I applied online. I interviewed at The Donkey Sanctuary
Interview
Applied online and was invited to a panel interview. The panel were polite and the process was organised. The interview itself was friendly, but the balance of questions leaned more toward soft skills and general stakeholder handling than testing technical MEL delivery in depth (framework design, data quality, analysis, evaluation planning, and how evidence is used to drive decisions. As a result, a candidate with no MEL role experience was hired, reinforcing the sense that the process prioritised presentation skills over role specific MEL capability.
I applied online. I interviewed at The Donkey Sanctuary in Jun 2025
Interview
Good experience, was asked to do a presentation on an issue related to the role regarding a key campaign. This was followed by questions regarding my suitability for the role. Interview lasted around an hour
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Previous experience, examples of how I met key criteria using past examples.
I was assigned a presentation task ahead of time, although at quite short notice. The presentation was followed by a series of questions. The interviewers were good at putting me at ease and answering my questions.