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Corporate Engagement Advisor  

Salary: Competitive 

Location: This role can be based in either  Bangkok, Thailand, or in the Philippines 

Corporate Engagement Advisor – The Role  

As a Corporate Engagement Advisor at World Animal Protection, you will be part of the International Corporate Engagement team.  You will take the lead on the delivery of our global corporate engagement strategy in the Asia-Pacific region, offering strategic and tactical advice to our campaign teams on how best to engage and influence companies to achieve lasting impact for animals. 

You will play a key role in assisting the execution of strategic global campaigns through supporting the tactical delivery of corporate engagement.  You will maximize your influencing and communication skills to engage companies to support our organisational objectives and to systemically align their practices to protect animals.  This will involve a high degree of commercial awareness, as well as an understanding of behavioural change and how this applies to the corporate sector.  

You will work in an integrated manner with internal stakeholders to develop and implement innovative and impactful campaigns for our key campaign areas; Animals in the Wild, Animals in Disasters, Animals in Farming and Animals in Communities.  You will also be tasked with identifying, building and managing relationships with a network of relevant corporate actors. 

Keen to take your corporate engagement career to the next level and improve the lives of animals worldwide? Join us as a Corporate Engagement Advisor, and your career will have a positive global systemic impact.  

Corporate Engagement Advisor – Requirements  

You must have a proven track record of developing and delivering impactful corporate engagement approaches, ideally on a global scale. The successful candidate will have strong commercial acumen, and experience in working with a wide range of stakeholders, ideally in a corporate environment.  You will have the ability to analyse information quickly and accurately to effectively inform campaign tactics and strategies.   

An effective project manager, you are comfortable building strong cooperative relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.  With excellent written and verbal communication skills, you will be confident in championing our cause and ambitions.  You will possess first-class decision-making skills too.

Direct campaigning experience is not essential, however you will have a natural passion for animal welfare and a strong commitment to the aims and values of World Animal Protection. Additional understanding of related sustainability issues is desirable.

International professional travel will be a part of this role.  In working as part of a global organisation across multiple timezones flexibility will be required.   

Who are we?

We are World Animal Protection.

For over 50 years we have moved the world to protect animals.

We protect animals because we believe a sustainable future for the planet can only be achieved if both animals and people are part of the solution. 

We stop the exploitation of wild animals for entertainment and profit. We protect pets and working animals in communities across the globe. We campaign for better farm animal welfare and fight against factory farming. We also help animals when disaster strikes. 

Our vision is a world where animals live free from suffering. We are working to help people to see how important animals are to all of us. 

We are determined to influence decision makers to put animals on the global agenda and inspire people to change animals’ lives for the better. Today we’re working on projects to end animal suffering by helping governments and communities to protect and care for their animals. Join us and together we can move the world for animals. 

Corporate Engagement Advisor – How to Apply

If you want to be part of a dynamic organisation that values people as individuals, as well as inspires and motivates its employees to succeed and expand their talents, then please send a copy of your CV and cover/motivation letter to: recruitment@worldanimalprotection.org 

Please note that all candidates must have the right to work in either Thailand or the Philippines.  

As we often receive a large number of applications from experienced and qualified candidates we will generally give priority to those who can demonstrate that they meet all of the essential criteria listed. It is important that you show how you meet all the essential criteria and your application will be stronger if you show that you meet at least some of the desirable criteria. 

Due to the large volume of applications that we receive, we will not be acknowledging receipt of your application. If you do not hear from us within three weeks of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful. 

World Animal Protection is committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the communities.  

We kindly request Recruitment agencies should not approach us for this role as we will be considering direct applications.  

Our new name is World Animal Protection. We were known as WSPA (World Society for the Protection of Animals). 

Job Description  

CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT ADVISOR 

• We are World Animal Protection.
• We end the needless suffering of animals. 
• We influence decision makers to put animals on the global agenda.
• We help the world see how important animals are to all of us.
• We inspire people to change animals’ lives for the better.
• We move the world to protect animals.  

World Animal Protection is a truly global organisation, working in over 50 countries across the world, with offices in every continent. Our vision is a world where animal welfare matters and animal cruelty has ended. We protect animals because we believe a sustainable future for the planet can only be achieved if both animals and people are part of the solution. 

Job Title: Corporate Engagement Advisor   

Reports to: Head of Corporate Engagement  

Reportees:

To be determined

Budget holder: Yes (project budget)       Location: Flexible depending on strategic need 

Technical/Professional Accountability to: Heads of Campaign as applicable 

Technical/Professional Reports: To be determined

Global/Local1: Global  

Main Purpose of the role: 

The Corporate Engagement Advisor provides expertise across the range of World Animal Protection’s global campaigns. They will work flexibly through global virtual campaign teams to deliver World Animal Protection’s strategic global campaigns, leading and supporting the tactical delivery of corporate engagement. They will develop inspiring and innovative approaches which realise campaign strategies and manage associated project activity, acting as a primary interface between the programme teams and new and existing corporates targets and / or partners within their sphere of influence. 

