The Humane League (THL) is a global nonprofit ending the abuse of animals raised for food. THL fosters a high-energy culture of teamwork and mission-driven problem solving, and we have earned recognition as Top Charity from Animal Charity Evaluators for all of their rating periods. Over the past few years, we’ve grown to a staff of 100+ talented individuals dispersed around the world. At THL, how animals are treated in the food system is at the forefront of our everyday work. As such, many of our staff are vegan by personal choice, and all of our THL-hosted events offer fully vegan menus. We welcome all mission-aligned candidates to apply, no matter where you are in your journey to end the abuse of animals raised for food.
The Open Wing Alliance (OWA), a program of The Humane League, is a global coalition of approximately 90 animal protection organizations across 70+ countries united in a common goal: to end the abuse of chickens worldwide. For the past several years, we have focused our efforts on eliminating battery cages by securing cage-free policies from major retailers, restaurants, and manufacturers. OWA groups share tactics and resources to secure as many wins for animals as possible, specializing in institutional campaigning that can be tailored to our members’ unique circumstances and challenges.
As the OWA Asia-Pacific Corporate Strategy Lead, you will provide guidance on corporate campaigning and corporate engagement for the OWA in the Asia-Pacific region, which includes Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. You’ll be responsible for building relationships with OWA member groups and providing advice and training in order to develop their knowledge and skills in corporate advocacy, which will translate to them securing impactful corporate commitments for animals. We want you because you are an experienced advocate and strategic thinker with excellent interpersonal skills. You are excited about collaborating with organizations across the Asia-Pacific region to maximize impact for animals, and you have a deep determination to remove the worst forms of animal suffering from companies’ supply chains. This position reports directly to the OWA Asia-Pacific Regional Manager.
This is a full-time, remote position. This position requires domestic and international travel, equivalent to 5 or more trips per year, and requires a valid, up-to-date passport. The successful candidate will be joining a high-performing, global team that works across many time zones. For this reason, we ask that you work outside of standard 9am-5pm hours (for example, 12pm-8pm) at least two days per week. We are happy to provide more details on these requirements at the interview stage, and we plan to agree on arrangements that work for both THL and the successful candidate!
While some experience with corporate advocacy work is required, we strongly encourage all candidates interested in the position to submit an application. There may be opportunities for on-the-job training if needed.
This position can be based in Vietnam, India, Thailand, Malaysia, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, or Singapore. The successful candidate must be authorized to work in one of these countries and reside in that country while undertaking this role.
Provide guidance on corporate engagement and/or campaigns to OWA groups in the Asia-Pacific region, and collaborate with groups to troubleshoot issues.
Support OWA groups to adapt campaign tactics to different local and regional contexts in the Asia-Pacific region. Co-lead regional campaigns with OWA groups.
Lead in-person and virtual training for OWA groups on corporate engagement and/or campaigning.
Build strong relationships and trust with OWA groups, alongside a reputation as a sharp strategic thinker and strategist.
Develop resources and training materials in order to empower OWA groups.
Attend high-value corporate meetings and campaign actions.
In addition to the above essential job duties, other duties may be assigned as business needs arise. These may include non-essential, marginal job duties.
Please note that this is an abridged list; the full version of the job description can be found here.
Experience: Previous experience with successful corporate engagement and/or pressure campaigns, including strategy development and execution.
Strategic Thinking and Problem Solving: Leads problem-solving efforts and the development of campaign strategies. Ability to identify opportunities, innovate new tactics, evaluate options and potential outcomes, and anticipate obstacles to secure animal welfare commitments from companies. Escalates issues to senior leaders when necessary, seeking additional perspectives and expertise to guide complex, often high-stakes decisions.
Verbal and Written Communication: Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats with stakeholders across a variety of cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Adapts communication style to suit different audiences’ needs. Ability to lead successful training sessions, acting as a subject matter expert and explaining ideas clearly and concisely.
Collaboration and Interpersonal Skills: Excellent relationship-building skills, with the ability and desire to collaborate with audiences with a variety of different levels of knowledge and experience. Actively contributes to the achievement of team goals, coordinating collaborative efforts and working with colleagues to collectively overcome challenges. Ability to build positive relationships and resolve conflicts.
Global Perspective: Approaches work with a global perspective, taking into consideration the diverse experiences of stakeholders across many different cultures, languages, and political systems. Embraces differences and collaborates with OWA groups to adapt strategies to regional and local contexts, prioritizing global impact.
This role will remain open until filled, and applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. If you are experiencing technical issues, please contact [email protected]. Please submit applications and all supporting documents in English. All application questions and materials need to be submitted here through the application submission, we do not accept applications through our careers email.
Hiring Timeline Details
Once your application has been reviewed, you will be notified via email with further details on the status of your application. If a candidate is moved forward, the interview process will be as follows:
Work Simulation Exercise (completed remotely)
Interview (via video call)
For full details of our recruitment process please review this document.
Compensation and Benefits
The annual compensation range for this role is:
This position will be eligible for an attractive hiring bonus equivalent to 10% of gross annual salary. 50% of the bonus is payable in the first month's salary and 50% is payable after successful completion of the probationary period. The hiring bonus will comply with local laws and, therefore, may be subject to applicable local taxes.
At The Humane League, we believe in maintaining a fair and nondiscriminatory work environment. As part of our commitment to transparency, we have implemented a job architecture framework, which levels all of our roles according to size and complexity, as well as a compensation step system, which allows us to determine fair salaries for all. We also look at market data for each country that we operate in, to allow us to create specific salary bands per country. In addition, we have adopted a no negotiation policy for salaries. To determine a job's level, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including a job's size and complexity, required experience, knowledge, and/or skills, internal comparability, and market data. Candidates whose experience places them at step 5 or above of their job level within our compensation structure will be awarded a “Senior” title designation. These practices are aligned with our organizational values and will help us ensure we maintain clear, consistent, and transparent HR processes.
THL offers a unique and competitive benefits package. Each country will be provided with benefits that are applicable and relative to the location they are in. Therefore, your exact benefits package will be shared with you at the time of offer. However, as an idea, some of the benefits that are currently offered to our global team are:
For candidates outside the United States, The Humane League will not be your direct employer. The successful candidate will enter an employment agreement with a local Employer of Record with whom The Humane League partners.
Equal Employment Opportunity
THL is an equal opportunity employer. THL does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected classifications, including but not limited to race, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religious creed or belief, physical or mental disability, marital or familial status, legally protected medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other status or classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. THL is committed to the importance of non-discriminatory practices within the nonprofit sector, as well as all workplace environments, and strongly encourages all interested candidates to apply.
Accommodations
The Humane League is committed to fully supporting all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, THL provides reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws throughout the hiring process and employment if hired. If a reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the People team at [email protected] to initiate the interactive process. THL complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and all other applicable state and local laws.
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