Zürich
Employee Administration & Animal Care (80–100 %)
- 04 November 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Zürich
Job summary
Zürcher Tierschutz is an independent association in Zurich. Join us to work in a supportive environment with animals and people!
Tasks
- Handle general administration and reception duties.
- Care for dogs, cats, and other small animals in the shelter.
- Assist with medical care and maintain animal environments.
Skills
- Experience in administration and animal care is required.
- Strong MS Office skills and structured work approach.
- Team player with customer service enthusiasm.
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About the job
The Zurich Animal Protection is an independent association based in the canton of Zurich. As a non-profit organisation, we have been committed to domestic, farm, wild, fur, and laboratory animals for more than 160 years. The association operates an office and an animal shelter for stray, surrendered, and boarding animals. Zurich Animal Protection is supported by membership fees and donations.
To strengthen our team, we are looking immediately or by arrangement for a versatile and committed person who enjoys administrative tasks and practical work with animals for the position of:
Employee Administration & Animal Care (80–100 %)
The job profile includes the following activities:
Administration (approx. 50 %)
- General clerical work, as well as reception duties
- Administrative processing of animal admissions, adoptions, and cat boarding
- Advising our customers and coordinating between the animal departments
- Maintaining databases, statistics, and our regular animal shelter programmes
Animal Care (approx. 50 %)
- Care and supervision of our dogs, cats, small mammals, reptiles, and birds
- Cleaning and species-appropriate arrangement of animal rooms and enclosures
- Monitoring health status and supporting veterinary care measures
- Cross-departmental collaboration in animal shelter operations
Your Profile
- Experience in administration, clerical work, or a comparable role
- Solid practical experience in handling animals, preferably from a professional environment (e.g. animal shelter, internship, or animal care)
- Career changers with particularly broad, solid animal experience are also welcome
- Good MS Office skills and a structured, independent working style
- Enjoyment of customer contact, teamwork, reliability, and resilience
- Willingness to work weekends and public holidays
And what can you expect?
A committed team, a modern animal shelter, a varied role, development opportunities, contemporary remuneration, and good social benefits. Plus a workplace in a beautiful location with a view of the Lewa Savanna at Zurich Zoo.
Interested?
Then we look forward to receiving your complete application documents in electronic form (one document) at bewerbung@zuerchertierschutz.ch.
