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• Salary:800,664 Mexican Peso
• Area:Equine Operations
• Vacancy Type:Fixed Term Contract
• Full or Part Time?:Full Time

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.

These are exciting times for the charity, and we now have an excellent opportunity for a self-motivated and professional individual with outstanding interpersonal and relationship building skills to join our dedicated International Programmes and Partnerships Department. As Data Analyst you will be responsible for supporting evidence-based influencing strategies across Mexico and Latin American (LAC) countries by collecting, processing, and analysing data to identify trends and insights. Working closely with the LAC Public Affairs Manager and LAC MEAL Officer, you will produce reports, dashboards, and visualisations that inform strategic decision-making and contribute to improving The Donkey Sanctuary’s impact in the region.

About you:

• A bachelor´s degree in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, Information management or similar.
• Able to understand strategy goals and translate them into specific, measurable research questions or objectives.
• Experience of research design and methodology to plan and design the most appropriate methods for gathering data.
• Experience of planning and designing a sampling approach to ensure data is representative of target population.
• Experience of translating technical findings into a compelling story for non-technical stakeholders through easy-to-understand chart, graph and dashboards, or similar to be included in reports and presentations.
• A good understanding of statistical concepts to interpret data correctly.
• Fluency in English (written and verbal).

About the role:

Your principal duties and responsibilities will include –

• Planning and designing data collection and cleaning and validating data from multiple sources (internal and external) to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Developing dashboards, reports, and visualisations to be presented to stakeholders and other influencing activities.
• Using (or reviewing) statistical tools and techniques to analyse complex datasets, identifying trends, patterns and correlations that can support The Donkey Sanctuary (TDS) LAC strategy.
• Working with cross-functional teams in TDS to understand influencing and advocacy requirements and translating them into data.
• Automating data processes and improving data quality.
• Working with data findings so they can be presented in a clear and concise manner.
• Maintaining documentation for data processes, definitions, and dashboards.

The contract:

This is a full-time, 2-year contract, working 40 hours per week. The working pattern will combine onsite and home (hybrid) working under our guiding principles for such roles. The working pattern will be agreed between the line manager and post-holder.

Please note: Applicants must have the legal right to live and work in Mexico and the ability to travel to countries regionally and internationally.

Closing date for completed applications: Sunday 29 March 2026.

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

Please forward any enquiries regarding this role to applications@thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk

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.