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Interim Finance Director
Type of contract: FTC 9-month
Location: UK or any group office
Salary: The starting salary is £73,251 per annum with the possibility of up to £79,530 based on an assessment of skills and experience at the interview stage
Closing date: Wednesday 29th January 2025
We are seeking an Interim Finance Director to lead our international finance operations during a critical transitional period. As a member of the global senior leadership team, you will play a strategic role in overseeing financial planning and analysis, reporting, and risk management for our UK charity and its subsidiaries.
This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of our finance function, drive process improvements, and support decision-making that aligns with our global mission. You will manage a high-performing team, collaborate with senior stakeholders across our organisation, and ensure we maintain the highest standards of financial compliance and transparency.
If you are an experienced finance professional with a passion for making an impact in a global, purpose-driven organisation, we would love to hear from you.
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?
We are offering a competitive salary and benefits including.
• Help saving for your retirement - join our pension scheme and we’ll match contributions up to 6%
• 24 days’ holiday per year when you join.
• Opportunity to flex public holidays to an alternate day that better suits an employee and their beliefs.
• Additional 3 days to be taken at the end of the calendar year.
• 2 global Wellbeing midyear closure days
• Flexibility – the opportunity to choose start times that align with both business needs and your work-life balance, ensuring the right fit for both the job holder and the role requirements
• Life Assurance - all World Animal Protection employees receive Life Assurance. Under the Death in Service benefit scheme the employee will receive 3x annual salary to go to their nominated beneficiary.
• A range of 'Inclusivity Benefits': providing various types of leave to support belonging and inclusion at work and to assist our employees during critical moments. This includes leave for Bereavement, Carers, Disability, Menstrual/Menopause, Pregnancy Loss, Fertility Treatment, Gender Affirming Medical needs, Companion Animal Bereavement, and 'Pawternity' leave.
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
