Learning Manager

Do you have a passion for creating inspiring learning experiences that connect people with gardening, plants, and the natural world? Are you energised by working in a hands-on, creative environment where growing and nature are at the heart of everything you do?

Across the UK, we deliver a school programme that champions gardening as an essential part of education—integrating it into the curriculum, building green skills and supporting the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.

We’re looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Learning Manager to lead our Learning Team at RHS Garden Harlow Carr. This exciting role is part of the RHS-wide Learning and Public Engagement division, which is driving a step change in how we engage audiences and deliver learning across the UK.

About the Role

As Learning Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Inspiring and motivating Harlow Carr’s Learning Team to deliver exceptional, enjoyable, and engaging experiences for all school visitors and home gardeners.
• Leading the development and delivery of key learning projects across schools, engagement with young people and home gardeners — including planning logistics, managing budgets, developing content, coordinating partnerships, promoting programmes, monitoring engagement and income KPIs and planning staffing levels.
• Driving engagement with our school and home gardener programmes, ensuring they are inclusive, impactful and rooted in horticulture.

You’ll oversee the delivery of all in-garden school programmes at RHS Harlow Carr, including curriculum-aligned workshops, school visits and school events. You’ll also manage the coordination of our popular courses and workshops for home gardeners and support the development of new opportunities for young people to engage with plants, gardening, and nature-based learning.

This role involves working collaboratively across the garden site and with managers of our National Learning Programmes and other gardens to ensure our audiences are inspired through gardening and that programmes are cohesive and aligned with our RHS strategy. You’ll also act as a site Duty Manager on a rota basis, ensuring excellent visitor experience and coordinating responses to site emergencies.

This is a part time role at 30 hours per week.

About You

We’re looking for someone with:

• Substantial experience in leading educational or engagement programmes in informal learning settings (e.g., museums, visitor attractions, cultural institutions, or education charities)
• A track record of creating, developing, and delivering innovative and inspiring learning programmes for school audiences.
• Passion for connecting school and home gardener audiences with plants, gardening and nature
• Experience in leading, inspiring, and motivating a small team
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong working relationships
• Experience in planning and monitoring budgets
• Outstanding organisational skills and attention to detail
• Strong operational experience managing learning programmes in a busy public-facing site

Apply now to help us cultivate learning, curiosity and connection through horticulture at RHS Garden Harlow Carr.

Working for the RHS

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.

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 [email protected] please ensure to include the job title or job reference number REQ (found at the top of the advert) when emailing.