WHO WE ARE
The Humane League (THL) is a global nonprofit ending the abuse of animals raised for food. THL 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. Over the past few years, we’ve grown to a staff of 90+ talented individuals around the world.
YOUR OPPORTUNITY
The Open Wing Alliance (OWA), a program of The Humane League, is a global coalition of 98 animal protection organizations united in a common goal: to end the abuse of chickens worldwide. For the past several years, we have focused our efforts on eliminating battery cages by securing cage-free policies from major retailers, restaurants, and manufacturers. We specialize in institutional campaigning, a strategic approach that can be tailored to our members’ unique circumstances and challenges. It also pays off; in the past year alone, OWA groups secured 23 global cage-free policies and over 160 regional cage-free policies.
As the OWA Administrator, you will be accountable for maintaining the accuracy and organization of our resources, ensuring that member groups are equipped to use OWA tools, and communicating effectively with OWA members to keep them informed. This position reports directly to the OWA Projects Manager.
This is a full-time, remote position. This position requires domestic and international travel; this is equivalent to approximately 3-6 trips per year. We are only able to consider applicants who reside and possess work authorization in the United States or United Kingdom.
Alex Suchy, VP of Global Programs, and Aliya Amanzholova, OWA Training and Event Specialist, will be recording a webinar to provide more information about this role and The Humane League. You can submit any questions you would like answered via this form. Please submit your questions by May 23rd, 2023. Once recorded, the webinar will be available to watch on our website by May 30th, 2023.
Your responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Provide ongoing instruction and training to OWA members of varying technical ability, ensuring that they are equipped to use OWA tools including Slack and the members’ site.
Proactively maintain the overall data integrity and quality of the OWA database in Salesforce by performing regular data improvement and clean-up, conducting data backups, managing user roles and access, and ensuring that database inputs meet quality standards.
Conceive and implement improvements to existing systems and processes, increasing efficiency and improving the OWA member experience.
Assist with planning and logistics for virtual and in-person trainings and events. This includes providing technical support, managing communications and registration of participants, ensuring accessibility for participants of diverse lived experiences, and organizing accommodations and travel for in-person events.
Oversee member access to OWA tools and systems by updating Slack, Mailchimp, and Google Group access and approving or denying members’ site requests.
Manage the OWA members’ site by keeping information up to date, improving navigation, and adding, editing, and reviewing resources including webinar recordings, contact information, and manuals.
Facilitate effective communication with OWA members and external stakeholders by compiling and distributing the monthly OWA newsletter and responding to email inquiries in the general OWA inbox.
Maintain accurate information and resources in the team Google Drive and staff intranet.
Administer and summarize the annual OWA membership survey.
Assist with other OWA member support projects as needed.
The ideal candidate will possess most, if not all the following qualities, skills, and characteristics:
Tech-savvy: Comfort and proficiency with contemporary software applications. Able to quickly learn new software, including project management systems and CRM platforms.
Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills needed to assist with facilitation of events and manage email correspondence. Adapts tone and style to suit different audiences, communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders across various cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
Problem-solving: Able to recognize and define problems, identify the underlying causes and contributing factors, and take a practical approach in considering different courses of action. Implements systemic improvements to prevent and resolve common problems.
Organization: Able to manage a variety of simultaneous tasks and projects, prioritizing and reprioritizing effectively, with solid attention to detail.
Collaboration: Outstanding relationship-building and interpersonal skills, with a track record of successful external partnerships and the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders of different cultural backgrounds.
Project management: Able to manage complex, cross-departmental projects in an organized manner, resulting in measurable successes and program growth.
Independence: Self-directed and comfortable taking initiative, with solid decision-making skills. Makes use of available resources and consults other staff members when appropriate.
Global mindset: Able to approach work with a global perspective, prioritizing global impact and taking into consideration the diverse experiences of OWA member groups across many different cultures, languages, and political systems.
To be considered for this role, please submit an application on our website. This position will close on Monday, June 12th, 2023 at 9:00am Eastern time.
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