What you’ll be doing:

• Responding to equine welfare concerns and taking appropriate, lawful action to prevent and relieve suffering
• Providing expert advice and support to horse owners in line with BHS standards and policies
• Working with partner organisations, charities, and agencies to support welfare outcomes
• Supporting, recruiting, and training volunteer Welfare Advisers
• Delivering welfare education through events, presentations, and community engagement
• Managing sensitive and challenging situations while working independently across the region

What you won’t be doing:

• Exercising enforcement powers beyond the legal remit of the British Horse Society
• Working in a purely office-based role – this position is field-based with regular travel
• Focusing only on reactive casework – proactive education is a key part of the role
• Keeping strictly 9-5 hours – some evenings and weekends are required
• Working entirely alone – you will collaborate with volunteers, colleagues, and partners

This is a great role for you if:

• You have strong, practical equine knowledge, understand welfare standards enjoy education, outreach, and delivering presentations or events
• You are a confident self-starter who can work independently and manage your own workload
• You have excellent communication skills and can influence and support a wide range of people
• You are resilient and experienced in handling sensitive or emotionally challenging situations
• You are passionate about equine welfare and want to work in an organisation that supports you to bring your full, authentic self to work and is working really hard to be a beacon of inclusion in the equestrian sector.

Location: This role is home based with extensive travel throughout the region. Our head office is near Stoneleigh,Warwickshire so there’ll be occasional times you’ll need to travel to our office.

We will accept applications from candidates who are able to cover a combination of the following counties: Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Worcestershire, Lincolnshire.

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.