Head of Talent and Learning at World Animal Protection

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior level leadership vision and be responsible for the operational excellence of Talent, Learning, engagement and OD at World Animal Protection, ensuring the organisation develops high quality and sustainable operational excellence in support of our global strategy.
• Deliver innovative approaches that support cultural change, enhance organisational capability and optimise workforce performance ensuring we have the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles at the right time.
• Develop and drive a global employee engagement strategy, leveraging data insights and feedback to shape initiatives that enhance workplace culture, strengthen employee voice, and create a sense of belonging across diverse teams.
• Develop and implement a global learning strategy that is responsive to the diverse needs of Country Offices, ensuring locally relevant, accessible, and impactful learning solutions that align with organisational priorities and future skills requirements.
• Lead the Talent, Learning, Engagement and OD team to implement and high impact strategies, solutions, and initiatives in line with our Global People Strategy and the organisation's delivery goals.
• Coach, provide expert advice and guide our Senior Leadership Team (SLT), to produce and sustain highquality talent development and organisational effectiveness, increasing individual and team performance,
• Design and deliver Talent management processes which identify and create a pipeline of talent and actively manages a talent pool of potential employees.
• Role model World Animal Protection values and behaviours as a senior leader to the team, as part of the PLT and in the wider organisation.
• The role holder will comply with the organisation’s policies and procedures.
• 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.
• The post holder will be required to maintain confidentiality of information
• Comply with requirements related to the relevant Privacy and/or Data Protection Acts that apply to the work being conducted by the post holder (For example this may include the General Data Protection
• Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and any local Privacy and Data laws and Regulations).

Key Skill/Requirement Description Essential Desirable

• Substantial experience in a specialist talent, learning & OD role, operating with a high degree of autonomy.
• Experience in developing and delivering successful talent approaches and working in a talent function in a complex matrixed organisation.
• Experience in planning, designing, and delivering multiple organisational development projects and initiatives across the business.
• Experience in coaching at a senior level. 
• Demonstrable experience in managing and delivering projects to plan, cost and quality, resulting in successful outcomes.