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We’re proud to be supporting our client in the appointment of an experienced Home Office Liaison Contact (HOLC) and Named Training & Competency Officer (NTCO) in Manchester.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced animal laboratory professional to take on a high-profile regulatory and training role within a leading research environment.

You’ll be at the heart of the Institute’s animal research governance — supporting researchers, advising on Home Office licensing, overseeing training and competency, and helping to ensure the highest standards of animal welfare, regulatory compliance and ethical practice.

If you’re looking for a role where your expertise really matters and where you can make a tangible contribution to research that could improve outcomes for cancer patients, this could be your next move.

What you’ll be doing…

As HOLC and NTCO, you’ll have a varied and influential remit, including:

What we’re looking for…

We’re looking for someone who combines strong animal research experience with excellent regulatory, organisational and communication skills.

You’ll need:

Why this role?

This is much more than a compliance position. You’ll have the opportunity to influence how animal research is trained, governed and delivered, working closely with researchers, operational teams and key regulatory stakeholders.

You’ll be joining an organisation where high-quality science, animal welfare and regulatory excellence are central to its work — and where your knowledge and expertise can make a genuine difference.

Interested? We’d love to hear from you.

 

We are looking for a highly organised and customer-focused Sales Administrator to join our team temporary-to-permanent basis and provide essential support across the sales function. This is a varied and fast-paced role, responsible for ensuring customer orders, enquiries and sales opportunities are managed accurately and efficiently, while maintaining high-quality CRM and sales data. Working closely with sales, operations, logistics and finance, you will play a key role in delivering an excellent customer experience, supporting the smooth progression of orders and helping the wider team achieve its commercial objectives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Process customer orders accurately and efficiently, ensuring all information is recorded correctly.
  2. Prepare and issue quotations, sales orders, and other sales documentation.
  3. Manage the HubSpot CRM, including deal creation, uploads, allocation, maintenance, and ensuring customer records remain accurate and up to date.
  4. Allocate inbound enquiries and sales opportunities to the appropriate sales representatives in accordance with company processes.
  5. Maintain customer records, pricing information, contacts, and sales data across company systems.
  6. Monitor sales pipelines and support the sales team by ensuring CRM data is accurate, complete, and up to date.
  7. Act as a primary point of contact for customer enquiries, providing timely and professional support.
  8. Liaise with operations, logistics, finance, and the sales team to ensure the smooth progression of customer orders and projects.
  9. Monitor order progress and communicate updates to customers and internal stakeholders.
  10. Identify and resolve customer or operational issues, escalating where appropriate.
  11. Produce routine sales reports and CRM data to support management reporting and business performance.
  12. Ensure compliance with company policies, ISO9001 procedures, and service standards.
  13. Contribute to the continuous improvement of sales administration processes, CRM data quality, and customer experience.
  14. Undertake any other reasonable duties requested by the Business Operations Manager or Executive Directors.

KEY ATTRIBUTES

  1. Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail.
  2. Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  3. Customer-focused with a proactive approach to problem solving.
  4. Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under pressure.
  5. Strong administrative and data management skills.
  6. Experience using CRM systems, preferably HubSpot.
  7. Competent in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Outlook, and Word.
  8. Reliable, professional, and committed to delivering a high standard of work.
  9. Able to work collaboratively across multiple departments.

 

We’re seeking an experienced in vivo scientist to join a leading preclinical research team on a 6-month temporary contract. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to innovative drug discovery programmes while working in a collaborative, fast-paced scientific environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Essential Requirements:

 

Agenda has an exciting opportunity for a Veterinary Surgeon to work alongside the Named Veterinary Surgeons (NVS) to provide a comprehensive veterinary service to the animal species housed within university biomedical research facilities and ensure compliance with relevant government legislation.

Basic Requirements:

Duties and Responsibilities:

Agenda and its clients only recruit people who are passionate about animal care and welfare, people with integrity who are honest and trustworthy and who have a great work ethic.  To enable us to hire the very best people, we will conduct a comprehensive background and pre-employment screening, an essential part of Agenda’s recruitment process.

We’re delighted to be partnering with a leading supplier of specialist solutions to the life sciences and animal research sector as they look to appoint a Solutions Sales Manager to support growth across the UK and Ireland.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in laboratory animal science, research facilities, technical products, or scientific sales who is looking to develop their commercial career within a respected and growing organisation.

The Opportunity

As a Solutions Sales Manager, you will support the sales and delivery of innovative solutions used within animal research environments, including airflow management, containment, and transport systems.

Working closely with customers and internal teams, you’ll help identify requirements, develop tailored solutions, prepare proposals, and support projects from enquiry through to implementation. The role offers exposure to major facility projects and excellent long-term career development opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

Essential Requirements

Desirable Experience

Why Apply?

If you’re looking for a role that combines science, technology, customer engagement, and commercial development, we’d love to hear from you.

 

We are recruiting on behalf of our client, a well-established research facility in Manchester, for an Animal Technician to join their team. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to vital scientific research while ensuring the highest standards of animal welfare, husbandry, and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate will have previous laboratory animal experience, an understanding of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, and a genuine commitment to ethical animal care.

Key Responsibilities

Key Requirements

 

We’re delighted to be supporting our client — a leading research organisation dedicated to advancing science through ethical and responsible animal care — in their search for a motivated and conscientious Animal Technician to join their team in Scotland.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about animal welfare and looking to develop their skills within a respected research environment that values high standards, teamwork, and professional growth.

Key Responsibilities

Essential Requirements

Desirable Requirements