Full-time (35 hours), permanent post, based in Edinburgh

Salary: £86,716-£95,196 plus membership of civil service pension scheme (28.97% employer contribution) and generous holiday entitlement

Are you a dynamic and visionary leader with a passion for delivering results? Do you excel at inspiring and engaging diverse audiences and have a proven track record of securing substantial philanthropic support? If so, this is your chance to lead and shape the Development and Communications strategies at one of the world’s most prestigious botanical institutions—the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE). Join us in building on recent successes in fundraising and elevating our national and global profile.

As Director of Development and Communications, you will play a crucial role in advancing our mission by driving income growth, cultivating key donor relationships, and elevating the organisation's visibility. This is an ideal role for a motivated, strategic leader who excels in combining fundraising expertise, innovative marketing, and impactful communications. You will be instrumental in enabling us to continue delivering our world-leading work in biodiversity research and conservation, horticulture, education, and public engagement, while also identifying and delivering new income opportunities.

This is a unique chance to join a forward-thinking, mission-driven organisation and help us continue to address the twin challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change. If you’re ready to lead and inspire we’d love to hear from you!

Although we see this as a full-time role, applications will also be considered from candidates looking to work on a part-time basis.

Further information can be found in our recruitment brochure for the post: Recruitment Brochure

No recruitment agencies please. 

28 hours per week, 9-month fixed term contract (mat cover), based in Edinburgh/hybrid
£25,424 (pro-rata) plus civil service pension and other benefits

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is one of the world’s top four botanic gardens based on the quality, breadth and depth of our science, plant collections, public engagement, and education.

In this role you will provide administrative support to our Schools Manager in the promotion, booking and operational arrangements for all early years and school programmes delivered onsite at RBGE, during schools’ weeks at our 3 other Gardens, offsite and online. You will also the NLHF funded project Planting Connections.

You will be involved in supporting the planning and resourcing of sessions, developing, and releasing promotional materials alongside website updates, gathering stats and evidence for reports, funders and for budgets, booking in schools, and administrating bursaries for transport at all 4 gardens.

You will be an excellent communicator who thrives working in both a team and individual setting, be comfortable working to deadlines, with a keen eye for detail and in an environment in which priorities can change at very short notice. A full job description which covers all of the essential and desirable criteria can be downloaded below.

Applications are particularly welcome from racial and ethnic minority groups, and other protected characteristics who are underrepresented at RBGE.

To apply please email recruitment@rbge.org.uk with:

·         your CV

·         a covering letter outlining the skills, knowledge and experience you’d bring to the post

·         a completed equal opportunities questionnaire: EOQ form

Closing date:                                    12pm GMT on 22 November 2024

Interview date:                                  6 December 2024

Recruitment information:                  Job description and person specification

If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been shortlisted. No recruitment agencies please

35 hours per week, fixed term to 29 August 2025, based at Benmore Botanic Garden
Starting salary £25,424 plus civil service pension and other benefits

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is one of the world’s top four botanic gardens based on the quality, breadth and depth of our science, plant collections, public engagement, and education. We are looking to recruit two Horticulturists on a fixed term basis to join our team at Benmore Botanic Garden. This could also be a secondment opportunity for an existing member of the RBGE community. 

You will be looking after and carrying out general maintenance on our extensive plant collection and tasks will include grass cutting, pruning, weeding, and using various types of horticultural machinery. You’ll also be involved in plant propagation at the Nursery, development work in the garden, including re-landscaping, planting, drainage, tree felling and other associated duties.

Applicants should hold a recognised horticultural qualification, ideally NVQ/SVQ Level 2 or have equivalent practical work experience in a horticultural role. You should have an enthusiasm for horticulture, with good practical skills and horticultural knowledge, a good knowledge of health and safety practices, can communicate clearly and confidently with colleagues, students, and our visitors and be able to work efficiently, alone and in a team within a horticultural discipline with independence. 

Applications are particularly welcome from racial and ethnic minority groups, and other protected characteristics who are underrepresented at RBGE.

To apply please email recruitment@rbge.org.uk with:
•    your CV
•    a covering letter outlining the skills, knowledge and experience you’d bring to the post
•    a completed equal opportunities questionnaire: EOQ form

Closing date:                         12pm GMT on 28 November 2024
Interview date:                      5 December 2024
Recruitment information:     Job description and person specification

If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been shortlisted. No recruitment agencies please.