If you’re a purpose‑driven CEO with a deep passion for animal welfare, this is your opportunity to steer a trusted charity as it transforms for a sustainable future.

Margaret Green Animal Rescue is embarking on an exciting phase of strategic revitalisation. As a leading animal welfare charity with a proud history since 1965, we are seeking a visionary and dynamic Chief Executive Officer to lead us into our next chapter. This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our charity and ensuring the animals in our care receive the very best support.

As Chief Executive of Margaret Green Animal Rescue, you’ll lead a proud organisation delivering rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming, and providing lifetime care for animals with complex needs across Dorset and Devon since 1965. You’ll harness the charity’s tangible local footprint across three rescue centres and a network of retail shops to elevate outcomes, scale supporter engagement, and embed operational excellence.

You’ll be the catalyst for significant strategic change—partnering closely with the Board of Trustees to set bold transformational objectives and KPIs. You’ll transform our operating model to meet current and future needs, oversee a data and IT modernisation programme to strengthen insight, efficiency and compliance (from donor management and welfare tracking to retail operations), steward budgets and risk with rigour, and act as the charity’s primary spokesperson to media, partners and the wider community.

The role is full‑time, based at Head Office in Church Knowle, Dorset, with regular travel across centres and shops, and offers a competitive package including 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays. We welcome experienced CEOs and senior leaders who bring strategic planning, change delivery and inclusive leadership.

Full details here: Job Description

Join us at this pivotal moment and help shape the future of Margaret Green Animal Rescue. If you are ready to lead with vision, compassion, and drive, we would love to hear from you.

If you would like to be part of a team who is passionate about giving the best possible care to hundreds of rescue animals each year, then we have an exciting opportunity for you!

At our Wingletang centre, near Tavistock in Devon, we rescue, rehabilitate and rehome cats and dogs. This role would particularly suit you if you relish being active, indoors and outdoors, throughout the year, spending time helping deserving cats and dogs by offering daily care, training, enrichment & rehabilitation.

Our team is proud to provide great supporter care, and a part of this role includes sensitively helping those needing to rehome their animals and making wonderful matches with potential new families.

As an Animal Rescue Carer, you will work with us for 37.5 hours per week (shifts between the hours of 8:30am – 5pm) on a 5-day rolling rota.

Salary: £12.21 per hour

Due to the nature of the work and our resources, it may at times be necessary to exceed these hours when we have an increased workload.

Full details here: Job Description

We look forward to receiving your application!

Due to receiving a high number of applications, we regret that we are only able to reply to successful candidates.

If you would like to be part of a team who is passionate about giving the best possible care to hundreds of rescue animals each year, then we have an exciting opportunity for you!

At our Lincoln Farm centre, near Bere Regis in Dorset, we rescue, rehabilitate and rehome dogs. This role would particularly suit you if you relish being active and outdoors, throughout the year, spending time helping deserving dogs by offering daily care, training, enrichment & rehabilitation.

Our team is proud to provide great supporter care, and a part of this role includes sensitively helping those needing to rehome their animals and making wonderful matches with potential new families.

As an Animal Rescue Carer (Kennels), you will work with us for 37.5 hours per week (shifts between 7am - 6pm), including working three weekends out of four.

Salary: £12.21 per hour

Due to the nature of the work and our resources, it may at times be necessary to exceed these hours when we have an increased workload.

Full details here: Job Description

We look forward to receiving your application!

Due to receiving a high number of applications, we regret that we are only able to reply to successful candidates.