Community Event and Membership Coordinator

Contract Type: Fixed Term (FTA)

Contract start date: Provisionally 27 October 2025

Contract end date: 31 December 2027

Join a friendly team who are passionate about engaging under-represented communities with the wonder of Kew's science, horticulture and collections. This role will focus on coordination of Community Open Week and the Community Access Scheme at Kew Gardens. Community Open Week is an annual festival for people who face barriers to engaging with the Gardens and the Community Access Scheme offers membership for community groups to make self-guided visits.

You will have the opportunity to work with staff and partners from a range of disciplines to deliver an exciting, accessible and creative programme of Community Open Week activities. You will also be able to grow the Community Access Scheme offer, by developing communications, marketing, learning resources and group leader training.

This is a rewarding position for a flexible and collaborative individual who enjoys the dynamic nature of events but who is also a strategic thinker, with excellent organisational skills and attention to detail. The ideal candidate will have significant experience of community engagement and experience of coordinating outdoor events.

You will need to be available from 4 th to 22 nd May 2026 for the next Community Open Week, including some weekend working. The role is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

The position will be on a minimum 2-year, fixed term contract initially, but we anticipate that it will be an ongoing role, subject to confirmation of funding.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are keen to recruit an individual with lived experience that represents our audiences. We will endeavour to make workplace adjustments to the interview process and working environment to ensure that this is an accessible opportunity.

First round/ second round interviews will take place on 23 September and 2 October.

This role is based at Kew with the option of regular home working, subject to operational requirements.

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.

We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.

Join us on our journey as protectors of the world's plants and fungi.

The salary will be £32,900 per annum Band C .

It is anticipated that interviews for this role will be held in early January.

Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.

If you are interested in this position, please submit your application through the online portal, by clicking "Apply".

We are dedicated to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to interviewing disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

No agencies please.