Chief Executive Officer

Thank you for your interest in the role of Chief Executive Officer at GALVmed.

The Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed) is a not-for-profit livestock health product development and market access partnership (). Over one billion lives worldwide depend on livestock. GALVmed aims to make a significant contribution towards transformational change in the small-scale livestock health landscape in the global south by developing a portfolio of high impact products and driving a range of private sector market initiatives operating at scale in the smallholder sector.

As GALVmed's CEO, the purpose is to provide overall leadership and operational oversight related to GALVmed's current strategy execution and future strategic development. Our CEO will provide overall intellectual and strategic leadership in all areas of GALVmed's activities, ensuring impact orientation, relevance to stakeholders, and progress towards the vision and mission, while delivering and building on the current "Strategy 2030". The incumbent will ensure that GALVmed's outputs remain impactful and relevant, providing solutions to complex livestock health issues in the southern hemisphere.

The CEO will represent GALVmed internally and externally, manage GALVmed's assets, and build upon and expand GALVmed's proven track record of impact. The CEO will be key in helping GALVmed cultivate existing and new partnerships and continue to foster partnerships with the animal health industry, academic and research institutions, policymakers, investors, and relevant stakeholders.

We are seeking an inspirational and visionary individual who displays and sets the tone for professional values of excellence, collaboration, inclusivity, and innovation to ensure GALVmed's success and further increase its global impact. Working under the overall guidance of and reporting directly to the GALVmed Board, and supported by an expert Leadership Team, the appointee will build on our strong reputation and credibility. The next CEO will be responsible for the overall execution of the strategy and identify new opportunities and approaches in a dynamic and changing environment to ensure ambitious strategic goals are met.

This is a top leadership role in an exciting international environment that requires strategic vision, business acumen, leadership experience, scientific excellence, humility, innovative thinking, collaboration, multi-cultural sensitivity, dialogue, negotiation and communication skills, networking, change management, emotional intelligence, and political acumen.

How to Apply

The closing date for applications is 09.00 GMT on Tuesday 25th February 2025.

Application is by submission of a curriculum vitae and a covering letter of application, addressing the job description and person specification and including suitable daytime and evening telephone contact details. If you wish to discuss this role further in confidence, please contact Lucy Roper at: or (0).