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 Specialist – Working Dog Activities
The primary objective of the Kennel Club is to improve in every way the welfare, health and general wellbeing of all dogs throughout their lives, by means of various research and educational programmes, and our charitable trust.  The Kennel Club is an organisation committed to promoting and protecting dogs’ varied roles in society and defending the interests of all dog owners. 

An opportunity has arisen for a specialist to join the Working Dog Activities Team within the Canine Activities department. Your main responsibility will be to provide administration and secretarial support for the Kennel Club Liaison councils and working parties and to assist in the general work of the Working Dog Activities Team. 

You must have proven experience of administrative work.  Excellent verbal and communication skills are essential as is the ability to input data correctly, organise your own workload and to work to deadlines. In addition you must have strong IT skills, including Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Previous knowledge of the Kennel Club and/or canine activities would be advantageous.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please forward your CV and cover letter to Hang Tran, Human Resources Advisor, The Kennel Club, 1-5 Clarges Street, Piccadilly, London, W1J 8AB or email your application to jobs@thekennelclub.org.uk. The closing date for all applications is 13 January 2012.

An opportunity has arisen for a specialist to join the Working Dog Activities Team within the Canine Activities department. Your main responsibility will be to provide administration and secretarial support for the Kennel Club Liaison councils and working parties and to assist in the general work of the Working Dog Activities Team. 

You must have proven experience of administrative work.  Excellent verbal and communication skills are essential as is the ability to input data correctly, organise your own workload and to work to deadlines. In addition you must have strong IT skills, including Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Previous knowledge of the Kennel Club and/or canine activities would be advantageous.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please forward your CV and cover letter to Hang Tran, Human Resources Advisor, The Kennel Club, 1-5 Clarges Street, Piccadilly, London, W1J 8AB or email your application to jobs@thekennelclub.org.uk. The closing date for all applications is 6 December 2011.

Recommendation Manager 
Nestlé Purina Petcare has a number of roles available across the UK. They are seeking individuals who feel confident and enthusiastic about building relationships with key canine influencers in their local areas and converting them to true endorsers of the PRO PLAN brand.

As a Recommendations Manager you will identify and influence key influencers in your geographical territory who are working with dogs on a day to day basis and provide consistent first class brand support to encourage the promotion of PRO PLAN The successful candidate will be continuously developed through on-going formal training from both nutritional/ technical aspects and development of sales techniques. Keeping up-to-date with petcare industry news is crucial and will enable you to positively influence and input into the business.  Salary up to £25k plus excellent benefits package. Closing date: Friday, 11 November 2011. Interested? For further details please read the attached job spec. Then send your CV to Jolene Mackey at Jolene.mackey@uk.nestle.com (28/109/11)

Specialist – Working Dog Activities

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Specialist - Working Dog Activities
An opportunity has arisen for a specialist to join the Working Dog Activities Team within the Canine Activities department. Your main responsibility will be to provide administration and secretarial support for the Kennel Club Liaison councils and working parties and to assist in the general work of the Working Dog Activities Team. 

You must have proven experience of administrative work.  Excellent verbal and communication skills are essential as is the ability to input data correctly, organise your own workload and to work to deadlines. In addition you must have strong IT skills, including Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Previous knowledge of the Kennel Club and/or canine activities would be advantageous.

The primary objective of the Kennel Club isto improve in every way the welfare, health and general wellbeing of all dogs throughout their lives, by means of various research and educational programmes, and our charitable trust. The Kennel Club is an organisation committed to promoting and protecting dogs’ varied roles in society and defending the interests of all dog owners.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please forward your CV and cover letter to Donna Campbell, Human Resources Advisor, The Kennel Club, 1-5 Clarges Street, Piccadilly, London, W1J 8AB or email your application to jobs@thekennelclub.org.uk. The closing date for all applications is 23 September 2011.

