Operations Specialist (m/f/d)

Limited Contract | Full - time | 40 hours per week |
Vienna Headquarters, AT

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

• Designing a global insurance management strategy and executing a framework tailored to FOUR PAWS' operations
• Overseeing the organisation's insurance portfolio, the procurement and renewal of insurance policies
• Ensuring global insurance coverage compliance, working with local teams to identify and manage region-specific needs and regulations
• Maintaining an inventory of all insurance policies, coverage terms and conditions, premiums, and claims
• Serve as the primary point of contact for insurance brokers and insurance providers
• Monitoring developments in global insurance markets and providing recommendations for modifications
• Supporting claim processes and managing insurance-related documentation and reporting
• Training staff in insurance processes, insurance coverage, and responsibilities
• Supporting risk management: coordinating and aligning risk management activities, managing less complex risk topics and processes, supporting updates of standard documents

Your profile ideally illustrates

• Several years of experience in the insurance field, ideally gained within an insurance company, as an insurance broker, or within a similar setting
• Degree in finance, business, risk management or related field
• Strong knowledge of insurance markets, products, and global risk management practices
• Fluency in English and German
• Excellent organisational, negotiation, and communication skills
• Proven ability to operate effectively across diverse cultural, regional, and legal environments
• 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
• A limited contract of 12 months
• The yearly gross salary range for this position is EUR 47,000 - EUR 52,000 (full-time base, consisting of 14 payments) according to our internal compensation scheme

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

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.

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