The Donkey Sanctuary is an international animal welfare organisation, offering care and protection to donkeys worldwide. Our vision is a world where every donkey has a good quality of life, and our mission is to improve the lives of donkeys every day. We will achieve this by transforming the lives of donkeys in need worldwide by fostering greater understanding, collaboration and support, and by promoting lasting, mutually life-enhancing relationships. 

We have an excellent opportunity for a self-motivated, flexible and professional team player to join our busy Maintenance Team. As electrician, you will carry out electrical installations, inspection & testing and planned preventative maintenance throughout The Donkey Sanctuary.

About you:

• Time served apprenticeship to City & Guilds as approved electrician including Inspection & Testing and IET 18th edition Wiring Regulations.
• Experience of domestic and industrial installations, medium voltage, single and 3-phase including I.T., Intruder alarm, Fire alarm systems and CCTV.
• Excellent communications skills, including experience of communicating with a variety of staff at all levels.
• Good organisational skills with experience of working on a variety of projects, including work which is unsupervised.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Full, valid UK driving licence.

About the role:

Your principal duties and responsibilities will include –

• Maintenance of and repair of existing electrical systems.
• Installation of new electrical systems.
• Acting as the point of contact for EFM internally, to be responsible for work that includes installation of network and telephone wiring systems and associated control equipment, installation of fire and intruder alarm systems including CCTV and servicing and repair of fire and intruder alarm systems.
• Timely and accurate inspection/testing and record keeping of Fire alarm, Intruder alarm and emergency lighting systems.
• Timely and accurate inspection/testing and record keeping of electrical installations, periodic inspections and minor works.
• Annual testing of all appliances and equipment including record keeping (PAT testing).

What we offer in return:

Based in Sidmouth, Devon – an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – this is a full-time, permanent contract working 37.5 hours per week, 08.00-16.30, Monday-Friday. Flexibility will be required for some travel to other TDS sites.

Benefits:  

Competitive pension.

Life assurance.

31 days holiday (including Bank holidays), rising to 34 with each full year of service.

Wellbeing team.

Recorded Pilates and Yoga classes.

Long service awards.

Healthshield plan –

Reimbursement of some medical expenses up to the specified limits per membership.

Offers, discounts and cashback on shopping, travel and entertainment from participating outlets.

Access to a 24/7 GP and counselling service.

Free parking.

Subsidised restaurant and shop.

Closing date for completed applications: Thursday 19 March 2026.

Before submitting your application, please ensure you read our candidate journey page, in particular our FAQs section – https://jobs.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/jobs/candidate-journey/

The Donkey Sanctuary is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (children and adults), and expects all staff and volunteers to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where required for the post.

The Donkey Sanctuary also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and, for relevant posts, may request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

Please note: The Guaranteed interview scheme is only applicable to candidates who consider themselves to have a disability applying for roles based within the United Kingdom.

NOTE TO APPLICANTS: We look forward to receiving your application, but we do ask you to complete this in your own words, and not to employ an Artificial Intelligence (AI) writing tool or assistant. Applications that are considered not to be an applicant’s own work may not be shortlisted for interview.