The Corporate Engagement Advisor plays a key role in the global virtual campaign teams to which they are assigned. They must be able to demonstrate the ability to achieve individual and organisational objectives and targets through the use of effective negotiating and influencing techniques.  Intent to persuade, convince and influence others in internal or external environments in order to get support for World Animal Protection’s desired agenda.   

Accountabilities: 

• Campaign corporate engagement and management including; specific input into campaign strategy development & delivery and specific implementation outside of local capability
• Ensuring campaigns are informed by and capable of achieving global strategic objectives associated with corporate engagement, external affairs and movement building
• Project & geographical efficiency
• The role holder will comply with the organisation’s policies and procedures. 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Functional: 

• Work with the Head of Stakeholder Engagement, the global virtual campaign teams and all other internal stakeholders to enable the development and delivery of innovative campaign and project level corporate engagement, capable of meeting World Animal Protection’s strategic mission and movement goals.
• Identify, develop and manage relationships with a network of target corporates relevant to the execution of the global campaign corporate engagement objectives.
• Work within allocated global virtual campaign teams to plan and deliver tailored and impactful corporate engagement approaches.
• Ensure the strategic project goals are delivered in a timely and effective manner in co-operation with the global virtual campaign team and all other relevant staff.
• Provide co-ordination and support to World Animal Protection offices delivering global campaigns, to ensure effectiveness, consistency and that all delivery is in support of World Animal Protection’s organisational goals.
• Contribute to the development of effective tools and technical support for the campaigns working closely with global virtual campaign teams and technical advisors.
• Communicate World Animal Protection’s positions and messages to external and internal audiences, including public fora, the media, political, economic and other actors to promote key messages and further campaign and specific project objectives.
• Carry out administrative duties in relation to corporate engagement activity e.g. budget management, contract development, event management, monitoring and evaluation and reporting and any other tasks as reasonably requested.
• Maintain a strong knowledge of current affairs relating to the campaigns, identifying opportunistic campaign amplification and actions. 

Management: 

• Practice strong integrated working across functions and geography.
• Maintain project management approaches which facilitate open, effective and timely communication
• Support the Head of Stakeholder Engagement in ensuring the development and implementation of consistent approaches that contribute to the organisation’s global strategy. 

Finance: 

• Manage all assigned project activity within budgets.
• Take overall responsibility for the effective and efficient management of delegated budget in accordance with World Animal Protection’s financial procedures and local governance regulations. 

Organisational responsibilities: 

• Delivery of World Animal Protection’s Global Strategy across the core themes of Mission, Movement & Transformation in a global, matrix environment.
• Work cooperatively with external organisations, teams within World Animal Protection and in the wider animal welfare movement to pursue programme objectives and wider organisational goals, including those relating to brand, communications, fundraising and resource management.
• Actively participate in building our brand and maintain the integrity of our brand to support our profile, lead generation, income and engagement.
• Help secure resources (income) and reach (people and partnerships) by actively contributing to our supporter relationships, fundraising, communications, and donor reporting.
• Actively participate and support the organisation to ensure that we manage our resources (financial, staff and IT) efficiently and effectively by improvement of systems, reporting and compliance.
• Contribute to a learning culture and create a positive working environment for staff.
• The role holder will from time to time be required to undertake any other duties that are within the scope of this role.
• Take responsibility for their own health, safety and welfare, comply with H&S policy and procedures, and not act in any way that compromises the safety of themselves, colleagues or the public. 
• The post holder may be required to travel internationally to provide support or participate in World Animal Protection’s activities as and when required. 

Skills and Experience: 

Essential: 

• Experienced and highly motivated corporate engagement specialist, with a proven track record in developing and delivering corporate engagement approaches to achieve specific outcomes.
• Experience in the design and development of impactful (preferably global) corporate engagement approaches that have achieved change.
• Experience in the operational and tactical delivery of (preferably global) corporate engagement approaches to a high standard.
• Team player with excellent project management and co-ordination skills and ability to develop and maintain good working relationships across internal departments and teams.
• Strong communicator, and able to constructively engage external and internal stakeholders, to develop and deliver project solutions.
• First class analytical and decision-making skills - able to assimilate and analyse information quickly and accurately to effectively inform campaign tactics and strategies.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills, including written and spoken English.
• Experience of creating and managing budgets.
• Works well under pressure of deadlines.
• Flexible to undertake international travel.
• Understanding of global and regional political and socio-economic trends.
• A passion for animal welfare and a strong commitment to the aims and values of World Animal protection 

Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level is preferable 

Desirable: 

• Experience of working effectively with colleagues and external stakeholders in different countries and different cultural contexts.
• Experience working within a matrix environment, across multiple projects in a medium/large sized organisation.
• Experience of working in an international NGO environment. 

World Animal Protection operates in a matrix environment. This means we routinely work with colleagues from different locations, business units and cultures in cross-functional and virtual teams.

1A global role works across geographic boundaries with a remit to enable the delivery of strategic organisational activity across the world, providing direct input and support at a local level as required. A local role is primarily focussed on the delivery of strategic organisational activity within a country or location, providing information and input to global strategy and directions as required.