Head of Breeding Operations

1 month ago


West Midlands, United Kingdom The Guide Dogs for The Blind Full time

**Reference **:002433

**Publication end date **:19/02/2023

**Employment Details**:
**Contractual hours**:
35.00

**Salary**:
Starting from £47,819 + excellent benefits

**Vacancy location**:
**Location**:
England, Midlands, Guide Dogs National Centre

**Vacancy details**:
**Directorate**:
Operations - Canine Assisted Services

**Job Title**:
Head of Breeding Operations

**Job Level**:
Manager

**Contract type**:
Permanent

**External job advert**:
The Head of Breeding Operations helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by leading the Breeding Operations Team, managing all breeding dogs and ensuring the delivery of puppies to puppy raising in accordance with agreed operations plans. The role is accountable for ensuring all aspects of breeding operations are managed effectively and efficiently, including breeding dog supervision, development and socialisation of puppies in nest, breeding volunteer engagement, experience and management and the care and welfare of all dogs and puppies at the National Centre. The role also supports the Assistant Director to execute plans to ensure consistent and well-functioning dog supply to puppy raising/training and that all staff in the National Centre adhere to the organisations policies, reporting requirements, and procedures.

This role will be based on site at our National Centre, working closely with the Breeding Operations team. You’ll be working 35 hours per week, worked 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

We offer a generous pension scheme, annual leave, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

**Diversity**

**Safeguarding**

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

**Essential**
- Management qualification or equivalent relevant experience.
- Six sigma and/or knowledge of continuous improvement methodology.
- Proven track record of senior level management in an organisation of comparable size and complexity.
- Experience of introducing major new initiatives which affect organisational change.
- Ability to lead on internal and external communications with effective public speaking and presentation skills.
- Ability to discuss complex concepts with technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience in working with the media with a range of communication techniques.

**Desirable**
- Experience with breeding dog management, kennel facilities and volunteer programmes.
- Experience of working in the third sector.
- Theoretical and practical knowledge of breeding operations, genetics and canine health and welfare.
- Experience of strategy implementation and supporting organisational and cultural change initiatives.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

**How to apply**

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.

If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

**Application Closing Date**:
19/02/2023



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