The Donkey Sanctuary is looking for an experienced and reputable organisation / individual consultant to conduct a country assessment of Ghana. The purpose of this assessment is to expand our knowledge of the wider needs of donkeys, mules, and the communities that care for them in Ghana, and how The Donkey Sanctuary can affect change to improve the welfare and livelihoods needs of donkeys, mules, and people through our work.

The successful applicant will have considerable demonstrable experience of conducting contextual analysis or assessment, research and ideally, programme development. They will have experience working internationally and preferably some experience working in Ghana. Scope, duration and budget to be determined as part of the application process.

The main objective of the assessment is to enable The Donkey Sanctuary to better comprehend the Ghanaian context across a range of data points, including:

• Location, numbers, needs and welfare issues for donkeys and mules.

• Challenges facing donkey and mule owning communities.

• Stakeholder mapping of organisations supporting the welfare of donkey and mules and/or donkey and mule owning communities.

• What needs to change to create improvements in donkey and mule welfare.

• What needs to change to create improvements for those who rely on donkeys and mules for livelihoods.