Donkey Welfare Adviser

Charity Finance Group; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension

Life assurance – 2 x annual salary

31 days holiday (34 with service)

Wellbeing team

Pilates and Yoga classes

Long service awards

Healthshield plan

Free parking

Subsidised restaurant and shop

Job summary

Not For Profit People is seeking a Donkey Welfare Adviser to cover South Wales on a fixed-term maternity contract. The role is home-based with travel, 37.5 hours per week, from 14 December 2026 to 3 March 2028. Salary £40,389 per annum with a competitive pension and holiday entitlement.

The Adviser will promote welfare, deliver stakeholder training, gather evidence for welfare investigations, and support a rehoming scheme using strong equine expertise and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of animal welfare legislation.
• Understanding of equine behaviour with practical field experience.
• Ability to influence changes in challenging situations.
• Excellent communication and training delivery to diverse groups.
• Strong interpersonal skills and relationship building.

Responsibilities

• Promote welfare and provide guidance to audiences; share best practices.
• Communicate effectively with diverse groups in emotive situations.
• Deliver high-quality training to stakeholders with available resources.
• Respond to enquiries and support donkey placement and care decisions.
• Support rehoming schemes and collaborate with enforcement when needed.

Skills

Equine knowledge

Welfare legislation

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Training delivery

Job description

# Donkey Welfare AdviserNFP PeopleHome based (it is preferable that candidates live centrally within region)£40,389 per annumFull TimeEmployeeRemote27 September 2026View more categories* Job DetailsDonkey Welfare AdviserWe now have an excellent secondment opportunity for a dynamic and resourceful individual with a proven track record of community-based animal welfare work, excellent decision-making and time-management skills and a strong customer service ethic to join the team as Donkey Welfare Adviser for South Wales.**Position:** Donkey Welfare Adviser**Location:** Home based (it is preferable that candidates live centrally within region to gain easy access to travel and communication networks. However, locations close to the defined area may be considered if operationally viable)**Hours:** Full-time, working an average of 37.5 hours per week on an annualised hours basis.**Salary:** £40,389 per annum**Contract:** Fixed term maternity cover contract starting on 14 December 2026 until 3 March 2028**Closing Date:** Sunday 27 September 2026. Please note this role may close earlier than advertised so apply as soon as possible.**Interview Date:** Sidmouth, on Tuesday 27th Wednesday 28th October 2026**About the Role**Donkey Welfare Advisers are professionals in the field of donkey and mule welfare. They play a key front-line role in the work of the Sanctuary: responding to donkeys in need, supporting donkeys in the community, growing and managing a high-quality rehoming scheme, and acting as an ambassador for the charity at all times.Your principal duties and responsibilities will include:* Promoting good welfare for donkeys and mules by working proactively to support, guide and educate key audiences and by sharing best practice.* Communicating effectively with groups from all social, racial, and cultural backgrounds, often in highly emotive and sometimes confrontational circumstances.* Delivering high quality, impactful training to a range of stakeholders in a style suitable to the audience and the resources available.* Responding to future care enquiries, working creatively to identify suitable alternatives to sanctuary care where appropriate, and gathering and co-ordinating relevant information to inform donkey placement decisions and help owners make informed choices for their donkeys, including end of life decisions.* Supporting a good quality rehoming scheme by ensuring donkeys are placed in the most suitable environments for their needs.* Working proactively to prevent/alleviate suffering, referring to and/or collaborating with enforcement agencies when necessary.* Providing reliable evidence for welfare investigation cases, including witness statements and other relevant evidence in court compliant formats, and attending court to give evidence as required.**About You**You will be a positive influencer able to promote and model our values in all areas of your work, with a high level of equine knowledge with significant experience of working with equines.You will also have:* A working knowledge of legal practicalities and experience of the application of relevant animal welfare legislation.* An understanding of equine behaviour and demonstrable practical experience in the field.* Able to influence change and respond appropriately in emotional challenging or confrontational situations.* Excellent communicator able to deliver advice and training to stakeholder groups with varying experience.* Strong interpersonal skills, comfortable with making new contacts and able to develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.Before applying, please ensure that if successful in being called to interview, you would be able to attend in person on the specified date, as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to accommodate requests for alternative arrangements.Benefits include:* Competitive pension.* Life assurance – 2 x annual salary* 31 days holiday (including Bank holidays), rising to 34 will each full year of service pro rata* Wellbeing team.* Recorded Pilates and Yoga classes.* Long service awards.* Healthshield plan* Free parking.* Life assurance.* Subsidised restaurant and shop.**About the Organisation**Join one of the UK’s largest international animal welfare charities, currently supporting projects in over 35 countries worldwide, working for a world where donkeys and mules live free from suffering and their contribution to humanity is fully valued.The Charity is a Disability Confident Employer, 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.You may also have experience in areas such as Welfare, Animal Welfare, Equine, Donkey, Animal Welfare Advisor, Donkey Welfare Advisor, Animal Welfare Officer, Donkey Welfare Officer.Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client, Not For Profit People. #INDNFP