Health and Husbandry Specialist - Animal Training and Enrichment (m/f/d)

VIER PFOTEN International; Wien; Hybrid; EUR 47 000 - 52 000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An international animal welfare organization based in Vienna is seeking a dedicated professional to advance and monitor its animal training and enrichment programmes. The ideal candidate will have a background in animal care or behaviour, experience in positive-reinforcement training, and excellent communication skills. This role offers a flexible working environment, a dog-friendly office, and a gross salary range of €47,000 - €52,000 per year.

Leistungen

Flexible working times

Dog-friendly office

Public transportation ticket

Birthday leave

Qualifikationen

• Experience with wildlife is beneficial.
• Strong interest in working with multi-cultural teams.
• Willingness to travel and possess a driver's licence.

Aufgaben

• Advancing and monitoring the animal training programme.
• Coordinating and holding animal training workshops.
• Designing animal training and enrichment plans.

Kenntnisse

Background in animal care and/or animal behaviour

Experience in positive-reinforcement training of animals

Good written and verbal communication skills in English

Knowledge of German

Passion for animal welfare

Jobbeschreibung

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

• Advancing and monitoring the animal training programme based on the wild animal training guidelines of FOUR PAWS with a particular focus on medical training
• Coordinating and holding animal training workshops for caregivers in FOUR PAWS sanctuaries
• Advancing and monitoring the enrichment programme in FOUR PAWS sanctuaries
• Behavioural observation of individual animals kept in FOUR PAWS sanctuaries
• Designing animal training and enrichment plans for individual animals kept in FOUR PAWS sanctuaries

Your profile ideally illustrates

• Background in animal care and/or animal behaviour; experience with wildlife is beneficial
• Experience in positive-reinforcement training of animals
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English; knowledge of German is an advantage
• Strong interest in working with multi-cultural teams
• Willingness to travel as well as a driver's licence
• 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 with the spirit of being ONE FOUR PAWS
• Flexible working times with the option of partial remote work
• Dog-friendly office
• Public transportation ticket
• 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. Pleasecontact [e-mail] 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.