Project Manager (m/f/d)

VIER PFOTEN International; Hamburg; Vor Ort; EUR 49.000 - 66.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible work arrangements

Home office 60/40

Pension plan

PAWSdays

Birthday leave

Mental-health support

Zusammenfassung

FOUR PAWS in Hamburg is looking for a project manager to coordinate campaigns and safeguard animal welfare. You will plan activities, manage timelines, and ensure deliverables align with our mission.

Ideal candidates have NGO project experience, strong campaign acumen, and excellent German & English communication. You will lead diverse teams and navigate changing priorities while promoting accountability and impact.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience in project management within NGOs.
• Strong grasp of how campaigns influence public engagement.
• Ability to lead teams through changing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal German and English.
• Passion for animal welfare and Four Paws' mission.

Aufgaben

• Plan and coordinate project activities using templates with defined timelines.
• Monitor time and budget, coordinating resources within approved limits.
• Deliver projects end-to-end, applying standards and adjusting as needed.
• Identify risks and issues and shape solutions.
• Coordinate core teams, strengthen collaboration and accountability.

Kenntnisse

Project management

NGO experience

Campaign impact

Stakeholder leadership

KPI design

German-English

Team motivation

Adaptability

Policy awareness

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

• Planning and coordinating project and campaign activities using established templates, ensuring timelines and deliverables are clearly defined
• Monitoring time and budget on projects and coordinating resource needs within approved limits
• Delivering projects end-to-end, applying frameworks and standards for executing projects and adjusting when needed
• Identifying risks and issues along the project journey and taking the necessary steps to shape well-rounded solutions
• Coordinating core teams, encouraging collaboration, and building accountability within clearly structured roles

Your profile ideally illustrates

• Relevant professional experience in the field of project management, ideally in an NGO environment
• Strong understanding of how political campaigns create impact, from agenda-setting and public engagement to mobilisation and advocacy
• Ability to stay focused and effective in changing circumstances, including political developments, shifting media attention, and evolving priorities
• Skilled in guiding and motivating teams through uncertainty and complexity, especially in lateral leadership environments
• Ability to design, standardise, and monitor KPIs to ensure long-term process efficiency and operational excellence
• Experience in understanding different working environments, operational issues and sensitive or complex queries and their impact
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both German and English
• Passion for animal welfare and FOUR PAWS' vision and mission

Our offer includes

• The opportunity to make a real contribution to global animal welfare
• An animal-friendly and pleasant working environment in a motivated team
• Modern management culture as well as various development opportunities
• Mental-health hotline, workplace health and wellbeing initiatives
• Flexible and family-friendly work arrangements as well as 60/40 regulation to work in a home office
• An employer-financed workplace pension plan after 6 months of service
• 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 for this position is 57.134,40 EUR 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. Please contact [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.