The Role
Provide centre administrative support including invoicing, banking, donation records, budgeting support, staff rota and training records, stock ordering, contractor liaison, maintenance and permit support, IT issue logging, customer-facing updates, audit support, and occasional reception or dog-welfare duties.
Summary Generated by Built In
Are you an organised and proactive administrator looking to make a real difference, especially for dogs in need?
Join our team as Centre Administrator, and play a vital role in supporting the Centre Manager and wider team to ensure the smooth, efficient, and successful running of our centre, helping give every dog the best chance of finding their forever home.
This is a fixed term contract until December 2027.
Join our team as Centre Administrator, and play a vital role in supporting the Centre Manager and wider team to ensure the smooth, efficient, and successful running of our centre, helping give every dog the best chance of finding their forever home.
This is a fixed term contract until December 2027.
What does this role do?
As Centre Administrator, you will:
- process invoices, manage weekly banking, record donations, and support budgeting and forecasting with accurate financial data,
- coordinate the staff rota, handle annual leave requests, and maintain training records and health and safety assessments,
- order and manage stocks of supplies and uniforms, ensuring purchases follow protocol and support the centre’s retail stock management,
- liaise with contractors, oversee maintenance records, and support the permit process and work sign-off when management is unavailable,
- maintain customer-facing materials and online updates, log and follow up IT issues, support audits, and occasionally assist with reception or dog welfare duties.
Could this be you?
As a skilled administrator, with experience in customer facing roles, you will have experience of dealing with financial information and contributing to a budgeting process. You'll also be a good communicator with an understanding of how data can be used to support decisions, combined with a passion for animals and the work we do at Dogs Trust.
About
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.
Skills Required
- Experience as an administrator
- Experience in customer-facing roles
- Experience handling financial information and contributing to budgeting/forecasting
- Experience coordinating staff rotas, managing leave and maintaining training and H&S records
- Experience ordering and managing stock, supplies and retail stock processes
- Experience liaising with contractors and maintaining maintenance records
- Good communication skills and ability to use data to support decisions
- Basic IT troubleshooting/logging and maintaining online/customer-facing materials
- Ability to support audits, permit processes and occasional reception or dog welfare duties
- Passion for animals and commitment to the charity's mission
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The Company
What We Do
Dogs Trust is the UK's largest dog welfare charity, founded in 1891. Their mission is to ensure a better life for every dog by providing rehoming services, veterinary care, behaviour support, and education. Powered by a dedicated community of staff and volunteers, they work tirelessly to improve the lives of dogs across the UK and internationally, campaigning for better treatment and ensuring every dog receives the care and love they deserve.
