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British Riding Clubs Operations Manager

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British Riding Clubs Operations Manager

(Maternity Cover)

35 hours per week (working hours)

12 months Fixed Term Contract

Circa Starting Salary: £29,000

Based at our HQ near Stoneleigh, Warwickshire (Some home working available, but must be commutable to Stoneleigh)

The British Horse Society is the nation’s largest equine charity with a passion for horses that is backed by knowledge and expertise. The BHS represents and provides a range of services for horse riders, horse owners, enthusiasts and professionals.

Our Home Team within the Society is made up of professionals who bring together a variety of experiences, backgrounds and perspectives. We celebrate the diversity of our people and place a high value on creating an environment where everyone can bring their whole self to work. Many of our Home Team members work flexibly; we believe in giving our employees autonomy to decide where, when and how they work within a set of principles agreed within the team.

We are looking for a great team player with strong management skills that has experience of working with volunteers in a fast paced role. You will have great interpersonal skills, experience of managing mutiple activities and events at the same time and excellent IT skills, including experience with social media platforms.

Key skills needed for this exciting role:

  • Experience of the equestrian events industry
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Proven management experience and strong interpersonal skills
  • Excellent IT skills and experience with social media platforms
  • Event management experience
  • Experience of working with volunteers

So, you’re interested?

British Riding Clubs (BRC) is a department within the British Horse Society. We have over 28k members and are looking for an Operations Manager to assist in the smooth running of our team. You will be responsible for leading the Operations Team in all their activities, including, memebrship, club affiliation, training and marketing. In addition you will act as the safeguarding conatct for BRC and the stable manager at BRC events.

This role will require some weekend and evening work with stays away when necessary.

What will you get in return?

  • Annual Leave: 26 days + plus bank holidays (increasing to 28 days after 3 years’ service)
  • Pension: Automatic entry at 4% into our scheme after 3-month deferral period, contributions matched up to 5%
  • Health Benefits: health (income protection) insurance, health cash plan, life assurance at 4 x salary, yearly flu jab
  • Wellbeing Support: ‘Everymind at Work’ mental health and wellbeing app and quarterly webinars, opportunities to participate in range of engagement activities such as our book and gardening clubs, ‘Put the Kettle On’ informal virtual chats and our annual Funuary activities!
  • Training and Development: Access to a range of formal and informal development opportunities, including BHS Wise (our e-learning platform), our ‘A Day in Your Shoes’ cross-departmental work shadowing scheme and ‘C-Me’ communication workshops.

The British Horse Society is committed to achieving equity for all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse workforce because, in our view, diversity enables better organisational outcomes. We also believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all employees.

We therefore strongly encourage suitably experienced people from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.

Only suitable candidates will be contacted directly about this position, and we will not store or process the data of candidates for longer than is necessary for the recruitment process.

How to apply: please provide a cover letter/personal statement highlighting your relevant skills and experience and how they meet the essential skills for this role, along with a CV, and send your application to jobs@bhs.org.uk.

For further details on this and other opportunities, please visit www.bhs.org.uk

Please note: we will be speaking to and interviewing candidates throughout the advertised period; to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

Closing Date for applications: 04.04.23

Interview date: Week commencing 10.04.23

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