People Services Specialist

Animal Welfare. Worldwide.

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 https://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

• Ensuring efficient people services for Austrian-based international employments in line with local legislation and by following the compliance framework
• Managing Austrian benefits, grants/subsidies, work permits, etc. in strong collaboration with external service partners and authorities
• Preparing the payroll administration and collaborating with the external payroll agency
• Being the first point of contact for line managers and colleagues with regards to consulting on individual requests
• Maintaining and monitoring colleagues’ data in the relevant tools, considering data privacy aspects as well as providing statistics
• Contributing to establishing consistent high-service-level standards and efficient processes along a unique colleagues’ service experience journey, also on a global level, e. g. by reviewing and updating guidelines
• Investigating about people-service-related trends, local legal regulations, and benchmarks as well as driving the knowledge exchange on global level
• Proactively contributing to internal and cross departmental projects in a project based work environment

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 a HRIS (Human Resources Information System) to manage HR processes, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, and GDPR compliance
• Basic 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
• An international, dynamic work environment
• Flexible working times with the option of partial remote work
• A dog-friendly workplace
• 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 minimum gross annual salary for this position starts at EUR 48,000 (full-time base, consisting of 14 payments), in accordance with our internal compensation scheme 

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

Application deadline: 20th of November, 2026

At FOUR PAWS we empower everyone to contribute their unique and authentic experiences for animal welfare, and to show compassion for animals, people, and the planet. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a workplace built on equity, inclusion, and belonging. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities who share our passion for creating a better world for animals.

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. Please contact [email protected] if you require assistance applying to this position.