Job Description
Grade UE07: £41,064 - £48,822 per annum
Bioresearch & Veterinary Services (BVS)
Open Ended (permanent)
Full time: 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
Join the University of Edinburgh as a Facility Manager in our Bioresearch & Veterinary Services (BVS) small animal, facilities. You'll manage daily operations, ensuring high animal welfare, legislative compliance, and a positive work environment. Key responsibilities include providing expert advice to researchers, managing a technical team, and maintaining facility standards. The role requires relevant qualifications, experience in management within research animal facilities, and strong communication skills. Be part of a dynamic environment, supporting cutting-edge research while promoting the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction and Refinement) and embodying our CARE values
Knowledge, Skills And Experience Needed For The Job
- Proven management experience in research animal facilities
- Strong understanding of relevant legislation and compliance including Health and Safety and Animal (Scientific Procedures) Act
- Excellent communication and advisory skills
- Ability to motivate and develop a technical team within a Culture of Care
- Expertise in promoting best practices in animal welfare and research support
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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary of £41,064 - £48,822 per annum
- 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
The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will 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
10 October 2025
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Interviews are anticipated to be held
w/c 21 October 2025
If you do not hear from us by 15 October 2025, we will not be taking your application any further and we thank you for your interest in the post and our department.
About Us
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About The Team
Bioresearch and Veterinary Services
Corporate Services Group
About Us
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About The Team
Bioresearch & Veterinary Services (BVS) are responsible for the housing, care and management of animals used in biomedical research at the university. Around 120 BVS staff provide Home Office, veterinary, and technical support for our researchers to ensure optimal animal welfare, high quality research, and compliance with all relevant legislation across multiple sites.
For more information see our website Bioresearch & Veterinary Services | The University of Edinburgh
Our vision is to provide an excellent professional service that prioritises animal welfare whilst supporting our world leading research. We endeavour to work according to our CARE values:
Caring for animals,
Active communication,
Respecting others,
Excellent service. We are also a UK Leader in Openness, engaging wherever possible with opportunities to discuss our work, including our public website Animal research | The University of Edinburgh
