With welfare being paramount and a top priority of the Greyhound Board, this brand-new role has been created to provide executive support to the GBGB Welfare Committee.

As well as providing veterinary advice to trainers and other industry stakeholders, this position will provide the main executive support to the GBGB Welfare Strategy.

Other duties will include co-ordinating research projects, providing professional advice and direction on animal welfare cases, developing an enrichment programme for kennelled greyhounds, and contributing to the development of GBGB veterinary protocols.

The ideal candidate will be able to foster excellent working relationships and develop extensive network links with animal welfare groups.  Therefore, good communication skills (both written and oral) are essential.

Candidates will be Post Graduate level or equivalent and be a member of the RCVS.  You must have had broad experience of working within a veterinary practice.  Experience of working in animal sports or with an animal welfare charity would be an advantage.

Finally, applicants will have had experience of presenting topics at academic or senior management level and possess effective time management skills.

This is a full time non-clinical position and will be flexibly based.  Salary being offered with this position is £60,000.00 per annum.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please email a copy of your CV, together with a covering letter detailing how you fit the criteria to Zoë Brown, HR Manager, to  zoe.brown@gbgb.org.uk 

Closing date:  13^th February 2022

Greyhound Board of Great Britain is an equal opportunities employer