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Full-time (35 hours), permanent post, based in Edinburgh
Salary £45,712 (pay award pending) plus generous holiday entitlement, Civil Service pension and other benefits.

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is a world-renowned institution dedicated to plant science, horticulture, and education. Our diverse and complex estate includes listed heritage buildings, herbarium, laboratories, and glasshouse structures, as well as being a popular visitor attraction and events venue. With approximately one million visitors per year, we are committed to ensuring the highest standards of health, safety, and sustainability across all our sites.

As the Health, Safety & Sustainability Manager, you will play a pivotal role in leading and ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations. You will develop and implement strategies, programs, policies, and procedures to enhance collaboration, accountability, and responsibility within the workplace. This position is based at RBGE’s Edinburgh site and requires travel to our regional gardens in Dunoon, Port Logan, and Peebles.

Key responsibilities include providing strategic leadership to foster a positive health and safety culture using performance metrics, serving as the Subject Matter Expert in health, safety, and sustainability while managing a team and collaborating with Trade Union representatives, and ensuring compliance with legislation through the development of RBGE’s Health and Safety Management program. The role also involves investigating incidents and implementing corrective actions, overseeing fire safety and emergency preparedness, leading sustainability efforts such as waste reduction and energy efficiency, and managing carbon reporting, including utility billing reconciliation and annual carbon accounts.

We are looking for someone who has strong communication and interpersonal skills, excellent problem-solving abilities, and proficiency in safety management e-systems, proven track record in leading health, safety, and sustainability initiatives within a complex organisation and a strong understanding of health and safety legislation, environmental management practices, and sustainability initiatives. You should have a NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety or equivalent. An environmental management qualification (e.g., IEMA, ISO 14001 certification) is desirable.

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:                           midday (BST) on 12 June 2025
Interview date:                        w/c 23 June 2025
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.

Full-time (37 hours), permanent post, based in Edinburgh
Salary £25,000 plus performance related bonus

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) 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. The Botanics Trading Company (BTC) is our wholly owned subsidiary and manages all our trading activity, including all our retail and catering offers, with profits being gift-aided back to RBGE.

We are looking for a highly organised and personable Sales Operations Executive to support and drive the success of our Commercial Services team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced sales environment, excels at managing the sales pipeline, and brings precision and energy to every client interaction. You’ll play a key role in ensuring the smooth administration of the sales process—from lead tracking to contracting and invoicing—while helping to grow revenue across our diverse commercial portfolio.

A proactive can-do attitude is an essential part of this role with applicants having previous experience of working in a fast-paced event sales environment. Excellent communication skills and attention to detail are essential, along with flexibility and the drive and hunger to support the team to win business along with contributing themselves to sales. 

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 midday (BST) on Thursday 12 June 2025
Interview date:                      TBC
Recruitment Information:  Job description and person specification 

If you haven’t heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume your application hasn’t been successful on this occasion. No recruitment agencies please.

Full-time (35 hours), temporary (6 months) post, based in Edinburgh
Salary £31,080 (pay award pending) plus generous holiday entitlement, Civil Service pension and other benefits.

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is a world-renowned institution dedicated to plant science, horticulture, and education which also welcomes 1 million visitors to our Gardens every year. Our exceptional botanical collections – Living Collection, Herbarium, Library and Archives – support these activities and our work to catalogue and digitise these collections is a major strategic objective.

 Working with the RBGE Archivist, you will carry out collection reviews, cataloguing and conservation assessments in addition to liaising with external suppliers to complete agreed programmes of digitisation and / or conservation in our manuscript, printed and photographic collections.

You will have a key role in  completing collection surveys for the George Sherriff and Mary Gibby archives, creating full catalogue records for collections on the RBGE Archives Catalogue (AtoM), working with the RBGE Archivist and external conservators to identify items that require conservation, liaising with external suppliers to ensure the effective digitisation of collection items to an agreed standard and incorporating the digitised materials into the Archives Catalogue and / or Digital Asset Management (DAM) system as appropriate. The role also involves developing and documenting standard operating procedures for the digitisation of archival materials and carrying out public engagement activities relating to the projects / collections. 

We are looking for someone who has strong organisational and communication skills, excellent problem-solving abilities, and can work flexibly as part of a small team. Previous experience of cataloguing archival materials and an archives qualification are desirable. 

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:                           9am (BST) on Monday 23 June 2025
Interview date:                        w/c 7 July 2025
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.

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

Salary £61,282 to £67,501 (pay award pending) plus generous holiday entitlement, Civil Service pension and other benefits.

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is a world-renowned institution dedicated to plant science, horticulture, and biodiversity conservation. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment where innovation thrives, and diverse perspectives are valued.

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Head of Digital Delivery to lead its digital transformation programme. Responsible for the development and implementation of RBGE’s digital strategy, this role will provide leadership and expert guidance on infrastructure, network, cyber security, and business continuity.  The successful candidate will be a champion of change and be responsible for managing complex projects using Agile and Lean methodologies. The Head of Digital Delivery will build and lead a high-performing digital team, refresh and implement RBGE’s digital strategy, leverage AI for innovation, promote data-driven decision-making, secure funding, manage budgets, and foster cross-functional collaboration.

The ideal candidate will have proven leadership in agile transformation projects, excellent communication skills, strong analytical abilities, and a proactive approach to technology solutions. Familiarity with emerging digital technologies, AI trends, cybersecurity principles, and GDPR legislation is essential, along with a degree in technology related discipline or equivalent experience. RBGE offers a collaborative and inclusive work culture, opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to contribute to meaningful projects in plant science and conservation.

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 midday (BST) on Wednesday 25 June 2025

Interview date:  Monday 7 July 2025  

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.