If you're 'responsible, reliable, honest and practically inclined', a job going on the idyllic Greek island of Syros might just be right for you - but you must like cats.
And you could be too late because there are already 3000 applications from people all over the world to take over as cat caretakers at cat sanctuary that's home to up to 70 cats.
The sanctuary owner Joan Bowell posted the job ad on Facebook last week because she and her husband plan to return New York where Mr Bowell has work commitments with the United Nations, The Telegraph reports.
Nearly 1000 Britons are among the 3000 applicants for the cat caretaking role and the couple have called in five volunteers across Europe to narrow down a shortlist of up to 100.
Mrs Bowell from the UK and Mr Bowell from Denmark moved to the island of Syros seven years ago, The Telegraph said.
They found kittens thrown away in garbage cans, bony cats relying on scraps, feral and injured cats that needed care.
The couple began taking in strays and working with local vets to improve the health of village cat colony and the overall island population.
They backed a sterilisation project, funded dental operations, had sick eyes removed, and nursed motherless kittens through the night.
“Now you hardly see distressed cats on Syros,” Mr Bowell said. “It all started here.”
Today the sanctuary's cats are all led around by the resident caretaker cat, Snowy.
The human caretaker role comes with a salary up to 600 euros ($NZ1,037) a month, with bills, housing and veterinary expenses paid.
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