worldanimalprotection
Strategic Innovation Analyst
São Paulo, Brazil (city only)
Hybrid · Permanent · $159k–$173k (as posted)
First seen by offpeak October 22, 2026
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Join us in creating a better world for animals
At World Animal Protection, we are committed to continuously improving how we work so we can create greater impact for animals worldwide. We are looking for a Strategic Innovation Analyst to help identify, develop and shape new ideas, approaches and opportunities that strengthen organisational effectiveness, support strategic priorities and contribute to future growth.
Working within the Portfolio & Business Strategy team, you will help the organisation explore new possibilities, solve complex challenges and develop innovative approaches that respond to real organisational needs. You will collaborate with colleagues across teams and functions to identify opportunities, test assumptions and transform emerging ideas into practical, evidence-based propositions that can be assessed and progressed through strategic planning processes.
This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic and analytical thinker who enjoys working across disciplines, exploring new possibilities and helping organisations turn ideas into meaningful outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Identifying innovation opportunities that can strengthen organisational effectiveness, delivery models, growth potential and strategic impact.
- Working with colleagues across teams and functions to surface challenges, opportunities and unmet needs and transform them into clear and actionable propositions.
- Supporting the development of new approaches, concepts and initiatives by assessing their strategic relevance, operational implications, risks and potential value.
- Contributing to the identification and early development of emerging market, partnership and organisational improvement opportunities.
- Consulting with stakeholders to understand the practical, strategic and operational realities that influence innovation and change.
- Assessing innovation proposals and improvement ideas, identifying weaknesses and recommending practical refinements.
- Helping improve how the organisation develops and manages innovation by identifying barriers, gaps and improvement opportunities.
- Providing analysis, insights and recommendations that support stronger organisational decision-making and innovation capability.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
We would love to hear from you if you bring:- Experience in strategic innovation, business improvement, organisational development, strategy or a related analytical field.
- Strong ability to apply conceptual frameworks and sound judgement to the development and assessment of new ideas and organisational approaches.
- Experience working across functions to identify needs, capture opportunities and develop proposals for innovation or improvement.
- Strong stakeholder consultation skills and the 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 improvements that deliver value.
- The ability to manage complex work independently while maintaining strong collaboration with colleagues.
- A good understanding of how innovation, strategy, planning and organisational performance interact in practice.
Why join World Animal Protection?
This role offers an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of World Animal Protection. You will work across multiple functions, contribute to strategic thinking and help transform emerging ideas into practical solutions that strengthen our ability to create lasting change for animals around the world.
Benefits
Benefits in BrazilHealth and dental care – through SulAmérica Executivo, without co-payment and extended to dependents.
These benefits were updated with SulAmérica on March 1st, 2026. They do not require co-payment and include all dependents.
Life insurance – through Prudential, without co-payment.
Parental leave – 6 months for both maternity and paternity.
Benefits Hub – Main available benefits:
Maternity kit, childcare reimbursement (enrollment fees), and school supplies reimbursement
- Nutritional, psychological, and legal assistance
- Income supplementation during leave and medication reimbursement
- In-person medical consultations and telemedicine (Einstein Conecta)
- Employee discount club with exclusive offers
- Support for permanent home office work – BRL 710.00 per month
- Monthly meal voucher – BRL 1,510.00 per month, via flexible Caju card
- Wellhub – employee-funded global corporate wellness platform providing access to a wide network of gyms, studios, online classes, and physical & mental health apps
- Sesc partnership – access to discounts and a wide range of cultural, sports, leisure, health, and education services, including theaters, swimming pools, hotels, courses, and dental consultations, often at reduced or free costs
- English course – via FluencyPass platform
- Generous Holiday entitlement plus Mid year Wellbeing Closure days and End of Year Closure days
- 2 days Volunteer Leave
- An increase to annual leave through length of service - 1 additional days leave after each years' service up to max 5 days.
- Opportunity to flex public holidays to an alternate day that better suits an employee and their beliefs.
- A range of 'Inclusivity Benefits': to aid belonging and inclusion at work, and to give our employees support in the moments they most need it:
- Bereavement/Compassionate Leave (10days)
- Carers/Dependent Leave (3 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 max 3 cycles)
- Gender Affirming Medical Leave (20 days)
- Companion animal bereavement Leave (2 days)
- Pawternity’ leave (2 days)