Prevention and Community Engagement Assistant

Passionate about Dog Welfare? Are you a skilled communicator? Do you want to help us reach and make the difference to thousands of dog owners?

We are looking for a passionate assistant to provide administrative support to our regionally based teams within Dogs Trusts' Prevention and Community Engagement (PCE) Department.

About this job: 

As a Prevention & Community Engagement Assistant you will:

• Manage the procurement of uniforms, equipment, printed materials and other materials for PCE staff and volunteers, liaising with suppliers to ensure quality items within budget.
• Create and distribute weekly and monthly reports using data from our CRM system  
• Assist the Central Prevention & Community Engagement Manager in development of relevant systems, assisting with comms and training for colleagues where necessary. Support the department in delivering the highest standards of advice and training across a range of audiences.
• Monitor and respond to queries from the public that come through the website, email or customer support centre, signposting to other team members in PCE where required.

About you:

Organised and proactive, you will have great communication skills enabling you to liaise regularly with colleagues within the department to ensure the successful delivery of our activities. You will be self-motivated and able to effectively prioritise a varied and substantial workload. With strong IT skills you will be passionate about Dogs Trust objectives.

About Dogs Trust: 

We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.  

About the team:

Within the Dogs Trust Operations directorate sits the Prevention and Community Engagement (PCE) Department. PCE is made up of UK wide, regionally focussed teams with a mixture of expertise, including training and behaviour, teaching, education, customer experience and running Human Behaviour Change initiatives. The Department is core to the mission of Dogs Trust, with an aim of identifying and preventing the issues faced by dogs and owners which commonly result in relinquishment or early euthanasia.

What you need to know:  

This role is based at our Head Office in London, with approximately two days per week spent in the office and the remainder spent working from home. Please note that this may change depending on the needs of the business.This is a 12 month fixed term contract.