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

7.7.2025

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.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

Overseeing the implementation of sanctuary operational frameworks, focusing on capacity planning, safety protocols, and facility management standards to support consistent and effective sanctuary functioning
Supervising and advising on construction and large-scale maintenance projects, ensuring alignment with infrastructure goals, quality standards, budgets, and timelines
Engaging with other departments and teams to ensure facility management decisions align with sanctuary-wide objectives, promoting integrated planning across construction, logistics, and animal welfare units
Monitoring the proper utilisation of technical, legal and animal welfare expertise throughout project lifecycles
Ensuring the maintenance of accurate inventory records, conducting regular inventory checks, and advising on tools and systems to optimise procurement, stock control, and reporting processes
Checking facility capacity and spotting areas that need upgrades

Your profile ideally illustrates

Several years of relevant experience in facility or operations management, ideally in animal sanctuaries, nature reserves, or comparable environments
Proven track record in overseeing infrastructure projects, including construction and maintenance, with a focus on safety, quality, and compliance
Fluency in English, spoken and written
Solid understanding of inventory management and procurement processes, including hands-on experience with digital tools for stock control and reporting
Familiarity with applying technical, legal, and animal welfare standards throughout project planning and execution
Excellent analytical and planning skills, with the ability to assess facility capacity, identify operational gaps, and recommend sustainable improvements
Willingness to travel
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
The yearly gross salary range for this position is EUR 52,000 - EUR 59,000 (full-time base, 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. 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.

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

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Construction and Maintenance Technical Specialist (Implementation Specialist) (m/f/d)