WSPA - Regional Director - South & Central America & the Caribbean

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

(Refer to the various structure diagrams attached to explain reporting lines and decision-making processes)

1. Meeting strategic objectives for the region as set out in the WSPA global strategy and associated strategies related to programmes to improve animal welfare and develop WSPA as a robust global organisation.

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   1. Establish a cohesive Regional Directorate
   2. To directly contribute to all of WSPA’s strategic planning with a particular focus on how those strategies develop in the region.
   3. Be responsible for the development and delivery of the WSPA’s Strategy for the region including agreed outcomes and targets for evaluation and impact
   4. To contribute (directly or through delegation) to the high level work related to the implementation of those strategies as a key member of WSPA’s International Operational Management Team (OMT).  
   5. To promote a commitment to ‘one WSPA’ by ensuring the region works within agreed/delegated global frameworks - related to all aspects of WSPA’s work and its effectiveness - with the support and input from WSPA’s International teams (covering brand, HR, fundraising, finance, reporting, etc)
   6. Collaboration with strategic campaign leaders and their teams in the development of the strategies for WSPA’s animal welfare programmes
   7. As the lead representative of WSPA International in the region, working with Directors and local Boards to lead the development of the delivery of strategic plans and targets for the region in line with WSPA’s global strategy
   8. Working with Directors in the region, engaging and influencing key decision makers including government authorities, major businesses and media in that region to develop strategic partnerships that extend the reach and impact of WSPA’s work

1. To lead and develop a Regional Directorate of senior staff

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   1. To provide vision and leadership to the regional team ensuring that organisational structure and culture is in place to deliver the agreed strategy
   2. Recruit, develop and support Directors in the region to high levels of performance
   3. Ensure staff have the correct skills to carry out and deliver the agreed strategy
   4. Drive the development of WSPA’s advocacy capacity in the region  
   5. Ensure effective management of change in the region
   6. To work directly with and through the International Operations Management Team (OMT) as appropriate and the Senior Leadership Team to support and inform your work in the region.

1. To be a spokesperson for WSPA in the region

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   1. Guardianship of vision and mission in the region – changing attitudes, raising awareness and involvement in animal welfare issues
   2. Leading/joining negotiations with and presenting to high level contacts in government, international institutions, other INGOs and NGOs and the media
   3. Engaging and influencing key decision makers

1. To ensure the Region is legally compliant and adopts a due diligence approach to its work

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   1. To join the Boards of Trustees in your region as the lead representative of WSPA International alongside the Director who attends the meeting as the country-level lead staff member who implements the collaboration agreement that forms the basis of WSPA’s relationship with Boards across its global network of offices.

1. Working with International colleagues (including the SLT) to complete a significant review of the regional structure and make recommendations to the SLT  

Person Specification

WSPA is committed to the recruitment and development of effective leadership and recognises the importance of certain values and competencies that its senior staff should hold if we are to realise our ambitions. The expectations of the RD’s competencies, skills and values are as follows:

1. 1.    Strategy
   1. Faithful and committed to the organisation’s global strategy and be able to demonstrate that in practical terms from experience of working in other organisations
   2. Expertise in developing plans and strategies for complex organisations

1. 2.    Leadership 
   1. Significant experience of successfully operating at senior strategic management level in a range of organisations
   2. An innovative thinker with the ability to manage through others
   3. As a key senior staff member with significant line management responsibilities, willing to have difficult conversations with own staff where necessary
   4. Committed to enabling and expecting high performance in a multi disciplinary team
   5. Committed to creating a supportive, enabling and empowering working culture with the ability to motivate a highly qualified and engaged staff
   6. A very capable and experienced manager of people across a number of organisations and markets who wins the support and loyalty of staff in the achievement of organisational objectives

1. 3.    Experience/Key Skills
   1. Leadership experience with particular emphasis on managing remote teams
   2. A commitment to animal welfare
   3. An excellent communicator internally, at all levels of an organisation. Specifically, an effective team player with a successful track record of working in senior teams in a range of organisations
   4. Working with Boards
   5. Excellent networker with the ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
   6. An excellent communicator externally with a proven track record at all levels and in a range of environments (national and regional governments, media – broadcast, print and online - business, international institutions, etc.).
   7. An expert negotiator. You should have a track record of success in securing a measurable impact/benefit from presentations, meetings and negotiations you have led/taken a significant role in. 
   8. Previous involvement with and a good understanding of campaigning and what it takes to achieve policy and social change
   9. Ability to partner internal fundraising teams and work with them to establish potential fundraising and new market entry opportunities in the region   
   10. Excellent in both written and spoken English with a proven track record of producing written materials that make a clear and fully supported case for action which enables projects to progress and decisions to be made
   11. Fluent in Portuguese (essential) and Spanish (desirable)
   12. International experience – specifically operating successfully in a multi cultural/multi national environment including working with people in different countries
   13. High level IT skills for efficient production of written reports, emails, etc
   14. Proven track record in developing, managing and analysing complex income and expenditure budgets 

1. 4.    Personal
   1. Willing to regularly travel both within the region and internationally
   2. Willing to work from one of WSPA’s existing locations in South & Central America & the Caribbean, preferably Rio de Janeiro in Brazil
   3. A commitment to the WSPA mission

Application procedure

To apply for the post, please send a letter of application stating the skills and approach that you would bring to the post along with your CV/resume (no photos) in English in strict confidence BY EMAIL ONLY to Isabel Leal at: rrhh@darylupsall.com.

Applications sent by other means will not be considered.

Please ensure that they are sent as Word documents with the titles “your name cover letter” and “your name CV”. Please put “WSPA Latin Am Regional Director” in the email subject line and state how you came across about the job.

Deadline for applications: Monday 4 April 2011, 6pm Central European Time