Animal Welfare. Worldwide.
FOUR PAWS
is the global animal welfare organisation for animals under direct human influence, which reveals suffering, rescues animals in need and protects them. Find out more about our sustainable campaigns and projects on .
Would you like to contribute to something meaningful and work with us on our mission ? This is your chance. We are looking for dedicated people to enrich our team.
Your contribution will be
- Supporting efficient people services for Austria-based international employees
- Supporting the administration of Austrian benefits, grants / subsidies, work permits, etc.
- Assisting colleagues across the organisation by consulting on requests and handling essential operational and administrative tasks.
- Contributing to the payroll administration, maintaining and monitoring colleagues' data in the relevant tools, and providing statistics
- Supporting the development of consistent, high-quality service standards and efficient processes also on a global level, including guideline review and updates
- Monitoring HR trends and regulations, sharing insights globally
- Contributing to internal and cross-departmental projects
Your profile ideally illustrates
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both German and EnglishExperience in people operations or human resources administrationExperience using an HRIS (Human Resources Information System) to maintain and monitor HR processes, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, and GDPR complianceBasic knowledge of Austrian labour law and payroll accountingProficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)Excellent interpersonal, administrative, and organisational skillsPassion for animal welfare and FOUR PAWS vision and missionOur offer includes
The opportunity to truly contribute to global animal welfareThe opportunity to truly contribute to global animal welfareA multinational teamFlexible working times with the option of partial remote workA dog-friendly workplace with a dynamic and pleasant work environmentWorkplace health and wellbeing initiativesWiener Linien annual ticket (or partial contribution to Klima Ticket) and pension fund after probationary periodPAWSdays : extra days off at the end of the year on top of your 25 days of annual leaveBirthday leave : extra day off to use around your birthdayThe yearly gross salary range for this position is 36,500 EUR – 40,500 EUR (full-time base, consisting of 14 payments) according to our internal compensation scheme.Join our passionate team to make a difference for animals. Apply with your CV in English today.
Application deadline : 22 nd of October 2025
We reveal, rescue and protect unique animals from many different species through systems change and by creating species-appropriate environments at our sanctuaries
We celebrate our colleagues' differences and strive to create an inclusive environment because we believe that only by working together, we can advance animal welfare worldwide. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we strongly encourage candidates from all diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply. This includes, but is not limited to, individuals with diverse lived experiences, racial identities, national origins, religions, socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and disability statuses to apply. We welcome everyone who wants to support our mission. Please contact - if you require assistance applying to this position.
All interested individuals are invited to submit their applications for the position. Please note that in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, having a valid work permit for the respective country or being eligible to obtain one is a requirement for this position prior to commencing employment.