?
- How do you personally practice compassion for animals in your daily life?
- Please provide links to any relevant social media accounts, websites, or online portfolios you would like us to review.
- Can you share any strategies or creative ideas you would use to promote animal rights and increase campus awareness?
- Please confirm your understanding that this is an unpaid volunteer position: Yes / No.
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Experience:
- Leadership: 5 years (Preferred)
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Work Location: Remote
