Policy & Advocacy Specialist - Global Affairs

• Contributing to the global affairs strategy in collaboration with relevant internal and external stakeholders
• Developing and reviewing advocacy material, such as policy briefs, reports, fact sheets and other publications based on scientific research addressing policy makers, institutions, experts and other key stakeholders
• Monitoring external developments, expert publications, progress in the political and policy arena on the key asks tied to animal welfare in order to capitalise on opportunities when relevant
• Establishing and maintaining contact with relevant stakeholders to gain allies and gather information that helps update policy proposals
• Organising virtual and in-person advocacy events and meetings
• Representing FOUR PAWS in meetings with relevant stakeholders and relevant international fora

• Several years of relevant professional policy and advocacy experience (preferably in the field of animal welfare, One Health, environmental policy) in national, regional or international policy-making fora (UN level)
• Masters degree in relevant science or arts disciplines including animal welfare, environment, health, veterinary sciences, policy or law
• Very good understanding of the dynamics and mechanisms at national, regional (e.g. EU, ASEAN) and international (e.g. WHO, WOAH, FAO, UNEP, G20) levels
• Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with experts, stakeholders working with relevant institutions and decision-makers at the highest level
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English including presentation skills, proficiency in additional UN languages is advantageous
• Strong project and organisational skills with the ability to multi-task across different functions
• Ability to motivate and influence an international team, partners and allies to work together to achieve the programme objectives
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365: Sharepoint, Powerpoint, Word, Excel
• Willingness to travel internationally as and when required
• Passion for animal welfare and FOUR PAWS vision and mission

proficiency in additional UN languages

• 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