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Job Title: Advocacy and Policy Consultant
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
12-month consultancy agreement

Advocacy and Policy Consultant – The Role
As an Advocacy and Policy Consultant at World Animal Protection, you will liaise between public and elected officials on behalf of our organisation. You will work as a lead organiser for public policy initiatives and keep World Animal Protection informed of pending legislation that impacts our Wildlife Not Entertainment Campaign’s objectives.

Working with the global and national Wildlife Not Entertainment teams, the Advocacy and Policy Consultant will identify key partners from their portfolio of contacts to influence relevant political and legislative actors.

Advocacy and Policy Consultant – Requirements
 • Candidates must be highly skilled and motivated stakeholder engagement specialist, with a proven track record in developing and delivering engagement approaches to achieve specific outcomes.
• Experience in understanding animal welfare debates and their relevance in Thai policy production is essential.
• You will have demonstrable experience and sound understanding of Thai institutions, particularly of the Thailand Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, where you would have built a network of contacts ideally with some interaction. However similar experience will be acceptable.
• A knowledge/interest of animal welfare is not essential but preferred.
• Effective communication and influencing skills will be complemented by the ability to meet strategic objectives.

Advocacy and Policy Consultant – How to Apply
If you want to be part of our dynamic organisation and help us move the world to protect animals then please send us a copy of your CV and cover/motivation letters in English language addressing your skills and experience relative to the role as well as your salary/remuneration expectations to NicholasCeolin@worldanimalprotection.org

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 3 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

World Animal Protection is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. The successful candidate must have permission to work in the position location by the start of their employment.

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.