Managing Director

The Humane League UK is seeking a strategically-minded individual to lead our organisation.

Responsible for the overall vision and mission of THL UK, the successful candidate will be passionate and knowledgeable about our mission of ending the abuse of animals raised for food.

Proven experience as a senior visionary strategic leader with an understanding of animal protection and/or food systems is essential, with experience in campaigning and/or influencing highly desirable.

We will be holding a webinar on Wednesday 8th April at 7pm BST for you to find out more about the role and ask any questions you may have. The webinar will be hosted by our Board Chair, Ben Wickham and Hannah Yates, Head of Communications. If you’re interested, please register here.

As it’s a webinar you’ll only be able to see the presenter and not others watching. The webinar will be recorded and available here, with captions, within 48 hours of the event. If you would like to be emailed a link to the recording you can request this via hiring@thehumaneleague.org.uk.

In addition, if you wish to have an informal discussion about the opportunity, you can contact Erica Ritchie (Erica.Ritchie@prospect-us.co.uk) or Anna Gardet (Anna.Gardet@prospect-us.co.uk) at Prospectus, who are supporting us with recruitment for this role.

Salary:

Starting Salary of £84,078 or £92,486 for Inner London Weighting.
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Hours:

As an organisation we work a four day work week. This is a full time position of 30 hours per week over Monday to Thursday. You can read more about our decision and process of moving to a four day work week here.

Person Specification:

Essential Requirements:

You have knowledge and understanding of the animal protection and/or food systems sectors, including an understanding of the key stakeholders, challenges, and strategic priorities.

You have a strong ability to conceptualise, communicate, and manage strategic initiatives to further THL UK’s mission, making sure our day-to-day activities support those initiatives.

You can manage high level strategic discussions and decisions, creating a sense of unity among the Leadership Team, whilst engendering trust across the wider organisation.

You're a natural problem-solver with the ability to deal with the present while foreseeing and addressing future issues.

You're a confident spokesperson and advocate of THL UK’s mission.

You’re able to make challenging decisions that best serve THL UK’s long-term objectives and handle difficult prioritisation questions about how to spend our limited resources.

You deeply believe in THL UK values, building a culture of effectiveness, relentlessness, innovation, collaboration, inclusivity and agility, leading this from the top.

You're well-organised and efficient, and can multitask effectively. You can effectively use technology to manage a varied and diverse workload, and maintain communications with your staff and key stakeholders.

You're a great listener, and this informs your decision-making.

You are able to build and motivate strong teams, fostering an environment where staff feel empowered to take bold and impactful actions, and make effective decisions.

You can maintain strong internal communications, maintaining clarity across the organisation, even in complex situations.

You will have excellent interpersonal, communication, and networking skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences.

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