Part-time | 30 hours per week | Vienna Headquarters, Austria

8.9.2025

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.

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Your contribution will be

Developing and implementing of our comprehensive, operative and strategic legacy programme for FOUR PAWS Austria in collaboration with our fundraising team as well as sharing knowledge and expertise international and in DACH region
Advising interested people, interacting and communicating with donors
Representing FOUR PAWS' legacy programme on fundraising congresses, playing an active role in shaping the legacy image in close cooperation with NGO networks (Fundraising association)
Developing promotion material on-/offline with internal support for social media, web, press releases including testing, implementing and monitoring innovative ideas (legacy guide brochure)
Collaborating with the internal legacy team and external partners (legal offices, notaries, cemeteries)
Supporting and implementing of legal and operational frameworks for accepting wills, receive bequests and process donations
Dispatching of material/gifts, events, updating lists and reporting legacy development

Your profile ideally illustrates

Extensive experience in legacy fundraising, with both operational and strategic expertise
Strong network within the NGO sector, providing in-depth insight into legacy fundraising in Austria
Team-oriented mindset combined with a decisive, flexible, and solution-driven approach; open, warm, and motivating personality, well-suited for representing the organisation and engaging with donors
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in German and English
Advanced technical proficiency in Office 365, SharePoint, and virtual communication tools (e.g., Microsoft Teams)
Passion for animal welfare and FOUR PAWS' vision and mission

Our offer includes

The opportunity to truly contribute to global animal welfare
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 47,000 - 52,000 EUR (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.

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.

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Legacy Fundraiser (m/f/d)