Programme and Policy Manager – Veterinary Vaccine Availability

We’re working with our client on a genuinely interesting and important piece of work focused on improving veterinary vaccine availability and innovation across the UK.

This isn’t a traditional programme management role.

It’s an opportunity for someone who can bring together scientific concepts, policy thinking, stakeholder engagement and delivery capability to help shape and drive forward a national action plan in a complex and evolving part of the animal health sector.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll play a central role in developing and delivering a cross-sector action plan, working closely with stakeholders across:

• Government departments
• The animal health and veterinary sector
• Industry and delivery partners

The brief isn’t fully mapped out, so this role will suit someone who enjoys:

• Bringing structure to ambiguity
• Translating science to policy and developing practical, deliverable plans
• Building momentum across a wide and sometimes competing stakeholder group

What we’re looking for

This role will best suit someone who brings a strong blend of:

Policy experience (essential)

• Experience working in or alongside government, regulatory or policy environments
• Confidence contributing to or shaping policy development and implementation

Sector understanding (highly desirable)

• Background in animal health, veterinary science, life sciences or a related field
• Understanding of the veterinary landscape, vaccines, or public health would be particularly valuable

Programme / delivery capability

• Experience leading or coordinating complex programmes or projects
• Comfortable working without a fixed roadmap - able to create structure, plans and direction

Personal style & approach

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Comfortable operating with autonomy and limited initial direction
• Able to build credibility quickly with senior stakeholders
• Naturally organised, proactive and solution-focused
• Equally comfortable working at both strategic and hands-on levels

Why this role?

• A chance to work on a high-profile, meaningful area within animal health
• Opportunity to shape something from the ground up, rather than step into a fixed brief
• Exposure to cross-government and industry collaboration

A note on location & expectations

This is a hybrid role, with 3 days per week on site in Addlestone (KT15 3LS).

Given the nature of the work, there is a strong emphasis on in-person collaboration and stakeholder engagement.

Salary: £62,000 per annum, pro rata

Term: 12 month temporary assignment (on a contract for services basis)

If this feels like the kind of role where you could bring both insight and structure to a complex challenge, we’d love to have a conversation.