Head of Talent and Learning
Type of contract: Permanent
Location: New Zealand or any group office
Salary: In New Zealand, the starting salary is $138,653 NZD per annum with the possibility of up to $150,538 NZD based on an assessment of skills and experience at the interview stage.
For other locations, the salary will be benchmarked using local market data and aligned with internal salary ranges.
Closing date: Monday 21st April 2025

We are seeking a Head of Talent and Learning to lead our global talent, learning, engagement, and organisational development strategy. In this senior leadership role, you will drive initiatives that develop our people, strengthen leadership capability, and foster a culture of continuous learning and growth. Working closely with senior leaders, you will design and implement talent strategies that support organisational priorities, ensuring we develop and retain top talent to deliver our mission.

As a key member of the People Leadership Team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our workforce. You will lead transformational change, champion diversity and inclusion, and create innovative learning solutions that empower our people worldwide. By leveraging data, best practices, and strong stakeholder engagement, you will help build a high-performing, purpose-driven organisation that makes a lasting impact for animals and people.

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?
In NZ*, we are offering a competitive salary and wellbeing benefits including. *Benefits vary across locations.
- Birthday leave
- Government parental leave topped up to full pay
- Menstrual and Menopausal leave (12 days)
- End of year and mid-year gifted leave days
- One additional day of anniversary leave per year of service up to a maximum of five years
- Employees can work 30 days overseas in a 12-month period
- Extended bereavement leave (10 days)
- Disability leave
- Menstrual/Menopause leave
- Pregnancy Loss, Fertility Treatment, Gender Affirming Medical needs,
- Companion Animal Bereavement, and 'Pawternity' leave.
Our wellbeing leave is in place to support belonging and inclusion at work and to assist our employees during critical moments. 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