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Are you seeking a challenging administrative role that puts you at the forefront of regulatory processes? Brook Street is excited to offer an opportunity to join the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) as an Executive Officer in the Application Management Team in Addlestone, Surrey!

Role: Executive Officer - Application Management Team
Location: VMD, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3LS
Contract: Temporary assignment, current end date 04/05/2025 with possibility of extension
Hours: Full-Time (37 hours per week)
On-Site Requirement: Minimum 60% on-site presence required
Hourly rate: £17.96 p/h

About Our Client:
The VMD plays a crucial role in the regulation of veterinary medicinal products, ensuring their safety and efficacy. As part of this team, you will work alongside scientific professionals, interact with the pharmaceutical industry, and coordinate with global regulatory bodies to facilitate the authorisation of applications.

Your Role:
As an Executive Officer, you will support the progression of application procedures, ensuring compliance with VMD's business targets and regulations. Key responsibilities include:

Reviewing, validating, and processing various types of applications, making informed judgments on each.
Monitoring application progress to maintain adherence to established procedures and timelines.
Preparing and issuing official authorisation documents.
Ensuring data integrity within IT systems and handling queries promptly.
Contributing to quality management by updating SOPs and other documentation.
Assisting with ad-hoc duties like compiling figures, taking meeting notes, and supporting project work.What Makes This Role Exciting:

Dynamic Responsibilities: Engage in a variety of tasks, from application analysis to data management, ensuring a diverse workload.
Impactful Work: Play a key role in maintaining standards within veterinary medicine regulation, supporting the pharmaceutical industry, and ensuring compliance.
Collaborative Environment: Work within a team-oriented setting, where proactive communication and problem-solving are valued.Skills & Experience Required:

Administrative Expertise: Previous experience working under pressure in a target-driven setting.
Communication: Fluent English proficiency, with strong written and verbal skills.
Technical Proficiency: Skilled in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Problem-Solving: Ability to prioritise, adapt quickly, and handle complex information effectively.Desirable:

Experience or quick adaptability to authorisation procedures for veterinary medicinal products.

The successful candidate will be subject to a basic DBS

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group