Overview

Starting salary circa £25,000pa plus company car  

BASC is the largest sporting shooting organisation in the UK, serving a growing membership of over 150,000 and a wide variety of stakeholder and public interests. It acts as a representative body for sporting shooting – fostering opportunity, safety, high standards and wildlife conservation.

BASC seeks a Game and Gamekeeping Officer who will provide an informed and specialist point of contact on game and gamekeeping matters.

Working within an established team, the post holder will provide advice to BASC members and others and contribute to policy development for game and gamekeeping across the UK.

The successful candidates will demonstrate:

  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Organisational skills with the ability to meet deadlines
  • Experience, knowledge and expertise in gamekeeping gained through personal experience
  • An enthusiasm for game shooting with a desire to learn and increase knowledge of other wildlife management
  • A close connection with shooting sports
  • An aptitude for developing working partnerships

The post holder is based at Head Office. The position will involve extensive travel throughout the UK. Therefore the post holder is required to hold a current clean driving licence and have recent driving experience.

Further information and an application form may be downloaded from our website www.basc.org.uk alternatively please contact the HR department, BASC, Marford Mill, Rossett, Wrexham LL12 0HL. Telephone: 01244 573002.  E-mail: enquiries@basc.org.uk.  Please quote reference GKO/DEC/17.  The closing date for receipt of completed application forms is 12/01/2018.