Global Transformation & Organisation Development Partner

World Animal Protection; York and North Yorkshire; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Volunteer leave

Job summary

World Animal Protection is seeking an experienced Transformation, Change and Organisational Development Partner to drive organisational performance and workforce capability for a global NGO. You will work with leaders, People teams and specialists to embed sustainable change and readiness across the organisation.

You will design and deliver development interventions, lead workforce planning, and build capability frameworks aligned to future priorities, while coaching senior leaders and ensuring

Qualifications

• Experience in organisational development, change and/or transformation within a complex or international organisation.
• Experience leading or supporting complex organisational change initiatives.
• Strong change management capability including planning, stakeholder engagement and implementation.
• Experience designing and embedding organisational frameworks, including workforce planning and skills frameworks.
• Strong diagnostic and problem‑solving skills with translating insight into practical solutions.
• Strong coaching, influencing and stakeholder management with senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver organisational development interventions to strengthen leadership and team performance.
• Partner with leaders to diagnose organisational challenges and identify practical, evidence-based solutions.
• Lead workforce and succession planning and develop skills frameworks aligned to future priorities.
• Support organisational design, career pathways and internal talent mobility.
• Embed practical change management approaches and assess readiness and impact.
• Coach leaders and teams to strengthen confidence and capability in leading change.
• Use workforce data to identify trends, risks and priorities for planning and decision‑making.
• Collaborate across Talent, Transformation and People teams to ensure scalable, integrated approaches.

Skills

Organisational development

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Diagnostic skills

People capability

Job description

World Animal Protection is seeking an experienced Transformation, Change and Organisational Development Partner to drive organisational performance and workforce capability for a global NGO. You will work with leaders, People teams and specialists to embed sustainable change and readiness across the organisation.

You will design and deliver development interventions, lead workforce planning, and build capability frameworks aligned to future priorities, while coaching senior leaders and ensuring