Community Engagement Manager

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is looking for a Community Engagement Manager to join our Public Engagement team. The role is a job share 12 month fixed term contract, covering maternity leave (22.2 hours per week). 

Reporting to the Head of Public Engagement, your role will cover working across the Botanic Cottage and Demonstration Garden. You will manage of 2 staff and approximately 30 volunteers. You will be involved in planning and delivering RBGE’s community programme including the Edible Gardening Project. You will also be involved in developing and supporting the strategy and programme for community use of the Botanic Cottage. 

Applicants should be educated to degree level or have equivalent experience, be highly organised, have strong project planning and management experience, confident communicators and have prior budget management experience. You should also have previous experience of managing staff and volunteers. You should have an interest in horticulture and some practical knowledge. It is not essential to have any formal horticultural training.  

Please click here for a full job description and person specification which outlines the key and specific responsibilities as well as the essential and desirable criteria for this post. 

Applicants should send a CV and covering letter which outlines their suitability for the post along with a completed equal opportunities questionnaire to recruitment@rbge.org.uk by noon on 29 November 2019. 

If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been shortlisted 

No recruitment agencies please.