World Animal Protection
Governance and Legal Services Director
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Governance and Legal Services Director
Application Deadline: 11 October 2026
Department: People Transformation and Culture
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: International - UK
Reporting To: Chief Transformation & Culture Officer
Compensation: £73,251 - £79,530 / year
Description
World Animal Protection is seeking a Director of Governance & Legal Services to lead our Governance and Legal function and provide senior oversight of policies and procedures relating to governance, legal, regulatory and risk matters.
Reporting to the Chief Transformation & Culture Officer, you will provide strategic and expert advice to trustees, the Global Leadership Team, and other senior stakeholders — identifying, managing and mitigating legal risk across multiple jurisdictions, and supporting sound organisational decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Governance and Legal Services function, building strong governance, compliance and risk frameworks
- Act as (or oversee) Company Secretary, and support the Board and its Committees
- Advise on charity law, corporate governance, employment law, contracts, data protection, regulatory compliance and organisational change
- Manage external legal counsel when needed
- Work with World Animal Protection affiliates to keep governance arrangements with the UK charity in good shape
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What you'll bring
- Senior leadership experience translating complex legal issues into clear, practical advice
- Sound judgement, integrity, and a genuine commitment to ethical governance
- The credibility to build trust and confidence across the organisation
What can we offer you?
We are offering a competitive salary and benefits including:
- Help saving for your retirement - join our pension scheme and we’ll match contributions up to 6%
- 24 days’ holiday per year when you join, plus an additional day with each year of service up to 5 days
- Opportunity to flex public holidays to an alternate day that better suits an employee and their beliefs.
- Additional 3 days to be taken at the end of the calendar year.
- 2 global Wellbeing midyear closure days
- Flexibility – the opportunity to choose start times that align with both business needs and your work-life balance, ensuring the right fit for both the job holder and the role requirements
- Life Assurance - all World Animal Protection employees receive Life Assurance. Under the Death in Service benefit scheme the employee will receive 3x annual salary to go to their nominated beneficiary.
- Volunteer Leave - 2 days per year to volunteer for a cause of your choice
- A range of 'Inclusivity Benefits': providing various types of leave to support belonging and inclusion at work and to assist our employees during critical moments. This includes leave for Bereavement, Carers, Disability, Menstrual/Menopause, Pregnancy Loss, Fertility Treatment, Gender Affirming Medical needs, Companion Animal Bereavement, and 'Pawternity' leave.
- Long Service Milestones to celebrate 10 year anniversary (and every subsequent 5 years) with bonus day off and employee 'shout out'
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and Employee Wellbeing Portal
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