Leading the coordination and delivery of civil society and grassroots engagement across priority geographies and campaign areas.
Developing and implementing strategies that strengthen civil society engagement and contribute to campaign impact.
Building and maintaining strategic partnerships, coalitions and alliances that support organisational priorities.
Identifying opportunities to increase influence, relevance and collective impact through stronger stakeholder engagement.
Providing guidance and best practice on movement building, coalition development and grassroots engagement.
Monitoring external developments, stakeholder relationships and engagement opportunities that could influence campaign success.
Representing World Animal Protection with civil society organisations, networks, coalitions and other external stakeholders.
Leading, motivating and developing a team of Civil Society Engagement Leads to deliver high-quality outcomes and maximise impact.

What we are looking for

We would love to hear from you if you bring:

Demonstrated experience managing and engaging civil society stakeholders across multiple geographies.
Experience developing and strengthening strategic partnerships, coalitions and networks.
Proven leadership experience with the ability to lead multicultural and multifunctional teams.
Experience motivating and managing teams to deliver ambitious outcomes.
Strong relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills, including experience representing an organisation externally.
Experience identifying, developing and influencing strategic partnerships that advance campaign objectives.
Strong negotiation and influencing skills and experience securing agreement across multiple stakeholders.
Experience managing projects and budgets within complex programmes of work.
Experience working across different countries and cultures, particularly in the Global South.
Professional fluency in English and either Spanish or Portuguese, with strong written, verbal and presentation skills. Fluency in both Spanish and Portuguese would be highly desirable.
A strong commitment to animal welfare and the mission and values of World Animal Protection.
Experience working in an international NGO, matrix organisation or supporting growth and fundraising strategies would be advantageous but is not essential.

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