Horticultural Engagement Officer in Wisley

Job description

Job Title: Horticultural Engagement Officer (hybrid/flexible working where not required to be on site for engagement delivery)

Location: RHS Garden Wisley

Salary: £26,368.00

Hours: 30 hours per week, one Saturday per month, 08:00 – 16:30

Contract: Permanent

Closing date for applications: 11th December 2025

Details of our great benefits can be found

here

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Overview of the Role: The Horticultural Engagement Officer at RHS Garden Wisley will be joining the RHS New Shoots team at an exciting time as we build on strong foundations to expand our reach to more under-represented groups in providing high quality horticultural careers guidance, exploration and experience. Currently live at RHS Gardens Bridgewater, Harlow Carr, Rosemoor and Wisley, and due to expand to Hyde Hall, New Shoots is a friendly, passionate and agile team delivering a range of engagement programmes at and in the vicinity of each garden.

We are looking for a passionate, enthusiastic and agile new team member with a good knowledge of horticulture, and a desire to engage diverse groups and individuals with the aim of supporting their journey to a career in Horticulture. The role of Horticultural Engagement Officer will also support our Horticultural Engagement Manager to curate and maintain our exciting new learning space, the Greener Skills Garden at RHS Garden Wisley.

This role will be for four days per week, with the opportunity to work flexibly up to two days per week (subject to on-site engagement activity delivery) and one Saturday per month (with suitable Time off in Lieu).

To work for the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is to join a thriving charity, whose mission is to be there for everyone on their lifelong adventure with gardening. Everything we do is built on the transformational power of gardening – and the benefits it brings to people, places and our planet.

And we couldn’t do this without our people. We’re proud of the knowledge, enthusiasm and ideas that each one of our team members brings. From working across our social media channels, to volunteering in the RHS Gardens, from serving customers in our garden centres to running national marketing campaigns, we believe that every member of the RHS team should have the opportunity to make a difference. Our careers portal

here

provides a comprehensive overview of what we offer, the teams that work at the RHS and our great

benefits

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Safeguarding and Inclusion

The RHS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all personnel to share in this commitment. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

We may review applications as soon as we receive them so if you see a vacancy that you are interested in, please apply straight away as the vacancy will be closed as soon as we hire the right candidate. If you require any additional support with making your application, please contact sharonellis@rhs.org.uk please ensure to include the job title or job reference number REQ (found at the top of the advert) when emailing.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Wisley

Type of Contract

Casual / Part Time Jobs

Published at

14-12-2025

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English