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RH6, Horley (On-site)
£45,000 - £50,000 per year (starting salary is linked to experience level)
Full-time
Permanent

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Job description

Are you a passionate leader with a commitment to animal welfare? Join Greyhound Trust as our Head of Operations - where you will shape the future of homing services and champion the wellbeing of retired racing greyhounds across the UK.

About Us

At Greyhound Trust, we believe every retired racing greyhound deserves a loving home and a life filled with kindness and compassion. Our national network of homing centres and Branches—powered by dedicated staff and volunteers—supports over a thousand greyhounds each year in their journey from track to home.   You will help take us back to our pre covid numbers of several thousand greyhounds being homed by Greyhound Trust each year.

The Role

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive and sitting as part of the Senior Management Team, you'll be responsible for developing and delivering our national Homing and Welfare Strategy, while leading the transformation of our homing network to home more greyhounds and develop its impact. 

This is a rare opportunity to lead strategic change in animal welfare at both a national and grassroots level, whilst being operational and handws on in a sector that you love.

What You Will Do

  • Lead national strategy for homing and greyhound care

  • Oversee operations at our homing centres, including the flagship National Greyhound Centre

  • Identify high impact changes to increase reach and home more greyhounds, and lead the relevant operational change across the homing network

  • Develop new welfare and outreach initiatives

  • Manage a high performing team of operational Managers, focused on greyhound outcomes, supporting and developing our valued volunteers and championing the breed

  • Lead welfare governance, policy, and budget management

About You

We’re looking for a confident, collaborative and visionary leader who can balance strategic thinking with practical delivery. You will bring:

✅ Senior experience in animal welfare;  if not, you will need to evidnece your ability to be successful with a steep learning curve

✅ Strong operational and budget oversight skills

✅ Ability to analsyse data and trends, and model new ways of working to address identified needs

✅ A track record of driving service improvement and innovation

✅ Excellent communication and people management skills

✅ Experience working with volunteers and multi-site teams

✅ Confidence in navigating complex welfare and behavioural decisions

✅ A passion for animal welfare and a values-led approach

Experience in policy, outreach / project development and regulatory governance is a plus.

Why Join Us?

  • Be part of a respected national charity with a mission led culture

  • Shape the future of homing practices and volunteer engagement across the UK

  • Work alongside a passionate team, who are dedicated to Greyhound Trust and Greyhound Welfare

How to Apply

If you are ready to lead national transformation in greyhound welfare, we wouldlove to hear from you.

Apply by submitting your CV AND a covering letter, outlining your suitability for the role and why you would be a great fit for Charity and its existing committed team.
 

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Application Instructions

If you do not submit a covering letter your application will be automatically rejected.

Your covering letter should not be generic and full of AI generated buzz word content; please respect us as a Charity and put your energy into writing a thorough and detailed application. We want you to share your experience, your wins and why you want to work with us - give us a reason to want to shortlist you !

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Greyhound Trust View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 11 - 20

Greyhound Trust was founded in 1975. Since then we are proud to have found over 100,000 loving homes for greyhounds.

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Posted on: 08 December 2025
Closing date: 07 January 2026 at 23:30
Tags: Business Development, Operations, Compliance / Quality, Culture, Environment / Animal, Governance / Management

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