Key Responsibilities

• Lead delivery management across strategically significant projects and programmes, ensuring work is mobilised, governed and supported effectively.
• Adapt and apply delivery management processes, tools and PMO approaches across a range of delivery environments and initiatives.
• Coordinate work delivered through external partners, ensuring clear governance, accountability, visibility and escalation routes.
• Work collaboratively across teams to identify and address risks, dependencies, readiness gaps and delivery challenges.
• Build organisational delivery capability by strengthening planning, mobilisation, governance and oversight practices.
• Review delivery performance across the portfolio and implement improvements that increase consistency, control and delivery effectiveness.
• Provide advice and guidance on delivery feasibility, risks, partnership impacts and actions needed to keep work on track

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Experience leading project, programme, PMO or delivery management work across a complex portfolio of initiatives.

Ability to adapt delivery approaches, tools and processes to different delivery contexts while maintaining effective governance and usability.

Experience coordinating work across multiple stakeholders, including external partners, with accountability for delivery oversight and progress.

Strong collaboration and influencing skills, with the ability to bring people together to resolve delivery issues, dependencies and operational challenges.

Experience improving delivery management capability, planning discipline and the practical application of PMO standards.

Sound judgement in assessing delivery feasibility, identifying risks and recommending actions that improve delivery confidence and outcomes.

People management experience, including supporting development, setting priorities and maintaining quality standards

About World Animal Protection

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.

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