Search and Selection Specialist (m/f/d

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 .

Would you like to contribute to something meaningful and work with us along our mission? This is your chance. We are looking for dedicated people to enrich our team.

• Managing vacancies for international employees at FOUR PAWS
• Monitoring the employer branding consistency and the overall visibility of all current job posts and messages on external media about FOUR PAWS as employer
• Ensuring the personality fit of candidates for all international and selected local roles by conducting interviews, by establishing consistent selection criteria and by steering selection decisions in strong collaboration with hiring managers and all other participants in the interview and selection process.
• Keeping candidates engaged throughout the process and ensuring an excellent candidate experience in line with FOUR PAWS’ culture and values
• Tracking, monitoring and reporting KPIs in the recruitment process
• Preparing and participating in the negotiations of contracts with vendors and monitoring delivery scopes (in particular, headhunters and recruitment agencies or online recruitment platforms)
• Being in direct contact with stakeholders, in particular with hiring managers as expert and advisor in the recruiting process

• Relevant work experience in the field of recruiting, attraction and selection
• Relevant education, preferably with an HR-related background
• Excellent English skills, German as an advantage
• Very good communication skills with adaptability to cultural differences
• Emotional intelligence, the ability to connect with others, sound judgment and strong decision-making capability
• Passion for people, culture, and a modern customer-orientated HR organisation with a passion for identifying and attracting talent
• Ethical, highest level of integrity and confidentiality
• Ability to work with international stakeholders and to adapt to various situations
• Great affinity to animal welfare and FOUR PAWS vision and mission

• The opportunity to truly contribute to global animal welfare
• A multinational team with the spirit of being ONE FOUR PAWS
• Flexible working times with the option of partial remote work
• Wiener Linien annual ticket and pension fund after probationary period
• 25 days of annual leave
• Extra days off at the end of the year
• Maternity leave cover with a limited contract, with the possibility of extension upon mutual agreement
• The yearly gross salary range for this position is EUR 46,000 - EUR 51,000 (full-time base, consisting of 14 payments) according to our internal compensation scheme

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.

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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