Transformation, Change & Organisational Development Partner

About the role

World Animal Protection is hiring a Transformation, Change and Organisational Development Partner for an on-site role in Nairobi, Kenya. The position designs and delivers organisational development interventions and supports change management and workforce planning within an NGO environment. It is a full-time management-level role.

Key responsibilities

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

Required profile

• Experience in organisational development, change and/or transformation within a complex or international organisation.
• Experience leading or supporting complex organisational change initiatives.
• Previous experience in an international NGO, a CIPD qualification or experience using psychometric tools is advantageous but not essential.

Required skills

• Strong change management capability, including planning, stakeholder engagement and implementation.
• Experience designing organisational frameworks such as workforce planning and skills frameworks.
• Strong organisational diagnosis, problem-solving, coaching, influencing and stakeholder management.
• Ability to work with senior leaders and collaborate across global, cross-functional teams.
• Analytical and data-literacy skills to turn insight into decisions.