Stefanie Zollner-Rieder

About

With over 8 years of professional experience, currently serving as Deputy Head of Unit for Care and Persons with Disabilities at Caritas Österreich. Key competencies include advocacy, stakeholder engagement, project management, and social policy communication, with a focus on care, disability services and mental health. Dedicated to advancing inclusive social policies and fostering cross-sector collaboration. Leveraging a strong foundation in political communication and legal research to align with Caritas Österreich's mission of supporting marginalized communities. Committed to creating impactful solutions through teamwork, strategic planning, and empathetic leadership.

Experience

• Caritas Österreich (6 yrs 7 mos)
  • Deputy Head of Unit Care and Persons with Disabilities
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Head of Unit Care and Persons with Disabilities
    May 2023 - Jul 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Advocacy Officer
    Jan 2020 - Jun 2023 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    Leitung der Fachstelle „Pflege und Betreuung“ -) Vertretung der anwaltschaftlichen Anliegen zum Thema Pflege und Betreuung aus Sicht der Caritas Diözesen auf Österreich-Ebene -) Kontaktstelle und Korrespondenz mit Stakeholdern -) Vorstandsmitglied bei Caritas Rundum zuhause betreut (CRZB) -) Projektmanagement und Projektförderung -) Mitwirkung im Rahmen der Pflegedachorganisation BAG (Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Freie Wohlfahrt) -) Mitglied und Mitwirkung im Rahmen der BAT (Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Trauerbegleitung) -) Politische Kommunikation und Eventplanung

• Berufsausbildung at Career Break
  Nov 2022 - Apr 2023 · 6 mos

  Educational leave for finishing my Master-thesis on political communication in the context of destigmatization of mental illnesses during Covid-19.

• Legal and Policy Advisor at NEOS
  Feb 2018 - Jan 2020 · 2 yrs

  - Project Lead for the Investigation Committee "Krankenhaus Nord" (April 2018 - April 2019): political communication strategy, preparation of the investigative questioning, evidence documents, Project Administration; - Member of the Steering Group "Integration": coordinating a nationwide participation process with Integration Expert Kenan Güngör; composition of the final Position Paper.

• Advisor Medical Device and Energy Trading Business at Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
  Aug 2017 - Jan 2018 · 6 mos

• Accredited Parliamentarian Assistant Office MEP Paul Rübig at European Parliament
  Sep 2016 - Aug 2017 · 1 yr

  Budget and Trade Committee, Science Technology Option Assessment (STOA)