Associate Director – Europe

Role Overview

• Lead, manage, and develop a team of regional staff (two direct reports)
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture that supports professional development and accountability
• Establish strong team structures, workflows, and performance expectations to ensure effective delivery of regional goals
• Develop and lead the execution of OWA’s strategy across Europe, ensuring alignment with global priorities and organizational goals
• Translate coalition-wide goals into clear regional plans, setting priorities, allocating resources, and ensuring effective execution across the region and subregions
• Guide decision-making on regional campaign priorities, member support, and resource allocation
• Oversee grant decisions in OWA Europe, ensuring funds are allocated to the most impactful areas
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of OWA Europe’s regional strategies and initiatives
• Identify emerging opportunities, risks, trends in the European corporate campaigning and advocacy landscapes
• Build and maintain strong relationships with member organizations, advising on campaign strategy and supporting coordination across countries and regions
• Foster alignment and collaboration among member groups, addressing challenges and facilitating effective coordination when needed
• Oversee regional program delivery, ensuring effective coordination of campaigns, member support, and coalition initiatives
• Support the development and implementation of systems, processes, and tools that improve coordination, communication and effectiveness across the region
• Collaborate closely with leadership and internal teams to ensure alignment on regional work with broader organizational strategy
• Contribute to organizational reporting, providing updates on regional progress, challenges and outcomes
• Represent The Humane League and the Open Wing Alliance in the Europe region at conferences, events, and external meetings
• Support knowledge sharing across regions by identifying and disseminating best practices and lessons learned

Requirements

• A commitment to THL’s mission to end the abuse of animals raised for good, and an understanding of or interest in animal advocacy, corporate campaigns, or coalition-based work
• Strong understanding of and experience with corporate campaigning or coalition-based advocacy, as well as the ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships across diverse cultural and regional contexts
• Approaches work with a global perspective, taking diverse experiences into consideration and building relationships with stakeholders across many different cultures, languages, and political systems
• Demonstrated experience managing and developing teams, including setting clear objectives, monitoring performance, and providing actionable feedback
• Ability to lead geographically dispersed staff, support their professional growth, and ensure consistent, high-quality delivery of OWA member support and regional initiatives
• Addresses multi-faceted regional and coalition challenges by analyzing situations, synthesizing information, and making informed decisions
• Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain trust-based relationships across a diverse range of stakeholders
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to oversee multiple regional initiatives, campaigns, and member support efforts simultaneously
• Ability to develop and lead the execution of regional strategies within a global coalition
• Demonstrates a high level of ownership in driving regional work forward, proactively identifying opportunities and addressing challenges
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey strategies, priorities, and expectations to a global network of partners
• Experience using data and performance insights to assess the effectiveness of regional campaigns, coalition activities, and member engagement

Benefits

• Unlimited paid time off
• The last Friday of every month off as a THL ‘Public Holiday’ called ‘Mend Your Heart Friday’
• Enhanced sick pay
• Generous bereavement leave
• Generous personal emergency leave
• Sabbatical leave
• Enhanced parental leave
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Retirement contributions
• Internet allowance