Public Affairs and Campaigns Coordinator

Public Affairs and Campaigns Coordinator

The Donkey Sanctuary 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.

We have an excellent opportunity for a highly proactive, organised and empathic 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.

Position: Public Affairs and Campaigns Coordinator

Location: Devon an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty/hybrid working (applications for fully remote/home working and flexible working patterns welcomed)

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week, 08.30-16.30, Monday-Friday

Salary: £30,500 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: Sunday 6 April 2025. Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 April 2025.

About the Role

As Public Affairs and Campaigns Coordinator, you will provide support to the Public Affairs Manager and will support the wider department and its leadership to bring to life our global influencing strategy and plans, improving our efficiency and ways of working. Alongside high level coordination and administrative support, you will manage special projects to improve departmental working and many critical external accreditation needs and processes.

Principal duties include:

• Supporting the Public Affairs manager and team, including external consultants, with administrative tasks, including managing confidential correspondence, liaison with suppliers, processing invoices and raising purchase orders.

• Managing complex international travel arrangements for multiple people; booking and arranging flights and visas, ordering currency and creating detailed travel itineraries.

• Managing institutional accreditations that allow us to operate at the level we do, ensuring timely submission of reports, ensuring no deadlines slip and liaising with complex platforms and interfaces to do this.

• Maintaining electronic filing systems and departmental efficiency, for example on special projects around monitoring and evaluation, dashboards and CRMs.

• Assisting with the logistics and admin support for internal and external event organisation and meetings, including agendas and minute taking, preparation of reports and circulations of relevant materials and information.

• Undertaking projects and research and producing first drafts of presentations and papers.

• Assisting with the writing, production and distribution of influencing material.

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

About You

You will need to bring with you the following skills and experience:

• Previous experience of working as a coordinator, assistant or similar role, ideally in an animal welfare or related field.

• Excellent I.T. skills (proficient in Word, Outlook and Excel), together with an understanding of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning coordination.

• Strong written and verbal skills.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly to different individuals.

• Able to multi-task and maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail whilst working with a number of conflicting demands and deadlines.

• Financial process, database and administrative experience.

What you get in return

• Competitive pension.

• Life assurance.

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

• Wellbeing team.

• Recorded Pilates classes.

• Long service awards.

• Healthshield plan

• Free parking.

• Subsidised restaurant and shop.

About the Organisation

The Donkey Sanctuary is 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.

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PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation