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 looking for dedicated people to enrich our team.

Your contribution will be

• Assisting with the development and implementation of an internal communication concept for FOUR PAWS colleagues worldwide according to the organisation’s overall strategy
• Contributing to the cascade of essential information to all levels at FOUR PAWS
• Creating content in cooperation with the various FOUR PAWS departments and entities and composing linguistically adequate texts and editorial articles and visually appealing presentations
• Organising and facilitating internal formats & events and implementing internal measures on different internal communication channels
• Creating and launching new internal communication formats and products
• Community management and continuous optimisation of internal communications channels, in particular, the intranet
• Measuring and reporting on the usage of internal communication tools through analytics and other methods, as well as following trends and best practices in internal communications

Your profile ideally illustrates

• Successfully completed studies with a focus on communications, public relations or comparable education
• Professional experience in internal corporate communications, writing & editing and in the maintenance of an intranet (preferably experience in SharePoint)
• Experience in curating communication measures for a diverse range of internal stakeholders like office-based staff, non-office-based staff and leadership communication
• Background in developing new internal communication formats and channels
• Experience in organising and facilitating internal communication meetings & events
• Proven excellent knowledge in the conception and creation of texts for different target groups
• Very good linguistic and stylistic skills in spoken and written English
• Basic picture editing skills are a plus
• Ability to work proactively and independently with joy to work within a team
• Passion for animal welfare and FOUR PAWS vision and mission

Our offer includes

• The opportunity to truly contribute to global animal welfare
• Being part of 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
• Maternity leave cover, contract limited to 1 year with the possibility of extension upon mutual agreement
• The yearly gross salary range for this position is EUR 41,000 - EUR 45,000 (full-time base (40 hours per week), consisting of 14 payments) 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.

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.

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