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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
- 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

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Application question(s):

- Do you have an interest in Horse Racing?
- Do you have any Racing Secretary experience?
- Have you ever had to manage race day entries and declarations?

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Secretarial: 5 years (required)
- Administrative experience: 5 years (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: RR1634