In the meantime, if there are any show secretaries looking for additional help in the coming weeks, please let me know, I will be at Wallingford, Easter Celebration, Dordale, Vyne and Tunbridge Wells shows if yu would like to speak to me personally. Lesley

An opportunity has arisen for a specialist to join the Working Dog Activities Team within the Canine Activities department. Your main responsibility will be to provide administration and secretarial support for the Kennel Club Liaison councils and working parties and to assist in the general work of the Working Dog Activities Team.

You must have proven experience of administrative work.  Excellent verbal and communication skills are essential as is the ability to input data correctly, organise your own workload and to work to deadlines. In addition you must have strong IT skills, including Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Previous knowledge of the Kennel Club and/or canine activities would be advantageous.

Contact: If you are interested in applying for this position, please forward your CV and cover letter to Donna Campbell, Human Resources Advisor, The Kennel Club, 1-5 Clarges Street, Piccadilly, London, W1J 8AB or email your application to jobs@thekennelclub.org.uk. The closing date for all application is 24 February 2011.

A vacancy is also available for a working student with a minimum of 6 months commitment required.

Both situations require live in or very close by. Own dogs welcome. Limit two.
Contact: Janet Beale at the Astra Sheepdog Centre, Dunnichen Home Farm, Dunnichen, By Forfar DD8 2NX. Tel. 01307 818028 or m. 07771 805030 Email: janet.beale@btconnect.com or janetbeale@sheepdogsforsale.com. http://www.sheepdogsforsale.com

Events Co-ordinator – Working Trials, Obedience &  Agility

• 6 month fixed contract

• Based Central London

The primary objective of the Kennel Club is to improve in every way the welfare, health, and general well being of all dogs throughout their lives, by means of various research and educational programmes, and our charitable trust. The Kennel Club is an organisation committed to promoting and protecting dogs’ varied roles in society and defending the interests of all dog owners.

An opportunity has arisen for an Events Co-ordinator to join the Working, Trials, Obedience and Agility (WTOA) team within the Canine Activities department.

You will be responsible for providing full event administrative support to the WTOA Team Leader including the generation and processing of correspondence and dealing with general enquiries. You will also be required to attend road shows.

We are looking for someone who has experience of administrative work.  Excellent communication skills including verbal and written are essential, as is the ability to input data accurately and work to deadlines. In addition you must have strong IT skills, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. You must be comfortable in organising your own workload, working on your own initiative and as part of a team. Knowledge of canine activities and/or hands on experience in this area would be advantageous.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your CV and cover letter explaining why you are suitable for the position, to: Donna Campbell, Human Resources Advisor, The Kennel Club, 1-5 Clarges Street, Piccadilly, London, W1J 8AB  at jobs@thekennelclub.org.uk .  Further information can be requested from this email. Closing date for applicants is 31 December 2009.

It is the Kennel Clubs policy to recruit the person who best fits the criteria of the position regardless of sex, race, religion, belief, age, sexual orientation, disability or trade union membership.

Overseas Lounge Assistant  for Crufts
The Kennel Club is offering a fantastic opportunity for YKC senior members with conversational foreign languages to practice their skills at the world’s greatest dog show, through work experience in the Overseas Lounge at DFS Crufts 2010. 

The Overseas Lounge at DFS Crufts has been established for a number of years and during that time its overall role has changed, particularly during the past few years. The lounge is used mainly by overseas dog enthusiasts, who are well versed in the dog world in their own countries, as a meeting place prior to entering the show.

The lounge is staffed by five people and their role is to assist the visitors by providing details of the daily show activities. They also need to take a proactive role in conversing with visitors to establish their interests and contact details. 

Role

• Work closely with colleagues in the Overseas Lounge during the show.
• Assist with directing and answering questions from visitors to their points of interest at DFS Crufts. 
• Actively collect contact details and further information regarding their interests from overseas visitors.
• Record collected data.

Skills

• Good interpersonal skills
• Foreign language skills to a conversational standard

Travel expenses will be reimbursed and refreshments provided. Interested candidates must be 18 years or over and should send a letter together with details of their skills and experience to Lucy Smith (lucy.smith@thekennelclub.org.uk) by 31 December 2009.