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.four-paws.org.

Would you like to contribute to something meaningful and work with us on our mission? This is your chance. We are hiring for two roles at different levels within People Operations to enrich our team.

Your contribution will be

• Ensuring efficient people services for Austria-based international employees, in compliance with local laws and organisational policies
• Administering Austrian benefits, grants/subsidies, and work permits in coordination with external service partners and authorities
• Contributing to the payroll administration, maintaining and monitoring colleagues’ data in the relevant tools and providing statistics
• Acting as the first point of contact for line managers and colleagues, providing guidance on individual requests
• 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
  Proactively contributing to internal and cross-departmental projects

Your profile ideally illustrates

• Several years of experience in people operations or human resources, covering the full employee life cycle, preferably in an international environment
• Experience using an HRIS (Human Resources Information System) to manage HR processes, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, and GDPR compliance
• Knowledge of Austrian labour law and payroll accounting
• Experience in HR process optimisation and project work to enhance efficiency and employee experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both German and English
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) or equivalent office software for day-to-day HR tasks and reporting
• Excellent interpersonal, administrative, and organisational skills
• Passion for animal welfare and FOUR PAWS vision and mission

Our offer includes

• The opportunity to truly contribute to global animal welfare
  A multinational team
• Flexible working times with the option of partial remote work
• A dog-friendly workplace with a dynamic and pleasant work environment
• Workplace health and wellbeing initiatives
• Wiener Linien annual ticket (or partial contribution to Klima Ticket) and pension fund after probationary period
• PAWSdays: extra days off at the end of the year on top of your 25 days of annual leave
• Birthday leave: extra day off to use around your birthday
• We are currently hiring for multiple roles at various levels, with salaries starting from EUR 42,000 (full-time base, consisting of 14 payments), depending on experience, according to our internal compensation scheme

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 careers@four-paws.org 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. one is a requirement for this position prior to commencing employment. 

Join our passionate team to make a difference for animals. Apply with your CV in English today.

Application deadline: 7th September 2025