Racing Secretary- Newmarket- REF RR1634

Full time Racing Secretary required for lovely family yard in Newmarket, Suffolk.  This is a great opportunity for someone who loves horse racing and is keen to join a small, successful and friendly team.

Hours:

40 hours a week in total to include a 3-4 hours every Saturday (Saturday hours can be worked remotely if preferred)

• 4 days a week – 8am-5pm
• Remaining 1 day a week (preferably a Thursday) 8am-1pm
• Plus a Saturday morning 3-4 hours (either on site or remote)

Requirements:

• Taking care of all entries and declarations
• Updating and communicating with owners regularly (via telephone, email etc)
• Keeping track of staff overtime
• Helping the accountant with staff hours / overtime
• Additional help with social media and the company website as and when necessary
• Taking photos of horses on the yard and uploading them onto the inhouse system or sending to owners as and when requested
• Helping with microchipping (if the person has equine experience)
• Using Yardman software – uploading horses details, passport etc (training provided if required)
• Working closely alongside current secretary, sharing the workload

The Person:

• Enthusiastic and self motivated
• Interest in horses or horse racing would be preferred
• Experience as a racing secretary would be a real advantage but is not a deal breaker
• Great communicator, who can picks things up easily
• Excellent IT skills and use of the English language
• Polite, professional and a real team player
• Reliable, trustworthy and discreet
• High attention to detail, accurate and takes pride in their work

For more in formation about this lovely position, please contact Rebecca info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk