Policy support officer

2 weeks ago


Addlestone Surrey, United Kingdom Veterinary Medicines Directorate Full time

The closing date for applications is 5th January 2026

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) is an Executive Agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and is responsible for ensuring the safety, quality, and efficacy of veterinary medicines in the UK.

We have a vacancy for a Policy Support Officer in the Legislation Team.

This exciting and interesting job puts you at the heart of the VMD’s work as the regulatory and policy lead for issues concerning the authorisation, use, and manufacture of veterinary medicines in the UK. As a Policy Support Officer, you will be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of policy and legislation on veterinary medicines such as authorisation, manufacture, supply and prescription. Working in a project environment/project management.
Engaging with policy.

Is proficient in the use of Microsoft Office 365 packages, particularly Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and can learn in-house packages quickly.

No Recruitment Agency, Newspaper or Publication calls please.



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