Biosecurity specialist - information

Royal Horticultural Society; Woking; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gardening charity in the UK is seeking a Biosecurity Specialist – Information to help develop engaging training for plant health practices. This role involves creating training materials, simplifying scientific information, and promoting understanding of plant health among staff and the public. Ideal candidates will have a strong engagement capability and knowledge of horticultural environments and pest management. Apply now to contribute to a stronger biosecurity culture in the UK.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of horticultural environments, plant pests, and diseases.
• Experience in creating and delivering training.
• Proven ability to communicate science clearly.

Responsibilities

• Create and deliver engaging plant health & biosecurity training.
• Turn scientific concepts into clear messages.
• Build interest in plant health among various stakeholders.

Skills

Knowledge of plant health regulations

Ability to engage and influence

Job description

Overview

Love plants? Great at explaining things? Excited by teaching, training, engagement and the possibility of helping people protect plant health? Join the RHS Biosecurity Team as our Biosecurity Specialist – Information and help inspire better plant health practices across the UK’s leading gardening charity and beyond. Knowledge of plant health regulations, horticultural environments, plant pests and diseases will be useful, but equally important is your ability to engage, influence and empower others. Apply now and help us shape a stronger biosecurity culture in the UK.

What you’ll do:

• Help create and deliver engaging plant health & biosecurity training
• Turn science into clear, practical messages that positively change behaviour
• Build interest and understanding of plant health across staff, students & volunteers, RHS members and the public
• Shape the RHS internal Biosecurity and internal comms
• Work with stakeholders to develop a web-based training and information resource accessible to the public and for professional horticulturists

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.