Job Title: Companion Animal Campaign Manager
Office: Africa Regional
Office
Reporting to: Programme
Director (Africa)
Salary: Competitive
Working
with individuals, organisations and governments across the globe, our campaigns
range from ending the mass suffering of industrially farmed animals to
protecting animals in disasters.
Consultative
status with the United Nations means we have a unique international platform to
prove that the lives of animals are inextricably linked to our own, and now
more than ever is the time to stop their suffering.
Animal
welfare is not a ‘stand-alone’ issue; it impacts on and is affected by climate
change, food security, development and poverty issues and WSPA is setting its
sights on building partnerships with INGOs, businesses and government
organisations that work in these fields.
We
are recruiting staff who are experienced in developing networks at the highest
level across a range of disciplines and can see the connections between animal
welfare and wider sustainability issues.
Our
successes to date and ambitious plans for the future are supported by hundreds
of thousands of people, governments, international institutions and businesses
in almost every country.
We
have a clear strategy to ensure we influence major decisions makers across
Africa to understand and improve welfare for all animals and we are determined
to see progress and improvements across the continent.
Our
Africa regional office in Nairobi has recently opened and builds on our
successful work in Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Egypt, Namibia and Uganda and other
African countries.
Working
with our International office based in London, we are expanding and investing
in the development of a regional structure to maximise opportunities for Africa
working across all areas of our global strategy.
The
Africa team will also work with regional colleagues in Europe, North and South
America, and Asia Pacific to realise our ambition of a joined-up organisation:
One WSPA.
Main Purpose of Role
This
post will support the Programme Director in the development of WSPA's regional
Companion Animal and Inhumane Culling (IHC) strategy, and will design and
implement campaigns and projects in Africa that progress this area of work
towards meeting its objectives.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Support the Programme Director in developing and delivering the Companion Animal and IHC campaign strategy, in line with WSPA's global strategy
- Carry out project planning, oversight and coordination, in line with WSPA's project management approach, ensuring that the programme is making progress toward its objectives
- Technical leadership in major project components; development of IHC management plans, strategies, policies and legislation, government led and community based projects and; institutional strengthening and training
- Provide technical leadership in major project components; policies and legislation, development of Companion Animal and IHC management strategies& plans, support Companion-based projects; institutional strengthening and training
- Deliver high quality Companion Animal and IHC campaign related activities through effective project implementation and administration, using a participatory and adaptive approach, to create demonstrable animal welfare development advances
- Build WSPA’s profile by ensuring that WSPA plays a key role in global Companion Animal and IHC animal welfare campaigns working with both internal and external stakeholders
- Monitor and evaluate WSPA Africa’s Companion Animal and IHC campaigning work so that the organisation continuously learns and develops new projects and networks
- With support from WSPA, ensure that projects are in compliance with donor regulations.
- With the support of the Finance and Administration Manager, ensure campaign and project work is carried out with adherence to WSPA's financial policies and procedures.
- Develop effective working relationships with WSPA’s international, regional and country offices
Person Specification
- Technical knowledge of humane dog population management, rabies epidemiology and/or a related discipline would be desirable.
- Experience in National / Regional veterinary public health / epidemiological surveillance sector would be beneficial
- Demonstrable experience of developing campaign or programme strategies and turning them into action
- Significant project management experience, gained through managing multiple projects ideally across different locations
- Proven experience of delivering campaigns and related activities which have resulted in significant impact and / or brought about change
- Proven experience of building, developing and maintaining effective external stakeholder relationships, including with governments, civil society, local communities and donors
- Experience of working with monitoring, evaluating and impact assessment tools and frameworks
- Experience of working in an international NGO environment ideally within an environmental, conservation or animal welfare organisation.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with global teams
- Ability to manage and prioritise own workload effectively, work to multiple deadlines & effectively manage internal stakeholder contributions
- English is the working language at WSPA, although knowledge of another language would be beneficial
To
apply, please send your resume and a detailed covering letter which includes
your salary expectations, to recruitment@wspa-international.org by the closing
date.
Please
also use this email address if you have any questions about working for WSPA.
WSPA
is required to check that all prospective employees have the right to live and
work in the country of employment in accordance with relevant legislation.
Closing
date: Sunday 4 Aug 2013
