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Membership Manager (Maternity Cover)
Scottish Plant Conservation Officer
Casual (Fee Paid) Schools Education Tutors
On-Line Learning Co-ordinator (Initial 1 Year Fixed term Appointment)
Modern Apprenticeship in Amenity Horticulture (2 Year Fixed Term Appointment
Work Placement Scheme for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths
Community Gardener (temporary, 10 hours per week)
Membership Manager (Maternity Cover)
Fixed-term appointment, based in Edinburgh
Starting Salary £25,690 (Band D)
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has an opportunity for an experienced Membership Manager to join our Membership and Development Team. This role is for a fixed-term period of 13 months.
This is a highly target driven post and the successful applicant will be tasked with successfully developing and growing membership income across all categories to achieve annual targets. The post holder will be expected to manage an efficient and effective membership programme and encourage the promotion of membership across all four Gardens.
Full details of the post including a job description and person specification can be found on this page. Although ideally full-time, applications on a part-time basis could be considered for exceptional candidates.
Interested applicants should send a CV and covering letter outlining the skills and experience they could bring to the post, along with a completed equal opportunities questionnaire, to recruitment@rbge.org.uk no later than 9am on Thursday 13 March. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of this date, please assume that your application has not been shortlisted.
Interviews will be held on Friday 21 March, with an anticipated start date of Tuesday 22 April.
Scottish Plant Conservation Officer
Permanent, full-time based in Edinburgh
Starting Salary £25,690 (Band D)
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is one of the world's leading research orientated Botanic Gardens, and is located in a UNESCO World Heritage city famed for its scientific innovation and cultural interest.
We are seeking to employ a Scottish Plant Conservation Officer to:
Provide expertise and deliver information on Scotland’s plant biodiversity to underpin conservation programmes
Be involved in collaborative flagship conservation projects, with a clear focus on ‘making a difference’
Provide training in plant identification, surveying/monitoring and specimen collection
Generate income from consultancy and grant proposals.
Applicants should be educated to PhD level or have equivalent experience in biodiversity science/conservation biology/plant ecology. The successful applicant will have a good knowledge of the Scottish/UK flora and an understanding of contemporary conservation issues in Scotland. Experience of field work, excellent communication skills, and the ability to write concisely and clearly are also required.
A full job description and person specification can be downloaded from this page. Further details of RBGE’s science and conservation activities can be obtained from
www.rbge.org.uk/science. Informal enquiries about this post can be directed to Dr Antje Ahrends, Head of Genetics and Conservation (a.ahrends@rbge.org.uk).
Interested applicants should send a CV and covering letter, outlining the skills and experience they could bring to the post, as well as a completed equal opportunities questionnaire to recruitment@rbge.org.uk or to the HR department, The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR by 5pm GMT on Friday, 4 April 2014.
If you have not heard from us by the 30 April 2014, please assume that your application has not been shortlisted.
Casual (Fee Paid) Schools Education Tutors
£40 per half day or £80 per full day session
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is looking for part-time education tutors to deliver and develop schools programmes at RBGE. We are looking for tutors to deliver half or full day practical educational programmes for school classes from P1 to P7 and/or S2 to S5. Our current schools programme can be viewed online
http://www.rbge.org.uk/education/schoolsWe are looking for experienced, knowledgeable and enthusiastic individuals, with a teaching qualification and excellent communication skills. botanical, horticultural qualifications would be an advantage, but are not essential.
Informal enquiries can be made to Susie Kelpie (Education Officer) either by telephone 0131 248 2970 or e-mail s.kelpie@rbge.org.uk.
If you have a passion for plants and are interested in sharing your skills and becoming part of the education team at one of the world’s most inspirational botanic gardens, please submit your CV with a covering letter, the names and addresses of two referees as well as a completed equal opportunities questionnaire to recruitment@rbge.org.uk or to the HR department, The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LRby 21 March 2014
No recruitment agencies please.
On-Line Learning Co-ordinator (Initial 1 Year Fixed Term Appointment)
Full-time based at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Starting salary £25,690
We launched PropagateLearning, our new virtual learning environment (VLE) in 2013, to enhance development and delivery of our remote and blended learning courses (
www.propagatelearning.net).
Our aim is for PropagateLearning to become THE best on-line learning platform for horticulture & plant sciences and we are looking for a motivated and innovative individual to join our team. The key aspects of the role are to coordinate the further development of the VLE, support our tutors and create dynamic on-line content. While this post is based within our Learning team, there may also be a requirement to develop content for other departmental areas. The post is initially for one year, but the aim is to make it sustainable and this is an exciting opportunity to help us achieve our vision.
Applicants should have previous experience with virtual learning environment course design, management and content creation. You’ll need to be familiar with Moodle, Blackboard or similar online learning environment CMS, as well as the use of HTML plugins and experience of their “best use” in learning. A good understanding of current social media in learning communications would also be useful, as would HTML/JavaScript authoring, and a good general understanding of what makes an effective learning course.
Full details of the post, including a job description and person specification can be found on this page.
Interested applicants should send a CV and covering letter outlining your suitability for the post, as well as telling us where you saw the post advertised. You should also complete and return an equal opportunities questionnaire and send everything to recruitment@rbge.org.uk by midday on Friday 21st March 2014.
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.
Modern Apprenticeship in Horticulture
2 Year Fixed Term Contract, based in Edinburgh
Starting Salary £5,853 (£112 per week)
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is currently looking to recruit two Modern Apprentices to work and train within the garden in Edinburgh.
Successful applicants will be offered an initial 2 year Modern Apprenticeship in which time they will attend Oatridge College on day release basis to work towards an SVQ Level 2 in Amenity Horticulture. As part of their 2-year work placement at RBGE, the successful candidates will undertake rotational placements in all areas of the garden including; arboriculture, alpine, glasshouses, herbaceous, lawns and nursery.
Successful candidates will also receive 25 days of annual leave, a protective clothing allowance and will be given the opportunity to participate on selected elements of other RBGE professional courses including visits and study tours. At the end of the 2 years, the successful applicants may also have the opportunity to extend their apprenticeship and go on to undertake an SVQ Level 3 horticultural qualification. As this is a Modern Apprenticeship scheme, applicants must be aged between 16 and 19 years old.
To get an application pack, please contact 0131 248 2980 and leave your name and home address or alternatively send an e-mail to apprenticeship@rbge.org.uk detailing your name and home address and a pack will be sent out to you. Completed applications must be returned to the HR Team, 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR by 5pm on Wednesday, 30 April 2014. An assessment day will be carried out on 3 June 2014.
