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BHA Careers

The BHA is fortunate to have around 250 employees and 100 sessional workers who possess team spirit and a desire to contribute to the values and mission of the organisation.

 Employees will join a committed team and supportive workforce.

At the BHA, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and promote diversity throughout the organisation.  We welcome people from a variety of backgrounds, who possess team spirit and will contribute to delivering on the BHA values and mission.

A list of current vacancies at the BHA is shown below. Please note new jobs will be added periodically, so please continue checking this page to view latest jobs.

Welfare Communications Manager – GBR

Great British Racing (GBR) are looking to recruit a Welfare Communications Manager. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled communicator to join GBR’s Consumer Communications and PR team and help showcase the story of equine welfare in horse racing. Reporting to the Head of Welfare Communications, this role will support the delivery of a wide-ranging, cross-industry communications strategy and promote key elements of racing’s A Life Well Lived initiative, led by the sport’s Horse Welfare Board. At its heart, this position exists to proactively and positively share racing’s welfare narrative and highlight the sport’s commitment to ensuring every horse bred for racing enjoys a life well lived.

  • For more information and to apply, click here.
  • The closing date for applications is 4 January 2026.

PR and Consumer Communications Assistant – GBR

Great British Racing (GBR) is the central promotional and marketing body for British Horseracing. Its aims are to broaden racing’s popularity and, in doing so, help increase engagement with and participation in the sport through racegoing; TV viewing and shared racehorse ownership. The PR Assistant will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to promote and raise the profile of horse racing, Britain’s second biggest spectator sport, through the development and activation of creative PR campaigns designed to increase the sport’s popularity.

  • For more information and to apply, click here.
  • The closing date for applications is 31 December 2025.

Armed Forces Placement – The Racing Industry Course

As part of the BHA's continued commitment to support the Armed Forces Covenant and to attracting a greater diversity of talent, the BHA are looking to offer a fully funded place on The Racing Industry Course for Service leavers and Veterans. The Racing Industry Course gives a complete overview of the horseracing industry with leading trainers and jockeys giving their perspective of the hands-on aspects of racing, while a number of the sport’s administrators detail the day-to-day running of thoroughbred racing and breeding. The course runs from Monday 2 February (arrival 1 February) to Friday 6 February 2026 at the British Racing School in Newmarket.

  • For more information and to apply, click here.
  • The closing date for applications is 9 January 2025.

Chief Medical Adviser

With the impending retirement of the current Chief Medical Adviser (CMA), the BHA has taken the opportunity to re-assess the CMA role itself and redefine the delivery of both clinical and regulatory services. The new structure and approach will ensure the highest standards of care and address future demand and challenges. As a result, we are now looking for two CMAs on a three-day per week basis, operating as a job share, each working 21 core hours (9am to 5pm) and providing out of hours cover on a rota basis. The new structure will ensure the delivery of excellent clinical care, built in resilience and a more flexible role for the new CMAs, which will allow them to continue with a mixed portfolio of healthcare work.

  • For more information and to apply, click here.
  • The closing date for applications is 15 December 2025.

Independent Non-Executive Director

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) is the governing and regulatory body for horseracing in Great Britain. Under the chairmanship of Lord Charles Allen, the BHA has set a renewed and ambitious goal to lead its stakeholders and transform British racing into a “modern commercial and cultural powerhouse”. To this end, the BHA is transforming its governance arrangements, including building a fully independent board, to support the BHA’s new role in co-ordinating a commercial industry growth strategy, and utilising world-class business and digital skills to actively grow racing as a sport and as an industry. In this process, the BHA will appoint multiple Independent Non-Executive Directors. They will oversee the organisation, supporting its growth and transformation.

  • For more information and to register interest, click here.

Recruitment Companies

If you are a recruitment agency, job board or a consultancy firm please be advised that we don’t use agencies as we have our own recruitment methods and job boards.

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