Director of Research and Animal Welfare Type of contract: PermanentLocation: AustraliaSalary: Starting salary is AUD $194,891 per annum with the possibility of up to AUD $211,595 based on an assessment of skills and experience at the interview stageClosing date: Friday 11th October 2024Interview dates: Tuesday 22nd, Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th October 2024 Are you passionate about harnessing your animal welfare expertise to create lasting impact for animals? Join our team as the Director of Research and Animal Welfare. In this pivotal role, you will spearhead innovative research and apply advanced animal welfare expertise to propel our campaign and advocacy efforts, while building thought leadership to advance our mission. You will collaborate with top researchers and scientists to combat wildlife exploitation and work toward transforming our food system into an equitable, humane, and sustainable model free from animal cruelty. If you're seeking a leadership role where compassion meets science, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference for animals. As the Director of Research and Animal Welfare, you will be at the forefront of strategic decision-making, collaborating with cross-functional teams to advance our campaigns and advocacy efforts. You will work with colleagues globally to identify impactful research that inspires action and drives transformative change. In this role, you'll foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. This is more than just a career—it is a mission to create a better future for animals worldwide. If you're ready to bring your expertise and passion to a forward-thinking organisation, we'd love to hear from you. Who are we? World Animal Protection is the global voice for animal welfare, with more than 70 years' experience campaigning for a world where animals live free from cruelty and suffering. We have offices in 14 countries and work across 47 countries. We collaborate with local communities, the private sector, civil society and governments to change animals' lives for the better. Our goal is to change the way the world works to end animal cruelty and suffering for both wild and farmed animals. Through our global food system strategy, we will end factory farming and create a humane and sustainable food system, that puts animals first. By transforming the broken systems that fuel exploitation and commodification, we will give wild animals the right to a wildlife. Our work to protect animals will play a vital role in solving the climate emergency, the public health crisis, and the devastation of natural habitats. What can we offer you? We are offering a competitive salary and benefits including: Birthday leave Parental leave topped up to full pay End of year and mid-year gifted leave days One additional day of annual leave per year of service up to a maximum of five years Employees can work 30 days overseas in a 12-month period A range of 'Inclusivity Benefits': providing various types of leave to support belonging and inclusion at work and to assist our employees during critical moments. This includes leave for Bereavement, Carers, Disability, Menstrual/Menopause, Pregnancy Loss, Fertility Treatment, Gender Affirming Medical needs, Companion Animal Bereavement, and 'Pawternity' leave. For a full list of our benefits, please visit the work with us page on our website. To achieve our aim of making World Animal Protection a Diverse and Inclusive employer, we particularly welcome applications from individuals of traditionally under-represented communities and backgrounds. At World Animal Protection we recruit with our values & behaviours in mind. Please bear this in mind through your application journey. These are: Global: We make decisions & act with a global mindset Diverse and Inclusive: We actively encourage and promote diversity, ensure all voices are heard and included and are committed to equal opportunities for all Collaborative: We work together and co-create to achieve lasting change Agile: We make change happen in a fast-moving world Growing People: We continually learn and develop Accountable: We are role models. We take responsibility for our actions and encourage others to do the same Courageous: We push boundaries, take risks and set ambitious targets #J-18808-Ljbffr