Information Officer - Sparrowhawk Date with Nature
Salary - £15,300 to £17,000 pa
This vacancy is being advertised by RBGE on behalf of the RSPB Scotland.
Are you dynamic, target driven team player who can enthuse the public about amazing wildlife spectacles in the centre of Edinburgh?
We are looking for an outgoing people-person with experience of working in a face-to-face sales environment. You will have a proven track record of achieving targets and be able to communicate confidently and inspirationally, delivering a high standard of customer care.
You will have experience of managing and motivating volunteers and delivering talks and activities to school groups.
This project is a partnership with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Lothian and Borders Raptor Studies Group and Scottish Seabird Centre.
This is a full time, seasonal post from 23 March to 31 August 2012.
How to apply: For complete details of this post (including an application form) please download an application pack by clicking on this link Information Officer - Sparrowhawk Date with Nature Information Officer - Sparrowhawk Date with Nature.
When you return the application form, ensure that you include reference number 3600112 on any correspondence. Completed applications should be returned to Nicole Brandon (nicole.brandon@rspb.org.uk), The RSPB Scotland Headquarters, 2 Lochside View, Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh, EH12 9DH, 0131 317 4120 or 0131 317 4194 by Friday, 3 February 2012. Interviews will be taking place on Tuesday, 21 February 2012.
Horticulturist - Temperate Grower
Starting Salary: £15,680 (Pay Band B)
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh requests applications from suitably qualified and skilled candidates for a horticultural post within the Indoor Living Collection, comprising public access, research glasshouses and glasshouse borders holding over 10,000 accessions.
In this job you will be involved in a range of horticultural tasks, including watering, feeding, potting and pruning of temperate and tropical plants as well as maintaining good glasshouse hygiene and monitoring and treating for pests and diseases. As you will be working in public areas you will require excellent customer care skills.
Applicants should be passionate about plants and has a specific interest in working under glass, particularly with ferns and orchids. You should have excellent attention to detail and a good knowledge of plant care and basic horticultural techniques.
Applicants will be working with a range of staff so good communication skills are essential. You should be a self motivated team player with the ability to work unsupervised.
Previous horticultural experience is essential as is a national certificate, SVQ level 3 or equivalent. PA1 and PA6/PA9 and a current, clean driving licence is desirable.
This post attracts civil service pension benefits and a generous holiday entitlement.
An application form and a full job description and person specification which outlines all of the essential and desirable criteria for this post can be downloaded from our website,www.rbge.org.uk/about-us/vacancies.
Completed application forms and an equal opportunities questionnaire should be sent to Ruth Pool in our HR team at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR or r.pool@rbge.org.uk by Monday, 6 February 2012.
Head of Marketing and Communications
Full-time permanent post based in Edinburgh
Starting salary £31,000 to £35,000
We have an exciting opening for an experienced marketing and communications professional to develop and take forward the Garden's marketing strategy.
Leading our small marketing and communications team, the post holder will develop and implement an organisation-wide strategy aimed at increasing our overall profile among the public and encouraging visits to all four gardens within the RBGE portfolio. You'll be commissioning market research, managing promotional plans and developing materials to significantly enhance awareness of the RBGE brand, while reporting directly into our Director of Enterprise.
At the forefront of the Garden's aim to increase our self-generated income, applicants should have substantial experience of marketing and communications, ideally gained within a services environment. You should have a proven track record of maximising an organisation's business potential, and be able to influence across an organisation at all levels.
Full details of the post, including a job description and person specification can be downloaded from this page.
Interested applicants should send a CV and covering letter and an equal opportunities questionnaire to Irene Morrice in our HR team to The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR or i.morrice@rbge.org.uk by midday on Friday, 10 February 2012.
Temporary Horticulturist (Dawyck)
Salary £15,680, pro-rata (Pay Band B)
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is looking to recruit a full time Temporary Horticulturist for a period of 3 months to be based at Dawyck Botanic Garden. DBG is located near to Stobo, on the B712 (8 miles south-west of Peebles).
Applicants should have a recognised horticultural qualification, good practical horticultural skills, knowledge of plants, horticultural machinery and their uses and the requirements of health and safety legislation. You should have good communication and problem solving skills and have the ability to work well on your own as well as part of a team. Any one of the following would be a distinct advantage: PA1 and PA6 spraying certificates, chainsaw qualifications (CS30/CS31), current driving licence, first aid at work qualification.
An application form and a full job description and person specification which outlines all the essential and desirable criteria for this post can be downloaded from this page.
Completed application forms and an equal opportunities questionnaire should be sent to Nicole McGregor in our HR team at The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR or n.mcgregor@rbge.org.uk by Friday, 10 February 2012.