Working at FOUR PAWS

FOUR PAWS is the global animal welfare organisation for animals under human influence, which reveals suffering, rescues animals in need and protects them. We advocate for a world where humans treat animals with respect, empathy and understanding.

We welcome all people with respect, trust, and empathy and believe in diversity in our teams. In our daily job we need dedication, a global mindset, heart and soul and the wish that our contribution makes a difference. Our ONE FOUR PAWS approach includes:

PEOPLE @ FOURPAWS

We are looking for the right people in the right places. We seek individualwho can overcome boundaries with creative solutions and strive for the impossible. We want to attract junior talents, experts and leaders likewise. Agility, ownership and a high degreof self-responsibility is the base of collaboration within our frames.

CULTURE @ FOURPAWS

We enjoy testing and learning, celebrating our successes and providing a trustful failure culture. The strategic focus on being a vital organisation helps to optimise our organisational excellence, our effectiveness and efficiency globally.

WORKING @ FOURPAWS

We offer a digitally advanced environment with a dynamic and global spirit and state-of-the-art means of collaboration. Working security and safety means the protection of our people, our systems and our organisation. Learn more about how we work here.

COLLABORATION @ FOURPAWS

We care about your development and your wellbeing by honoring our values throughout your journey with us. lively/encouraging/enabling meeting culture as well as virtual international teamwork support our doing.
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What FOUR PAWS offers

Onboarding

With our virtual onboarding programme, everyone is supported through the initial weeks at FOUR PAWS and welcomed into the teams.

Collaboration

We celebrate our successes, collaborate on an international level and offer virtual meeting experiences.

Treats

Depending on the country of employment, we offer different regional perks, such as insurance plans, transportation tickets, refreshments, local discounts, health promotion programmes. 

Diversity

FOUR PAWS works towards a world filled with respect, empathy and understanding for animals and believes in the same values for people: we strongly encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply as we welcome everyone who wants to support our mission.

Digital Training

Your development is important to us: Get further educated with our very own FOUR PAWS eLearning platform.

Dogs at the Office

A special treat for your soul: in many of our offices various dogs can be found.

Work Life Balance

Depending on the country of employment, we offer different flexitime models and try to enable additional individual concepts, if needed.

Job Experience Programme

Experience different cultures and enlarge your horizon internationally by carrying out our internal job experience programme. 

Future

For more than 30 years, FOUR PAWS has been doing everything in its power to bring more humanity towards animals and we are continuing to plan for how we can continue to do this for many years to come.

Green Approach

Conscious use of resources and actively living the idea of ​​sustainability is supported. We strive to reduce our ecological footprint and take measures, amongst others, such as the reduction of business trips, flexible mobile working offers, preferred cooperation with ecologically-oriented partners, environmentally-friendly use of cleaning agents and promoting sustainable commuting.

Family-friendly working environment

With our flexible home office, remote-working arrangements as well as family days at the end of the year, FOUR PAWS offers flexible work arrangements within local legal frames, supportive policies, and a culture that prioritizes work-life balance. We value the well-being of our employees and their families and while offering these benefits to our employees, the animals in our care are looked after with the same dedication at all times.

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You would like to contribute to something meaningful and work with FOUR PAWS along its mission? This is your chance. FOUR PAWS is looking for you!

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      Head of Fundraising Austria (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | Vienna, Austria

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      HR Systems and Data Specialist (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | Vienna Headquarters, Austria

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      Raccoon at TIERART

      Talent Management Specialist (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | Vienna Headquarters, Austria 

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      White rooster

      HR Business Partner (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | Hamburg, Germany – Vienna Headquarters, Austria 

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      Veterinary Nurse (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | BEAR SANCTUARY Ninh Binh, Vietnam

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      Leopard Bakari

      Programmes Lead (m/f/d)

      Part-time or Full-time | 30-38 hours per week | Australia

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      group of geese

      Administration Coordinator & Tour Guide (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach 

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      Bear sleeping

      Assistant to Director and Deputy Director Germany (m/f/d)

      Limited contract | Full-time | 40 hours | Hamburg, Germany

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      Salesforce Administrator (Fundraising) (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | Vienna Headquarters, Austria

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      Audiovisual Productions Intern (m/f/d)

      Part-time or Full-time | 32-40 hours per week | Vienna Headquarters, Austria  

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      Roe Doe at TIERART

      Compliance and Integrity Specialist (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | Vienna Headquarters, Austria

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      Fundraising Market Support Coordinator (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | Vienna Headquarters, Austria

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      Lion Nikola at FELIDA

      Wildlife Veterinarian (m/f/d)

      Part-time | 8 hours per week | FELIDA Big Cat Sanctuary, The Netherlands

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      bear in a sanctuary

      Associate Audiovisual Producer (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | Vienna Headquarters, Austria  

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      puma in sanctuary

      Animal Caretaker (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | TIERART Wild Animal Sanctuary, Maßweiler, Germany

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      brown dog in cambodia

      Administration Officer (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | Phnom Penh, Cambodia 

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      Lioness at LIONSROCK

      Donor Support and Administration (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | Cape Town, South Africa 

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      brown bear in a sanctuary

      Chief Animal Caretaker (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | BEAR SANCTUARY Belitsa, Bulgaria

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      Bear Zoya

      Finance and Administration Specialist (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | BEAR SANCTUARY Domazhyr, Lviv Region, Ukraine

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      Romanian lions at LIONSROCK

      Acquisitions Fundraiser (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | Cape Town, South Africa 

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      Lion Gamba at LIONSROCK

      Individual Giving Fundraiser (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | Cape Town, South Africa 

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      Goat at EGS

      Team Lead People Service Centre (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | Vienna Headquarters, Austria

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      Major Donor Fundraiser (m/f/d)

      Hybrid | Full-time | 40 hours per week | London, United Kingdom

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      Pastel fox at TIERART

      HR Advisor (m/f/d)

      Hybrid | Full-time | 40 hours per week | London, United Kingdom 

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      Free range pig on a field

      Individual Giving Officer (m/f/d)

      Limited contract | 40 hours per week | London, United Kingdom

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      Little owl at EGS

      Safety and Security Operations Specialist (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | Vienna Headquarters, Austria

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      Merino lamb

      Data Privacy Advisor (m/f/d)

      Part-time or full-time | 32-40 hours per week | Vienna Headquarters, Austria

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      Legal Advisor (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | Vienna Headquarters, Austria

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      Sheep Lulu at TIERART

      Governmental Affairs Officer (m/f/d)

      Limited Contract | Full-time | 40 hours per week | Berlin, Germany

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      Bear Dasha at BEAR SANCTUARY Domazhyr

      Accountant (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | Vienna Headquarters, Austria

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      Asiatic black bears at BEAR SANCTUARY Ninh Binh

      Chief Animal Caretaker (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | BEAR SANCTUARY Ninh Binh, Nho Quan, Vietnam 

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      Raccoon at TIERART

      Internship Website Team (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | Hamburg, Germany

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      Ducks in Austria

      Accounts Payable Officer (m/f/d)

      Part-time or full-time | 35-40 hours per week | Hamburg, Germany

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      Tiger Raspoetin at LIONSROCK

      Head of Programmes (m/f/d)

      Full-time | 40 hours per week | Cape Town, South Africa

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      You didn’t find the right position but are still passionate to work in the FOUR PAWS team? 

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