Shooting & Countryside Role - Field Based / Regional

Smartsearch Recruitment Ltd; Greater Manchester; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Smartsearch Recruitment Ltd is recruiting on behalf of a countryside organisation for a practical, confident and personable individual to support shooting, conservation and member activity across the North West. This role is home-based (North West) with regional travel and a salary in the £30-£35k range plus benefits.

You must hold both a Firearms Certificate and Shotgun Certificate and a full UK driving licence.

Qualifications

• Genuine knowledge and experience of shooting.
• A valid Firearms Certificate and Shotgun Certificate.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Confidence communicating with people individually and in groups.
• Good written communication and basic IT/admin skills.
• Ability to organise workload and work independently.
• Professional and approachable manner.
• Interest in the countryside, conservation and sustainable shooting.
• Flexibility to attend occasional weekend and evening events.

Responsibilities

• Visiting shoots, clubs, syndicates, gamekeepers and other countryside contacts.
• Supporting members and responding to enquiries.
• Attending country shows, clay shoots, trade events and other regional activities.
• Helping organise and deliver shooting, countryside and membership events.
• Supporting training and education activities.
• Building relationships with external organisations and rural stakeholders.
• Supporting conservation projects and promoting sustainable shooting.
• Encouraging membership and wider engagement with the organisation.
• Completing administration, emails, reports and updates.

Education

Firearms Certificate

Shotgun Certificate

Job description

Shooting & Countryside Role - North West. £30-£35k + benefits. Home-based (North West) with regional travel

Are you involved in shooting, the countryside or rural life and looking for an opportunity to turn that experience into a broader career?

We're recruiting on behalf of a countryside organisation looking for a practical, confident and personable individual to support shooting, conservation and member activity across the North West.

*Please note: applicants must already hold both a valid Firearms Certificate and Shotgun Certificate, together with a full UK driving licence. These are essential requirements for the role.

We'd be interested in hearing from people working in areas such as gamekeeping, sporting estates, shooting grounds, firearms retail, agriculture, countryside management, rural businesses or related sectors.

We'd also be keen to hear from people whose shooting experience comes mainly through a strong personal interest or hobby, provided you have good knowledge of the shooting community and the confidence to represent an organisation professionally.

The role

This is a varied, people-facing position involving travel across the region and regular contact with the shooting and rural community.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Visiting and building relationships with shoots, shooting clubs, syndicates, gamekeepers and other countryside contacts.
• Supporting members and responding to enquiries.
• Attending country shows, clay shoots, trade events and other regional activities.
• Helping organise and deliver shooting, countryside and membership events.
• Supporting training and education activities.
• Building relationships with external organisations and rural stakeholders.
• Supporting practical conservation projects and promoting sustainable shooting.
• Helping encourage membership and wider engagement with the organisation.
• Completing straightforward administration, emails, reports and activity updates.

You'll need to be comfortable dealing with a wide range of people, from individual members and volunteers through to rural organisations and other professional stakeholders.

You should also be confident standing in front of a group to give instructions, deliver a briefing or support training. Strong written communication is important too, as the role involves regular email communication and general administration.

About you

We're looking for someone who is practical, approachable, organised and credible within the shooting and countryside community.

You might already work within the sector, or you could be earlier in your career and looking for an opportunity to move into a broader shooting and countryside role.

You don't necessarily need previous experience in a similar position. What matters most is that you have:

• Genuine knowledge and experience of shooting.
• A valid Firearms Certificate and Shotgun Certificate.
• A full UK driving licence.
• Confidence communicating with people individually and in groups.
• Good written communication and basic IT/admin skills.
• The ability to organise your own workload and work independently.
• A professional and approachable manner.
• An interest in the countryside, conservation and sustainable shooting.
• Flexibility to attend occasional weekend and evening events.

Relevant backgrounds could include gamekeeping, sporting estates, shooting grounds, clay pigeon shooting, firearms or gun retail, countryside management, agriculture, rural businesses, conservation or other land-based roles. Equally, you may work in a completely different sector but h