Wales
Closing date: Sunday 28th January 2024
Job Details
Closing Date for Applicants:
Sunday 28th January 2024
National Manager – Cymru (Wales) & the Channel Islands
Full Time - 35 hours per week (working hours)
Starting Salary Circa: £40,000
Home based with extensive travel throughout Wales and the Channel Islands
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 ……..
an independent, highly motivated self-starter with a passion for all things equestrian. You will build a strong BHS community and presence, delivering our core objectives around participation, education, welfare, access, and safety through designing a programme of events and engagement activities.
Often the first point of contact with the Society; you will develop good working relationships with a diverse range of people. This will include political representatives, public sector stakeholders, members of the public, volunteers, show organisers, instructors and trainers and other organisations whose work impacts on the objectives of the Society. You will ensure that the needs and views of the equestrian community are represented in relevant policy developments and provide nation-specific guidance and direction to colleagues.
Key skills needed for this exciting role:
Excellent understanding of the equestrian community/industry and the work of the BHS
Knowledge and understanding of the roles of relevant Welsh Government Departments and of Senedd Cymru
Experience in organising and running events including risk assessment and promotion.
Experience of managing and working with volunteers and of volunteering
Excellent influencing and communication skills
Commercial awareness
BHS professional qualification would be desirable.
So, you’re interested?
Here’s some information on the role….
You will need a flexible approach to working hours as significant evening and weekend work will be required. You will also need to reside in Wales and have access to home office facilities with good connectivity.
A full driving licence with own vehicle are essential, as are good IT skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and social media administration.
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.
Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Pay for eligible Home Team members:
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 highlighting your relevant skills and experience and how they meet the essentials skills for this role, along with a CV, and send your application to jobs@bhs.org.uk
If you do not currently reside in Wales, please confirm your willingness to relocate. For further details on this and other opportunities, please visit www.bhs.org.uk.
Here at the BHS, we want you to have every opportunity to be able to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential when applying for any of our roles here. Please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustments so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
Due to a high volume of applications for our roles, should a cover letter/personal statement not be provided when applying for a role, we will unfortuntely not be shortlisting these applications.
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: 28 January 2024
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