OWA Asia Pacific Membership Lead, Animal Welfare Nonprofit

Job description

The Offer

• Join a market leader within the Public Sector
• Opportunity to make a positive impact
• Flexible working options

The Job

As the OWA Asia-Pacific Membership Lead, you are responsible for supporting OWA member groups in the Asia-Pacific region, which includes Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.

This encompasses everything from recruitment and onboarding of new OWA groups, to liaising between THL staff and OWA members, to facilitating communication and collaboration across the region.

The primary focus of this position is to strengthen the OWA in the Asia-Pacific region, develop and maintain collaborative relationships with partner organizations, and empower OWA member groups to advance institutional cage-free work in their countries.

We are seeking a candidate with excellent collaboration, problem-solving, and communication skills who is excited to play an integral role in the success of the Open Wing Alliance.

This position reports to the OWA Asia-Pacific Regional Manager.

This is a full-time, remote position.

This position requires domestic and international travel, equivalent to 3 or more trips per year, and requires a valid, up-to-date passport.

To enable collaboration with other global team members, this role may require hours outside of 9am-5pm at least two working days per week.

More details can be provided at the interview stage.

This position can be based in Singapore, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, or Indonesia.

The successful candidate must be authorized to work in one of these countries and reside in that country while undertaking this role.

This position will close on Thursday, May 15th, 2025 at 4:00 am UTC.

Please apply on our website.

Applications received before this time will be prioritized, and applications received after the priority deadline will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Member relations and support
• Ensure that OWA member groups in the Asia-Pacific region have the support and resources they need, addressing questions, comments, and concerns in a timely manner.
• Empower groups to advance institutional cage-free work. 
• Mobilize OWA groups around global and regional cage-free campaigns.
  
  Work with THL’s Global Campaigns team to communicate campaign plans and updates to each member group in the Asia-Pacific region.
• Lead the development of goals and content for the biennial OWA Asia-Pacific Regional Summit, and assist the OWA Training & Events Specialist with logistics of the event.
• Streamline communication between OWA groups in the Asia-Pacific region by coordinating meetings and webinars and managing communication channels such as Slack and WhatsApp.
• Coordinate support and bonding opportunities for groups in the Asia-Pacific region.
  
  Facilitate team building calls, and recognize groups for their accomplishments via OWA communication platforms.
• Represent The Humane League and the Open Wing Alliance at international conferences and networking events.
• Recruitment, grants, and onboarding 
• Research and recruit new OWA member organizations in key areas for outreach and campaigns.
  
  Conceive and execute culturally relevant recruitment tactics.
• Lead the onboarding of new OWA member groups and of new staff members joining existing OWA member groups in the Asia-Pacific region.
• Attend check-ins as needed with the OWA Asia-Pacific Regional Manager, OWA Grant Lead, and OWA members to encourage accountability.

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.

The Profile

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to guide, support, and motivate others.
  
  Drives project success and seeks out opportunities to take on leadership roles.
  
  Supports training efforts, developing and delivering training sessions and ensuring clear communication and understanding.
• Technology and Data Analysis: Highly proficient in using contemporary office software applications, with the ability to quickly and independently learn new software, including project management systems and communication tools.
  
  Ability to collect, organize, and analyze data, identifying trends and generating reports with minimal guidance. 
• Problem Solving and Decision Making: Ability to independently resolve problems and make decisions, demonstrating sound judgment and adherence to organizational policies.
  
  Provides recommendations and justifications for decisions, contributing to effective task and project management.
  
  Identifies recurring issues and suggests improvements.
  
  Safeguards confidential information and performs with a high level of discretion and integrity.
• Initiative, Adaptability, and Proactivity: Self-directed, ambitious, and comfortable taking initiative.
  
  Makes use of available resources and consults other staff members when appropriate.
  
  Takes on additional responsibilities independently, seeking out challenges and opportunities for growth.
  
  Ability to shift priorities effectively in response to changing circumstances and project requirements. 
• Verbal and Written Communication: Communicates clearly and effectively with a variety of stakeholders across various cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
  
  Comfortable with public speaking, with the ability to represent The Humane League and the Open Wing Alliance in a positive and diplomatic manner at conferences and events.
  
  Explains ideas clearly and concisely and drafts well-organized reports, presentations, and correspondence. 
• Collaboration and Interpersonal Skills: Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal skills, with a track record of effective external partnerships and the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders across various cultures.
  
  Ability to facilitate conflict resolution and optimize collaboration between OWA groups.
  
  Actively supports team goals, contributes valuable ideas, and assists colleagues to ensure team success.
• Organization and Project Management: Ability to manage a variety of simultaneous tasks and projects, prioritizing and reprioritizing effectively, with a high level of attention to detail.
  
  Excellent project management skills needed to coordinate logistics and communications with dozens of groups across many countries.
  
  Optimizes workflows by identifying inefficiencies and implementing improvements. 
• Strategic Thinking: Demonstrated understanding of organizational strategy and policies, with the ability to recognize how individual tasks align with strategic objectives.
  
  Contributes to strategic discussions and develops and implements policies and process enhancements in line with team and organizational goals. 
• Global Perspective: Ability to approach work with a global perspective, taking into consideration the diverse experiences of OWA members across many different cultures, languages, and political systems.
  
  Sensitive to cultural and situational differences, with a demonstrated commitment to fostering and maintaining an environment of inclusion and fairness.

The Employer

Our client is a global nonprofit ending the abuse of animals raised for food.

Our client 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.

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