Senior Ecologist (Maternity Cover)

Are you an enthusiastic ecologist with knowledge and experience in reporting, data analysis and biodiversity recording? We are looking to recruit a Senior Ecologist (Maternity Cover) 10 months.

This is an exciting time to join the thriving Royal Horticultural Society Plant Health team, as we work to report on our progress in supporting biodiversity across the RHS. This role will involve compiling and evaluating data from wildlife surveys at our five sites undertaken between 2022 and 2025, developing species and habitat specific action plans and reviewing our engagement and operational activities across the organisation. You will be involved in the sharing of our Biodiversity Positive story so far and reviewing internal policies and guidelines in to ensure compliance with UK and International wildlife legislation and Best Practice Guidelines to include, garden practice, shows and events such as Glow.

Details of our great benefits can be found here.

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 on our site) when emailing.