Assistant to Director Austria & Project Manager EGS (m/f/d) with 01.03.2025

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 www.vier-pfoten.at and www.four-paws.org.

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.

Responsibilities as Assistant to Director Austria (20h)

• Coordinating of appointments, meetings and travel planning of the Director Austria
• Supporting in the preparation of internal and external documents such as the annual report
• Organising in a self-responsible manner and facilitating regular and irregular meetings of the team and affiliates e.g. team-meetings, leading-team meetings, planning meetings and similar
• Assisting the Director in preparing the board meetings and compiling minutes
• Providing support for budget plannings and accounting expenses
• Conducting other upcoming duties and responsibilities as assigned (e.g. events)

Responsibilities as Project Manager Eulen- und Greifvogelstation (EGS) (20h)

• Line managing the Site Manager EGS and being a substitute in case of absence
• Serving as the main contact person within FOUR PAWS for all concerns related to EGS
• Developing, coordinating and implementing all relevant marketing and press activities with support of the Austrian Communication Team
• Developing, coordinating and implementing all Fundraising activities, e.g. housemailings and newsletter)
• Creating new content for the website and social media together with Site Manager EGS
• Being responsible for administration, booking and finances, including the financial year-end-closing, compiling the tax deductability files and conduction the annual general assembly

• reliable, with the ability of working independently and in a team
• Relevant professional experience in an assistant position
• Project management experience
• Excellent German and English skills spoken and written
• Good understanding of MS Office365
• Willingness to travel to EGS as well as drivers licence B
• Passion for animal welfare and FOUR PAWS vision and mission

• The opportunity to truly contribute to global animal welfare
• Modern leadership culture and promotion of training measures
• Wiener Linien annual ticket and pension fund after probationary period
• Work from a beautiful office in the city, easy to reach by public transport
• Extra days off at the end of the year
• Dog-friendly office
• The yearly gross salary for this position is 46,000 EUR - 51,000 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 and motivation letter in German today.

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.

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.