Evaluation Lead, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading botanical institution in Edinburgh is seeking an Evaluation Lead to join their Learning and Engagement division. This fixed term role involves producing comprehensive evaluation reports for a major project and requires strong research, evaluation, and collaboration skills. Ideal candidates should be detail-oriented and capable of developing user-friendly evaluation systems. The position offers 14 hours of work per week until March 2027.

Qualifications

• Experienced evaluator able to consolidate existing data and identify gaps.
• Capable of producing comprehensive evaluation reports.
• Strong research and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Produce a comprehensive evaluation report for The National Lottery Heritage Fund project.
• Design a new framework of tools and processes.
• Collaborate with teams to build clear evaluation systems.

Skills

Experience in evaluation

Research and reporting skills

Data management skills

Project management skills

Collaboration

Job description

Deadline 9 Nov 2025 Organisation Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Job title Evaluation Lead Location Edinburgh Salary £18,284.80 per annum, pro-rata

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is looking for an Evaluation Lead to join the Learning and Engagement division.

This fixed term role involves producing a comprehensive evaluation report for The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) project, covering capital, interpretation, learning, and engagement strands, and designing a new framework of tools and processes informed by team feedback and project learnings.

Ideal candidates will be experienced evaluators who can consolidate existing data, identify gaps, and collaborate with our teams to build clear, user-friendly systems for future evaluation. They should bring strong research and reporting experience, excellent data and project management skills, and a calm, detail-oriented approach. They will be confident and collaborative, and build positive relationships across the organisation, ensuring stakeholders have the insights they need to track progress and shape future work.

This role is a fixed term contract until March 2027, working 14 hours per week.