Principal Strategist (Animal Protection Nonprofit)

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 100+ talented individuals dispersed across the country and around the world. At THL, how animals are treated in the food system is at the forefront of our everyday work. As such, many of our staff are vegan by personal choice, and all of our THL-hosted events offer fully vegan menus. We welcome all mission-aligned candidates to apply, no matter where you are in your journey to end the abuse of animals raised for food.

The Role

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 100+ talented individuals dispersed across the country and around the world. At The Humane League (THL), how animals are treated in the food system is at the forefront of our everyday work. As such, many of our staff are vegan by personal choice, and all of our THL-hosted events offer fully vegan menus. We welcome all mission-aligned candidates to apply, no matter where you are in your journey to end the abuse of animals raised for food.

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

The Open Wing Alliance (OWA), a program of The Humane League, is a global coalition of approximately 90 animal protection organizations across 70+ countries 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. OWA groups share tactics and resources to secure as many wins for animals as possible, specializing in institutional campaigning that can be tailored to our members’ unique circumstances and challenges.

As Principal Strategist, you will serve as a key subject matter expert on corporate campaigning and corporate outreach for the OWA. You’ll be responsible for training and coaching OWA member groups in order to build campaign knowledge and skills across the global animal protection movement. We want you because you are an experienced campaigner and strategic thinker with excellent relationship-building skills. You also bring a global perspective to your work and are excited about collaborating with organizations around the world to maximize impact for animals. This position reports directly to the Director of Global Corporate Engagement.

This is a full-time, remote position. This position requires significant travel, equivalent to 15 or more international trips per year (roughly 1-2 weeks of travel per month), and requires a valid, up-to-date passport.

This position can be based in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, or Spain. The successful candidate must be authorized to work in one of these countries.

We have recorded a Q&A webinar hosted by Ellie Ponders, Sr. Director of Global Corporate Engagement, and Alex Suchy, Vice President of Global Programs to answer questions you may have about the role and about THL and OWA. You can view the recording here, as well as the transcript here .

This position will close on Monday, February 17th at 4 : 00pm EST / 9 : 00pm GMT. Late applications will not be accepted;

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

• Provide OWA member groups with strategic guidance and direction for regional corporate campaign strategies, and collaborate with groups to troubleshoot issues.
• Co-create strategies with OWA groups and serve as a coach, building their independence over time. Support groups in adapting campaign tactics to different local and regional contexts.
• Lead in-person training for OWA regional staff and OWA groups on corporate campaigning and corporate outreach.
• Develop resources and training materials in order to build resilience, empowerment, and autonomy in the OWA.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to OWA groups during high-stakes corporate campaign crises, providing guidance on risk mitigation and response strategies.
• Lead knowledge-sharing initiatives within THL’s Global Programs department, mentoring internal staff and contributing to the development of the OWA’s long-term strategy.

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.

Hiring Timeline

Once your application has been reviewed, you will be notified via email with further details on the status of your application. If a candidate is moved forward, the interview process will be as follows :

For full details of our recruitment process please review this document.

Compensation and Benefits

The annual compensation range for this role is :

Compensation ranges for candidates based in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, or Spain will be determined prior to extending an offer.

At The Humane League, we believe in maintaining a fair and equitable work environment for all employees. As part of our commitment to transparency and equity, we recently implemented a job architecture framework, which levels all of our roles according to size and complexity, as well as a compensation step system, which allows us to determine fair salaries for all staff. We also look at market data for each country that we operate in, to allow us to create specific salary bands per country. This work is time consuming and involves a cost to THL. Therefore, when expanding into a country for the first time, we only undertake this work towards the end of the recruitment process, when we know where our ideal candidate is based. In addition, we have adopted a no negotiation policy for salaries. To determine a job's level, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including a job's size and complexity, required experience, knowledge, and / or skills, internal comparability, and market data. Candidates whose experience places them at step 5 or above of their job level within our compensation structure will be awarded a ‘senior’ title designation. These new practices are aligned with our organizational values and will help us ensure we maintain clear, consistent, transparent, and equitable HR processes.

THL offers a unique and competitive benefits package. Each country will be provided with benefits that are applicable and relative to the location they are in. Therefore, your exact benefits package will be shared with you at the time of offer. However, as an idea, some of the benefits that are currently offered to our global team are :

For candidates outside the United States, The Humane League will not be your direct employer. The successful candidate will enter an employment agreement with a local Employer of Record with whom The Humane League partners.

Equal Employment Opportunity

THL is an equal opportunity employer. THL does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected classifications, including but not limited to race, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religious creed or belief, physical or mental disability, marital or familial status, legally protected medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other status or classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. THL is committed to the importance of non-discriminatory practices within the nonprofit sector, as well as all workplace environments, and strongly encourages all interested candidates to apply.

Accommodations

The Humane League is committed to fully supporting all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, THL provides reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws throughout the hiring process and employment if hired. If a reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the People team at [email protected] to initiate the interactive process. THL complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and all other applicable state and local laws.

AI Policy

Original work and thought are essential in the hiring process and allow us to evaluate you based on your own skills and competency. Therefore, the use of artificial intelligence (ChatGPT, Gemini, Rytr, Google Assistant, etc) to generate responses is strictly prohibited . By submitting this application you agree to comply with our AI Policy. Violations of this policy in any part of the recruitment process will result in being dismissed from consideration . If you need a reasonable accommodation to this policy, please see above for more information.

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