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 are tackling the greatest threats working donkeys face locally and around the world, from the donkey skin trade to challenges working animals face in disasters, and we have an excellent opportunity for a highly proactive, self-motivated and professional team player to join our collaborative global department focused on influencing change, using campaigning and public affairs tactics  at an exciting point of growth in our influencing work. As Intelligence Officer, your primary focus will be to maintain and update The Donkey Sanctuary’s trade tracker dashboard with up to date intel and data on the global donkey skin trade. You will analyse trends and communicate relevant intel pro-actively with internal and external stakeholders through concise and informative trade alerts and reports, while building and managing crucial relationships. This role provides essential support to the delivery of The Donkey Sanctuary’s skin trade campaign strategy.

About you:

• Excellent research and analytical skills, together with a proven ability to analyse data and look for connections.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and proven experience of working and communicating internationally and successfully with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience of working with data bases and data inputting.
• Excellent IT skills including Word, Outlook, internet, Excel.
• Comfortable and confident in operating in new, uncertain and complex situations.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships internationally with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong organisational and prioritising skills, together with the ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail whilst dealing with a number of conflicting demands.

About the role:

Your principal duties and responsibilities will include –

• Maintaining, updating and analysing The Donkey Sanctuary’s trade tracker dashboard.
• Tracking legal, trade, or policy changes globally that impact the donkey skin trade or animal welfare more broadly.
• Creating visually compelling reports to present complex trade data to diverse audiences effectively.
• Playing an active and motivated role in the Skins campaign, ensuring the campaign strategy is consistently and effectively supported to deliver our aim of ensuring no donkeys will suffer through a global trade in donkey skins.
• Contributing to policy briefings and advocacy efforts aimed at influencing decision-makers and stakeholders to address the global donkey skin trade.
• Collaborating with the Risk Team to assess risks and/or vulnerabilities related to the global donkey skin trade to better inform organisational strategies and responses.
• Collaborating across the organisation and with global partners in order to support the activities of the Skins campaign and with the Communications and Content Departments to support relevant global content.

What we offer in return:

This is a full-time, permanent contract starting as soon as possible, working 35 hours per week, 08.30-16.30, Monday-Friday.

This role is nominally based on our site based in Sidmouth, Devon – an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – and we offer hybrid working. But we are keen to make the role work for you, and so will consider fully remote / home working and flexible working patterns, where required.

Due to the nature of the role, flexibility will be required for working outside of core hours, and for occasional UK and international travel.

Benefits:  

Competitive pension.

Life assurance.

31 days holiday (including Bank holidays), rising to 34 will 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: Monday 21 April 2025. 

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised date and therefore encourage early applications.

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.

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.