Regional Officer - Shooting & Conservation

Smartsearch Recruitment Ltd; Manchester; Remote; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

BASC is seeking a Regional Officer to deliver shooting and conservation activities in the North region. The role centres on membership engagement, recruitment and regional events, with travel across the North and to shoots, clubs and stakeholders.

The successful candidate will manage projects, coordinate volunteers and promote BASC’s conservation objectives while working with the regional director and external partners.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full driving licence.
• Must hold firearms certificate and shotgun certificate.
• DBS check required.

Responsibilities

• Support membership recruitment and retention across the region.
• Build and maintain relationships with affiliated clubs, syndicates, trade members, shoots and gamekeepers.
• Organise and deliver a programme of membership events.
• Support BASC attendance at clay shoots, country shows, trade events and regional activities.
• Manage and develop a network of volunteers for events and activities.
• Support practical conservation projects and promote conservation activities.
• Work with BASC training and education team to support delivery of training courses and outreach.
• Develop relationships with external stakeholders including police licensing and rural crime teams, Natural England, the Environment Agency and other regional organisations.
• Respond to enquiries and direct members and the public to appropriate BASC contacts.
• Promote sustainable shooting and game as healthy food through regional activities.

Skills

Communication

Customer service

Organisation

Relationship building

Planning

Tools

Word

Excel

Teams

Forms

Job description

Regional Officer - Shooting & Conservation | Salary: £30k | Location: Home-based - ideally North-West England to cover the Northern region

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is seeking a Regional Officer to support the delivery of shooting, conservation, membership engagement and regional activities across the North.

Essential requirements: applicants must hold a full driving licence, firearms certificate and shotgun certificate. The successful applicant will also be required to undergo a DBS check.

The role involves the day-to-day management and delivery of projects and activities within the region, with a particular focus on membership engagement and recruitment, regional conservation objectives and the wider promotion of BASC, ensuring the association is represented to the highest standards.

Working with the Regional Director (North), you will build and maintain relationships with BASC-affiliated clubs, syndicates and trade members, as well as engaging with regional shoots, gamekeepers and shooting syndicates on key sector issues including conservation and sustainable shooting.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting membership recruitment and retention across the region.
• Building and maintaining relationships with affiliated clubs, syndicates, trade members, shoots and gamekeepers.
• Organising and delivering a programme of membership events.
• Supporting BASC attendance at clay shoots, country shows, trade events and other regional activities.
• Managing and developing a network of volunteers to support events and activities.
• Supporting practical conservation projects and promoting associated conservation activities.
• Working with BASC's training and education team to support the delivery of training courses and outreach activity.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders including police licensing and rural crime teams, Natural England, the Environment Agency and other key regional organisations.
• Responding to enquiries and, where necessary, signposting members and the public to the appropriate BASC contact.
• Promoting sustainable shooting, conservation and game as a healthy and sustainable food source through regional activities and events.

About you

• You will need strong communication, customer service and organisational skills, together with the ability to plan and deliver projects, events and membership activities.
• You should be confident building relationships with members, clubs, syndicates, gamekeepers, trade members and external stakeholders, and comfortable representing BASC across the region.
• Good administrative and financial management skills are also required, along with working knowledge of Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Teams and Forms.

This is an agile, home-based role requiring travel throughout the region. BASC's core hours are 8.30am-5.30pm Monday to Friday, although some weekend and out-of-hours working will be required to support membership engagement and events.

Closing date: 18 October 2026

Potential interview dates: 10 and 11 November 2026 at the northern regional office.