Global Director of Animal Welfare Education

Position Overview

This remote leadership role focuses on driving global education strategies that advocate for animal sentience, welfare, and responsible ownership. You will lead the design of evidence-based learning programs across schools, universities, professional sectors, and communities, while managing a team and building key strategic partnerships to maximize real-world impact for animals and people.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute an overarching, data-driven education strategy aligned with the organization's mission, including budget oversight and grant management.
• Curriculum & Resource Design: Create high-quality, age-appropriate educational materials, workshops, and digital resources covering animal cognition, emotions, behavior, and veterinary welfare.
• Team & Outreach Management: Supervise, train, and support education staff, presenters, and volunteers while coordinating community outreach events and awareness campaigns.
• Partnerships & Representation: Build strong relationships with schools, universities, shelters, veterinarians, and government agencies to expand programmatic reach.
• Impact Evaluation & Content Curation: Set metrics to evaluate program effectiveness, collect impact data, and continuously refine content while contributing to digital channels (website, social media, newsletters) and fundraising efforts.

Candidate Profile & Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Education, Animal Science, Biology, Nonprofit Management, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
• Experience:
• years in education, outreach, or program development (ideally within animal welfare or humane non-profits).
• Proven background in team management, budget oversight, and curriculum/evaluation framework design.
• Key Knowledge & Skills:
• Deep understanding of animal behavior, welfare, and educational pedagogy.
• Exceptional public speaking, presentation, and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with LMS tools, virtual presentation platforms, and data reporting software.
• Strong strategic planning, leadership, cultural sensitivity, and a passionate commitment to animal welfare.