Strategic Innovation Analyst
About The Position
World Animal Protection is seeking a Strategic Innovation Analyst to identify, develop and shape ideas, approaches and opportunities that strengthen organisational effectiveness, support strategic priorities and contribute to future growth. The role sits within the Portfolio & Business Strategy team and helps the organisation explore possibilities, solve complex challenges and develop innovative approaches in response to organisational needs. The analyst will work with colleagues across teams and functions to identify opportunities, test assumptions and turn emerging ideas into practical, evidence-based propositions for assessment and progression through strategic planning processes. The role suits a strategic and analytical thinker who enjoys cross-disciplinary work and helping organisations turn ideas into meaningful outcomes.
Requirements
- Experience in strategic innovation, business improvement, organisational development, strategy or a related analytical field.
- Ability to apply conceptual frameworks and sound judgement to developing and assessing new ideas and organisational approaches.
- Experience working across functions to identify needs, capture opportunities and develop innovation or improvement proposals.
- Strong stakeholder consultation skills and ability to understand the strategic, operational and practical realities of different contexts.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and written communication skills.
- Experience assessing current ways of working and recommending practical, value-adding improvements.
- Ability to manage complex work independently while collaborating effectively with colleagues.
- Good understanding of how innovation, strategy, planning and organisational performance interact in practice.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working within a global or multi-stakeholder organisation.
- Familiarity with Microsoft 365-based planning, reporting or workflow tools.
Responsibilities
- Identify innovation opportunities to strengthen organisational effectiveness, delivery models, growth potential and strategic impact.
- Work across teams and functions to surface challenges, opportunities and unmet needs, and turn them into clear, actionable propositions.
- Support development of new approaches, concepts and initiatives by assessing strategic relevance, operational implications, risks and potential value.
- Contribute to identifying and initially developing emerging market, partnership and organisational improvement opportunities.
- Consult stakeholders to understand the practical, strategic and operational realities that influence innovation and change.
- Assess innovation proposals and improvement ideas, identify weaknesses and recommend practical refinements.
- Help improve how the organisation develops and manages innovation by identifying barriers, gaps and improvement opportunities.
- Provide analysis, insights and recommendations to support organisational decision-making and innovation capability.
Benefits
- 35-hour full-time workweek with a 7-hour workday and 30-minute lunch.
- Public holiday swap options.
- Birthday leave, either on the birthday or to extend the birthday weekend.
- Government parental leave topped up to full pay for the duration of government pay, with continued superannuation payments.
- Three days of volunteer leave per year.
- Gifted days off between Christmas and New Year’s (Global).
- Two gifted days off in July to enhance wellbeing (Global).
- Training allowance.
- Four days of study leave for work-approved courses.
- Employee Assistance Programme with virtual counselling sessions.
- Remote work, with discretionary quarterly flights to the Sydney office.
- Flexible hours or, where appropriate and approved, a compressed workweek such as a 9-day fortnight.
- One additional day of annual leave per year of service, up to five years.
- Formal time-off-in-lieu programme for additional hours worked exceeding one hour in a working day.
- Bereavement/Compassionate Leave (10 days).
- Disability Leave (10 days).
- Menstrual and Menopause Leave (12 days).
- Pregnancy Loss Leave (10 days).
- Fertility Treatment Leave (5 days per cycle, up to a maximum of 3 cycles).
- Companion animal bereavement leave (2 days).
- ‘Pawternity’ leave to settle a new companion animal (2 days).
- Gender Affirming Medical Leave (20 days).
- Some leave benefits are subject to manager approval and prorated for part-time employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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