**About Us:
**Light for the World is an international organization committed to building inclusive societies where people with disabilities have access to quality education, economic empowerment, and advocacy. Partnering with communities, governments, and other stakeholders, we drive sustainable change to empower individuals with disabilities to fully participate in all areas of life. Light for the World is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants of diverse backgrounds to join our mission of creating a more inclusive world.
Place of Work: Vienna, Austria
Employment Type: part-time (at least 20h per week), permanent
Starting Date: Mid June 2026
Annual Salary: from EUR 40.000 annually (for 38h, full time)
**About the Role
**As our Compliance & Governance Officer, you will play a key role in ensuring smooth governance operations across the organization. You will coordinate board meetings and international high-level meetings, monitor governance action points and statutory deadlines, and support board member onboarding and development. Acting as the Accessibility Focal Point, you will help ensure inclusive and accessible governance practices. In addition, you will support innovation initiatives that strengthen and modernize governance processes across the organization.
Tasks
- Organize and coordinate board meetings, assemblies, and international high-level meetings (online and in-person), including agenda preparation, documentation management, and stakeholder coordination
- Prepare meeting minutes, document key decisions, and monitor follow-up actions to ensure timely implementation and proper record keeping
- Ensure timely statutory filings and monitor compliance with internal and external governance deadlines across legal entities
- Coordinate board member onboarding and offboarding processes, including due diligence and compliance checks
- Maintain governance-related communication channels, compliance documentation, and board information databases
- Serve as the primary administrative contact for board members and support board development and engagement activities
- Act as Accessibility Focal Point by reviewing governance documents and events for accessibility and providing guidance to internal stakeholders
- Support the planning and monitoring of governance budgets and expenses
- Coordinate internal workshops, meetings, and special governance-related projects for the CEO and Head of Governance & Compliance
- Contribute to innovation and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance governance processes and collaboration practices
Requirements
- 3–5 years of experience in governance, compliance, corporate administration, or a similar role, ideally within an international NGO or legal environment
- Understanding of governance and legal frameworks relevant to NGOs is an asset.
- Excellent written and spoken German and English skills
- Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills with high attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic international environment
- Proficiency in MS Teams and other collaboration and meeting management tools
Benefits
- You join a highly motivated team, appreciating your experience and eager to jointly shape Light for the World’s monitoring and steering mechanisms
- We are offering an outstanding opportunity to bring about change through an international development organization with strong expertise and a growing profile
- We are committed to giving our colleagues space to explore new directions, test new ideas and to excel as individuals through and with their team.
- We emphasize a good work-life-balance, have flexible working hours and Home-Office opportunity
- We are a professional team that strives towards continuous development.
- We believe in participatory leadership and expect you to contribute your expertise and ideas.
- We believe that learning from mistakes is an important way of developing and put emphasis on our culture of learning
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion in our organization. We welcome and encourage applications from all people regardless of national origin, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation or gender identity, and we very much welcome applications from people with disabilities.
