Animal Facility Manager
Facility Manager
Grade UE07 Salary £39,347 – £46,974
Bioresearch & Veterinary Services (BVS)
Open Ended, 35 Hours per week
Bioresearch & Veterinary Services is seeking an Animal Facility Manager to manage a BVS animal facility at the University of Edinburgh.
The Opportunity:
To manage a BVS animal facility at the University of Edinburgh. To provide a professional, high welfare and legislatively compliant service to researchers and a positive, safe working environment for all technical staff within a well-maintained facility.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Needed for the job:
Essential
- Relevant academic qualifications at degree level plus relevant experience OR relevant vocational qualifications (i.e. HNC) and significant work experience at a senior grade in an animal facility.
- Hold a Home Office Personal Licence and have a NACWO qualification
- Relevant professional qualifications issued from the Institute of Animal Technology
- Well-developed understanding and working knowledge of the Animals (Scientific Procedure) Act 1986 and Health and Safety legislation
- Demonstrable knowledge of managing an animal facility
- Proven ability to develop and motivate staff to secure high performance through coaching, motivation and managing performance.
- Proven ability to effectively and clearly communicate to a wide variety of staff and researchers at all levels
- Demonstrable knowledge of IT systems including Microsoft Word, Outlook, Teams Excel and databases, particularly Tick@Lab.
Desirable
- Registered Animal Technician (RAnTech) professional status
- Experience in the maintenance of complex transgenic breeding programs.
- Experience of working at a senior level within a university research environment
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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary of £39,347 – £46,974 (Grade UE07)
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 18 October 2024
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Interviews are anticipated to be held w/c 5 November 2024
If you do not hear from us by 28 October 2024, we will not be taking your application any further and we thank you for your interest in the post and our department.
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