Leads the organization’s technology, digital, and IT strategy. The director will establish enterprise technology architecture, create data governance frameworks, ensure responsible data management, and connect platforms into a coherent digital ecosystem. This role provides unified accountability for technology decisions and the long-term delivery of digital products and capabilities across a global animal protection organization.
World Animal Protection is creating a new leadership role to bring unified strategic direction to our Technology, Digital, and Data capabilities. This is a rare opportunity to make this role your own and build the foundations that will shape how we make technology decisions, manage data responsibly, and deliver digital products for years to come.
As Technology, Digital, and IT Director, you'll be the single point of accountability across three interconnected domains. You'll design the technology architecture that every future system decision gets measured against. You'll build a data governance framework that makes every Directorate an accountable data controller in its own right. And you'll create connections across platforms that result in a coherent digital ecosystem.
What can we offer you?
We are offering a competitive salary and benefits including:
- 7-hour workday (30 min lunch) - 35-hour week (fulltime)
- Public holiday swap options (except Christmas, Boxing and NY Day)
- Birthday leave (on, or your near your birthday)
- Government parental leave topped up to full pay for the duration of government pay plus continued superannuation payments
- 3 days per year volunteer leave
- Gifted days off between Christmas and New Year’s (Global)
- Two gifted days off in July to enhance wellbeing (Global)
- Salary Packaging options through SimplyGreen (we are a Rebatable Employer NOT a PBI)
- Four days' study leave and training allowance (for work-approved courses)
- Flexible hours as we are a global org (ie. start early/late, finish early/late, school drop off pick up navigation)
- 17.5% annual leave loading
- Formal and informal Time Off In-Lieu (TOIL) programme
- Anniversary leave - a type of gifted leave through length of service - One additional day of leave after each anniversary date, up to a maximum of five days.
- Wellbeing Leave - types of wellbeing leave:
- Wellbeing Leave/Mental Health Leave “Doona Days” (10 days)
- Bereavement/Compassionate Leave (10 days)
- Disability Leave (10 days)
- Menstrual and Menopause Leave (12 days)
- Pregnancy Loss Leave (10 days)
- Fertility Treatment Leave (5 days per cycle, up to max 3 cycles)
- Companion animal bereavement Leave (2 days)
- ‘Pawternity’ leave🐾 (time to settle a new companion animal) (2 days)
- Gender Affirming Medical Leave (20 days)
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
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.
Our values and behaviours
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
About
At World Animal Protection, we are a global organisation dedicated to ending the exploitation of animals. For over 75 years, we have been at the forefront of animal welfare, exposing cruel systems, promoting animal-friendly alternatives, and influencing policy change. We aim to create a world where animals live free from cruelty and suffering.
World Animal Protection Sydney, New South Wales, AUS Office
Sydney, Australia
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