Associate Director – Europe

The Humane League

Associate Director leading the Open Wing Alliance's strategic efforts for animal advocacy across Europe. Focus on managing regional staff and coordinating campaigns for animal welfare.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeRemote • CzechiaSenior💰 CZK 1,025,871 - CZK 1,253,842 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, manage, and develop a team of regional staff (two direct reports)
Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture that supports professional development and accountability
Establish strong team structures, workflows, and performance expectations to ensure effective delivery of regional goals
Develop and lead the execution of OWA’s strategy across Europe, ensuring alignment with global priorities and organizational goals
Translate coalition-wide goals into clear regional plans, setting priorities, allocating resources, and ensuring effective execution across the region and subregions
Guide decision-making on regional campaign priorities, member support, and resource allocation
Oversee grant decisions in OWA Europe, ensuring funds are allocated to the most impactful areas
Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of OWA Europe’s regional strategies and initiatives
Identify emerging opportunities, risks, trends in the European corporate campaigning and advocacy landscapes
Build and maintain strong relationships with member organizations, advising on campaign strategy and supporting coordination across countries and regions
Foster alignment and collaboration among member groups, addressing challenges and facilitating effective coordination when needed
Oversee regional program delivery, ensuring effective coordination of campaigns, member support, and coalition initiatives
Support the development and implementation of systems, processes, and tools that improve coordination, communication and effectiveness across the region
Collaborate closely with leadership and internal teams to ensure alignment on regional work with broader organizational strategy
Contribute to organizational reporting, providing updates on regional progress, challenges and outcomes
Represent The Humane League and the Open Wing Alliance in the Europe region at conferences, events, and external meetings
Support knowledge sharing across regions by identifying and disseminating best practices and lessons learned

Requirements

What you’ll need

A commitment to THL’s mission to end the abuse of animals raised for good, and an understanding of or interest in animal advocacy, corporate campaigns, or coalition-based work
Strong understanding of and experience with corporate campaigning or coalition-based advocacy, as well as the ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships across diverse cultural and regional contexts
Approaches work with a global perspective, taking diverse experiences into consideration and building relationships with stakeholders across many different cultures, languages, and political systems
Demonstrated experience managing and developing teams, including setting clear objectives, monitoring performance, and providing actionable feedback
Ability to lead geographically dispersed staff, support their professional growth, and ensure consistent, high-quality delivery of OWA member support and regional initiatives
Addresses multi-faceted regional and coalition challenges by analyzing situations, synthesizing information, and making informed decisions
Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain trust-based relationships across a diverse range of stakeholders
Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to oversee multiple regional initiatives, campaigns, and member support efforts simultaneously
Ability to develop and lead the execution of regional strategies within a global coalition
Demonstrates a high level of ownership in driving regional work forward, proactively identifying opportunities and addressing challenges
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey strategies, priorities, and expectations to a global network of partners
Experience using data and performance insights to assess the effectiveness of regional campaigns, coalition activities, and member engagement

Benefits

Comp & perks

Unlimited paid time off
The last Friday of every month off as a THL ‘Public Holiday’ called ‘Mend Your Heart Friday’
Enhanced sick pay
Generous bereavement leave
Generous personal emergency leave
Sabbatical leave
Enhanced parental leave
Health insurance
Life insurance
Retirement contributions
Internet allowance

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Hard Skills & Tools

corporate campaigningcoalition-based advocacyproject managementstakeholder managementdata analysisperformance monitoringstrategic planningresource allocationgrant managementcampaign execution

Soft Skills

team leadershipinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillscommunication skillscollaborationproblem-solvingcultural awarenessrelationship buildingdecision-makingprofessional development