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The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) needs keen and enthusiastic individuals to support the Garden’s mission to explore, conserve and explain the world of plants for a better future.
We have four sites around Scotland, Dawyck Botanic Garden near Peebles, Benmore Botanic Garden in Dunoon, Logan Botanic Garden near Stranraer and in Edinburgh.
We currently employ around 300 staff and work with around 300 volunteers to achieve our objectives.
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is committed to ensuring that all staff and customers are treated equally irrespective of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy may be downloaded from the link further down the page.
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If you require the above download documents in an alternative format, please email recruitment@rbge.org.uk or call 0131 552 7171.
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Current vacancies
- Retail Supervisor, Botanics Trading Company
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Full - time, permanent position, based onsite at the Botanics Shop (John Hope Gateway)
£25,185 per annum
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is a 5-star visitor attraction in the heart of Edinburgh and one of the world’s leading botanic gardens. Together with three regional gardens, Dawyck, Logan and Benmore, its mission is to ‘Explore, conserve and explain plants for a better future’. All profits raised through its retail operations support the important research work of the garden.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Supervisor to join the team based at our Edinburgh Shop. The successful applicant will assist in the day-to-day management of a retail sales team of around 10-12 staff, driving retail sales and profitability, ensuring the smooth running of all aspects of the retail operation, with a focus on plant related sales, as well as delivering excellent customer service.
Applicants should possess strong organizational skills and have proven experience of supervising and motivating staff in a retail setting, as well as delivering 5 star customer service, driving sales and delivering excellent visual merchandising standards.
A confident and outgoing personality and the ability to work with both the retail team and staff across the organisation to deliver objectives is essential.
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 Wednesday 8 May 2024
Interview date: Wednesday 15 May 2024 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.
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