[opportunities] World Animal Protection: Looking for Program Manager in Asia Pacific Region (Revised Job Spec)

[Lin Gibney]

Please re-post the following job with minor revision of the job specification. Thank you

To Whom It May Concern.

Mission Talent is an NGO that specialises in recruitment and executive search for the global non-profit and international development sector. We have been tasked by World Animal Protection with providing an exclusive search for the position of the new Wildlife Program Manager, Asia Pacific. 

The post is flexible within the World Animal Protection offices which are located in Bangkok, Sydney, Beijing, Delhi, Auckland, Vietnam. However, location preference is in Asian countries because of the priority of the campaigns focus. 

The Purpose of the role:
To provide leadership and direction for the design and delivery of World Animal Protection’s Wildlife campaigns in the Asia Pacific region, specifically: Wildlife trade, Sea Change (oceans) and Bears in the Wild.
The Wildlife Programme Manager/Campaign Manager plays a key role in the organisation’s effort to build awareness and drive change in the Asia Pacific region and globally in relation to welfare issues for wild animals, whether trapped in the live animal trade, in capacity or suffering (such as a result of fishing practices).
Scope of Role and Overall Responsibilities:
Leadership
Campaign strategy development and Implementation
Management of Campaigns and Resources
Internal Liaison and Coordination
External Representation, including media spokesperson
Responsibility for the design and effective delivery of World Animal Protection’s wildlife campaigns in the Asia Pacific region
Responsibility of campaign budgets and expenditure as per Delegated Authority
Management of staff and contractors

Skills and Qualifications
University degree or equivalent
Minimum 5 years’ experience of leading social change campaigns preferably in an Asia Pacific of international campaign environment
Advanced understanding of how to drive political and social change 
Mature, credible and comfortable in dealing with external and internal stakeholders
Ability to lead and inspire multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams and build strong constructive relationships with all department at all levels
Result-oriented with a positive outlook and a focus on high quality and constant improvement
High level of flexibility and intellectual rigour
Strong strategic abilities
Extensive experience of representing issues in the media
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong interpersonal, networking and negotiating skills
Proven ability to manage projects and teams to deliver results on time, within budget and to deadlines
Ability to work unsupervised, in a rapidly changing and high pressure environment
Computer literate using Microsoft packages e.g. Word, Excel and Powerpoint, internet and email and internal software
A passion for social change and a strong commitment to the aims and values of World Animal Protection
Flexibility to travel nationally and internationally, sometimes at short notice

How to apply and the full details of the job can be found at: http://www.missiontalent.com/en/positions/WAP-WPM-AP/. 

Best wishes,
Lin Gibney

On Dec 1, 2014, at 5:09 PM, Lin Gibney <lin.gibney at missiontalent.com> wrote:

> To Whom It May Concern.
> 
> Mission Talent is an NGO that specialises in recruitment and executive search for the global non-profit and international development sector. We have been tasked by World Animal Protection with providing an exclusive search for the position of the new Wildlife Program Manager, Asia Pacific. 
> 
> The post is flexible within the WAP offices which are located in Bangkok, Sydney, Beijing, Delhi, Auckland, Vietnam. However, location preference is in Asian countries because of the priority of the campaigns focus. 
> 
> The Purpose of the role:
> To provide leadership and direction for the design and delivery of World Animal Protection’s Wildlife campaigns in the Asia Pacific region, specifically: Wildlife trade, Sea Change (oceans) and Bears in the Wild.
> The Wildlife Programme Manager/Campaign Manager plays a key role in the organisation’s effort to build awareness and drive change in the Asia Pacific region and globally in relation to welfare issues for wild animals, whether trapped in the live animal trade, in capacity or suffering (such as a result of fishing practices).
> Scope of Role and Overall Responsibilities:
> Leadership
> Campaign strategy development and Implementation
> Management of Campaigns and Resources
> Internal Liaison and Coordination
> External Representation, including media spokesperson
> Responsibility for the design and effective delivery of World Animal Protection’s wildlife campaigns in the Asia Pacific region
> Responsibility of campaign budgets and expenditure as per Delegated Authority
> Management of staff and contractors
> 
> Skills and Qualifications
> University degree or equivalent
> Minimum 5 years’ experience of leading social change campaigns preferably in an Asia Pacific of international campaign environment
> Advanced understanding of how to drive political and social change 
> Mature, credible and comfortable in dealing with external and internal stakeholders
> Ability to lead and inspire multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams and build strong constructive relationships with all department at all levels
> Result-oriented with a positive outlook and a focus on high quality and constant improvement
> High level of flexibility and intellectual rigour
> Strong strategic abilities
> Extensive experience of representing issues in the media
> Excellent written and verbal communication skills
> Strong interpersonal, networking and negotiating skills
> Proven ability to manage projects and teams to deliver results on time, within budget and to deadlines
> Ability to work unsupervised, in a rapidly changing and high pressure environment
> Computer literate using Microsoft packages e.g. Word, Excel and Powerpoint, internet and email and internal software
> A passion for social change and a strong commitment to the aims and values of World Animal Protection
> Flexibility to travel nationally and internationally, sometimes at short notice
> 
> How to apply and the full details of the job can be found at: http://www.missiontalent.com/en/positions/WAP-WPM-AP/. 
> 
> Best wishes,
> Lin Gibney
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> Lin Gibney
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