Open Wing Alliance Event and Training Specialist

The Open Wing Alliance (OWA) is a global coalition of animal protection organizations united in the goal of ending the abuse of chickens worldwide. We have focused our efforts on eliminating battery cages by securing cage-free policies from major retailers, restaurants, and manufacturers. We specialize in institutional campaigning: a strategic approach that can be tailored to our members’ unique circumstances and challenges. In addition to launching coordinated global campaigns as a coalition, we offer several means of support to our member groups in the form of resources, grants, and training. 

As the Open Wing Alliance Event & Training Specialist, you will be accountable for the planning, execution, and expansion of the OWA’s virtual and in-person trainings, conferences, and webinars. Our training program connects organizations with our corporate relations and campaign specialists to provide personalized workshops, tactical tutorials, and role playing. Our conferences, called Summits, are hosted annually with the intention of deepening bonds, increasing collaboration, and aligning on strategy. You will be coordinating a Global Summit open to all OWA members (~250 attendees), a Latin America Summit, an Africa Summit, and an Asia Summit with the support of the event team. This position reports directly to the Open Wing Alliance Projects Manager.

We are only able to consider applicants who reside in the United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, Denmark, Poland, Chile, Ecuador, or Peru AND who possess work authorization in these countries.

We will be recording a webinar hosted by Aliya Amanzholova, OWA Project Manager, and Alex Suchy, Vice President of Global Programs. You can submit any questions you would like answered regarding the role and The Humane League via this form. Please submit any questions by Friday, November 3rd, 2023. The webinar will be available to watch on the job posting by Tuesday, November 7th, 2023.

Your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Organizes and coordinates all logistics of OWA global events, trainings, both virtual and in person. This includes visioning and goal creation, scheduling, program development, budget planning and adherence, and project execution, and evaluation

• Develops and oversees a global Training Committee, a group of qualified peers who can lead and facilitate corporate outreach or campaign trainings. Identifies opportunities to strengthen coalition morale and increase engagement during events 

• Fosters continuous improvement and expansion of training programs through long term program evaluation and by recommending process improvements, content upgrades, or new technology and tools

• Assists Director of OWA in planning, execution, and evaluation of annual team retreat

• Oversees planning and execution of OWA Global (annual occurrence) and Regional Summits (held annually in Latin America, Africa, APAC and Europe regions), in person, hybrid, and virtually

• Attends live OWA events to moderate, provide technical and speaker support, act as frontline contact, and support team through troubleshooting

• Processes incoming requests for events and maintains organized and accessible records, including long term evaluation on past events

• Prioritizes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in our events so that attendees of all cultures, backgrounds, and languages can access and engage with our material

• Manages and updates OWA events calendar, including external conferences with potential for OWA participation 

• Other duties as assigned

REQUIRED SKILLS

• 4+ years of event planning experience. International event planning will be frequent in this role, and prior experience is beneficial

• Experience conducting and overseeing trainings with diverse audiences 

• Understanding of both conventional and modern training tools, methods, and techniques (e.g. simulations, workshops, mentoring, peer review, etc.). Clear and concise verbal and written communications skills, as communication with employees and attendees will be frequent during trainings and events. Can work independently, and as cross-functional team player during collaboration and projects

• Demonstrated ability to plan, execute, and evaluate logistics for a variety of events. Able to develop facilitation materials such as instructor and participant guides, exercises/activities, and any supporting materials

• Able to execute tasks in a thorough, accurate, and timely manner while managing multiple projects and deadlines. Able to creatively problem solve and adapt to changing priorities and timelines. Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

• Comfortable working with people from different cultures, countries, and political systems. You are open to the ideas and perspectives of others and apply diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) principles to your work and interactions, and share THL’s dedication to increasing DE&I in the animal protection movement

• Available to work flexible hours including weekends for events, and evenings as needed to collaborate across time zones