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Animal Technician
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory —Bulford
- £26,640 - £29,554 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- English
- Presentation skills
- Organisational skills
- Annual leave

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Animal Technician

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory -
Bulford

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Job details

Permanent | Part-time | Full-time
£26,640 - £29,554 a year

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Annual leave
Company pension
On-site parking

Qualifications

English
Presentation skills
Organisational skills

Full job description

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Reference number

466616

Salary

£26,640 - £29,554

This role may benefit from our new skill-set allowance. If you possess a specialist skill-set required at Dstl, you may benefit from additional monetary allowance in addition to your salary a handy bonus for your craft! (£1,000-£4,500 per annum). This allowance is payable just 3-months from joining.

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Executive Officer

Dstl Level 3

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

CDO - S&T Delivery- H&B Toxicology

Type of role

Science

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time

Number of jobs available

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Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQ

At Dstl, our vision is to have a modern way of working efficiently, accommodating and enabling our people to create, collaborate and deliver. To do this successfully in this job will require attendance at a Dstl location; Government Departments including wider MoD or Delivery and Mission Partners premises for 100% of your working time. Where business needs allow, and with the agreement of your line manager, there may be the option for a combination of workplace and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement.

About the job

Job summary

Dstl is looking for dedicated Animal Technicians to support research that underpins the UKs defence against chemical and biological threats. This is your chance to play a hands‑on role in nationally important science, contributing directly to policies and decisions that protect the country.

Youll work in a specialist environment where high standards of animal welfare, scientific integrity, and regulatory compliance are at the heart of everything we do. Whether youre experienced or looking to grow, youll receive structured training, professional development, and support to gain recognised qualifications, including IAT Levels 23 and Home Office licensing.

Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.

Job description

What youll do

Deliver animal care to the highest welfare standards, with accurate monitoring and reporting
Support research across in vivo and in vitro programmes
Train and develop through competency assessments and formal qualifications
Work with specialists including NACWOs, NVS, researchers, and technical teams
Maintain compliance with Home Office legislation and internal quality frameworks
Participate in rota including out‑of‑hours and on‑call duties (with additional payment)

Person specification

What youll bring

Experience working with animals in a professional, research, or care setting
Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
Clear communication and a collaborative mindset
Reliability, flexibility, and a proactive approach
Willingness to develop knowledge of ASPA and regulated environments

This is a rare opportunity to build a meaningful career where your work has real‑world impact. If youre motivated, curious, and committed to excellent animal care, wed love to hear from you.

Please see full job profile attached at the bottom of this page.

Important Information

Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats. For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.

This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.

Qualifications

Five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above, including Double Science, Maths, and English.
Willingness to undertake training and development, including:
o Home Office Personal Licence (PIL) (if not already held)
o Relevant technical and professional qualifications

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Delivering at Pace
Working Together
Developing Self and Others
Making Effective Decisions

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £26,640, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory contributes £7,717 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .

Benefits

Dstls full range of great benefits can be found in the information pack which includes:

Financial: An excellent pension scheme starting from 26% employer contribution (find out more here). In Year Rewarding Achievement bonuses and thank you vouchers. Rental deposit scheme and cycle to work scheme.
Working hours: Flexibility around your working day. Ability to bank hours in a 12 month reference period including the ability to accrue and use 3 days per calendar month.
Where you work: Depending on your role, blended working may be available including remote working to suit you and your team. This can be discussed at interview.
Annual leave: 25 days pro rata (rising to 30 after 5 years) plus 8 public holidays with the ability to buy/sell 5 additional days per annum.
Family: Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks with full pay, an additional 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid
Learning and Development: Dstl encourages and supports charterships, accreditations and provides employees access to fully funded apprenticeships up to level 7 (Masters Degree). Dstl will pay for 2 memberships with relevant bodies/institutions. Employees also have access to Civil Service Learning.
Facilities: Onsite parking, EV Charging points, restaurants, cafés and gyms.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

We want you to have your best chance of success in our recruitment process, so If at any stage of the application process you would like help or assistance please contact the Dstl Recruitment Team [email protected] and we will do all we can to support you.

Sifting will take place week commencing the 13th July 2026 with interviews to be arranged from the 10th August 2026

Your interview will consist of behavioural & technical interview along with a tour of the animal facility, Interview will be held in person at Dstl Porton Down

Appointment to this role is subject to the successful completion of a full physical and psychological assessment.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .

See our vetting charter .

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

This job is not open to candidates who hold a dual nationality.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Dstl Recruitment Team
Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

Email : [email protected]

Further information

Should you wish to raise a formal complaint about the Dstl recruitment process you should email [email protected] stating the nature of the issue. We will respond within 5 working days.

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