Outdoor event, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Friday 15 August, 5.15 - 9.15pm
We are looking for enthusiastic and friendly volunteers to join our current team to assist in Stewarding at our Botanics late events.
Our Botanics Late is built around the theme of in the Garden with friends, music and art.
An evening after hours entry to the garden with a programme of live music and special access to the exhibition Linder: Danger Came Smiling, exploring 5 decades of Pioneering work by the internationally renowned feminist artist Linder Sterling. There will be pop-up street food offers, drinks from our on-site bar available and arts and crafts activities.
What does this role entail?
We offer training for this role, and activities include the following:
- Stewarding the garden. Directing visitors away from areas they can’t enter, highlighting different areas they might want to visit.
- Encouraging visitors to engage with the different aspects of the programme.
- Welcoming the visitors and assisting with enquiries, creating a friendly environment.
- Working alongside the Creative Programmes Team.
- General assistance to the event.
For this role we will provide a pre-event meeting a week before to run over the event contents and geography of the Garden. On the night volunteers should arrive 45 minutes before the event starts for a briefing and would then finish up 15 minutes after the event finishes. During the event you will get an hour break where you can enjoy the event.
How do I apply?
If this sounds of interest, we would love to hear from you. Please complete an application form and return to volunteering@rbge.org.uk by midday 22nd July 2025, along with brief answers to the following questions:
- What do you like most about events?
- What is your favourite event you have attended and why do you think you enjoyed it so much?
- What are you looking to gain from joining the volunteer stewarding team at the Botanic Lates?
We encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds, and value the positive impact that this has on our team. RBGE is committed to ensuring that all volunteers 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.
