Health & Safety and Event Safety Manager (full-time, permanent)
Closing date: Thursday 4 June 2026
Salary: £38,000 per annum
We also offer 26 days’ annual leave (+ public holidays) on starting, matched pension contributions up to 5 percent, enhanced pay when taking leave as your family grows, income protection insurance, a health-cash plan and a wide range of wellbeing and mental health support services.
Location: This role is home-based with regular travel to events and locations across the UK. Our head office is near Stoneleigh, Warwickshire and there’ll be times you’ll need to travel to our office.
Hours: Our usual full-time hours are 35 a week — with an early finish on a Friday! We offer other flexible work options, such as compressed hours, which we’re happy to discuss.
What you’ll be doing:
* Working directly with staff, volunteers and event organisers to support the safe delivery of equestrian events and activities.
* Visiting events across the UK to provide practical, on-the-ground safety support and guidance.
* Delivering training and helping people apply H&S requirements in a practical and proportionate way.
* Reviewing event plans, risk assessments and serious incident arrangements.
* Investigating incidents, identifying trends and supporting continuous improvement.
* Building strong working relationships with volunteers, officials and stakeholders.
What you won’t be doing:
* Sitting behind a desk writing policies all day — this is a hands-on, field-based role.
* Working in isolation or taking a “clipboard policing” approach to H&S. Collaboration and practical support are key.
* Working in a purely office-based Monday–Friday role. Regular travel, event attendance and flexibility are an important part of the job.
This is a great role for you if:
* You enjoy being out at events and working directly with people in operational environments
* You have a strong understanding of equestrian activities and want to help make them safer and better organised
* You are confident communicating with volunteers, organisers and stakeholders, even in challenging situations
* You have practical H&S knowledge or qualifications, and enjoy applying safety principles in a real-world, proportionate way
* Prefer a practical, people-focused approach to H&S rather than purely desk-based compliance work
We’re excited that you’re thinking about applying to British Horse Society. To help you make the strongest impression, here are a few friendly tips:
* AI tools can be handy, but they don’t always hit the mark when it comes to the specific stuff we’re looking for
* We really want to hear your voice — your experiences, your skills and what makes you, well, you!
* If you lean too much on AI-generated content, your application might end up sounding a bit generic — and that could hurt your chances.
So, keep it real, keep it personal and show us what you’re all about.
For further details on this and other opportunities, please visit bhs.org.uk .
British Horse Society is committed to achieving equity for all current and prospective employees and doesn’t 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, brings better outcomes for all employees.
We strongly encourage suitably experienced people from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.
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