What we can offer you

Find out where a job with the RHS could take you, and what you could get out of a career with the UK’s leading gardening charity

Unlocking your potential

Join the RHS and you’ll be joining a thriving charity, whose mission is to be there for everyone on their lifelong adventure with gardening. Everything we do is built on the positive power of gardening – and the benefits it brings to people, places, and our planet. And we couldn’t do this without you. We’re proud of the knowledge, enthusiasm, and ideas that every one of our people brings.

Every day, we’re alive with possibility. 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 aim to give our people everything they need, so they can help us change lives and be a power for good.

“One of the things I love about my role is the creative freedom, you’re not restricted in terms of what you can and can’t do. There’s an open forum to come up with ideas!”

Stuart, Social Media Executive

What we can offer you

A career at the RHS is unlike any other. You’ll feel passionate about your work, be working alongside great people, and have the opportunity to grow. It is more than having a set of values printed on the wall, we have a behavioural framework that sets out the expectations we have of each other, no matter what your role. At the RHS, you’ll help in our grand vision of a world where gardening is embraced as a way of life, a source of joy and fulfilment, building healthier lives, stronger communities, and thriving environments.

For us, this vision starts right here, in our own business. It’s reflected in our culture and in the people we’ve brought together to achieve it. You’ll find a diverse group of talented and passionate people; a workplace where you’re encouraged to be yourself and be passionate about what you do; a culture that celebrates learning, individuality, initiative, ownership, difference and collaboration, where you can expect to be challenged, inspired, valued and rewarded.

Rewards and benefits

You can enjoy a wide range of benefits* when you join the RHS, including:

  • Hybrid / flexible working
  • 25 days’ annual leave, plus three additional days at five years’ service and an additional two at 10 years
  • Option to buy and carry forward annual leave
  • Pension plan with up to 10% employer contribution
  • Free tickets to our amazing flower shows: RHS Chelsea, RHS Hampton Court Palace and RHS Tatton Park for friends and family too
  • Employee discounts in gift shops, garden centres, online, our catering outlets and accommodation at RHS Rosemoor
  • Free onsite parking and a shuttle bus at RHS Wisley  
  • Life Assurance to three times annual basic salary
  • Milestone awards starting at 5 years and up to 50 years’ service
  • Free eye tests and a contribution to glasses
  • Interest-free travel loan up to £10,000
  • Free onsite parking (except our London office)

  • Cycle to Work scheme through salary exchange
  • Employee assistance programme for confidential advice and support including counselling,
    medical second opinions, physiotherapy, legal support and a range of savings and discounts
  • Recommend-a-friend scheme of £500
  • RAC breakdown cover
  • Subscription to a professional work-related body
  • Free copy of The Garden magazine every month
  • Free seeds every year from our own seed collection
  • Access to DVDs and books via our onsite libraries
  • Daily access to horticultural advice from our experts
  • Free entrance to Kew Gardens and Wakehurst Place

As a senior manager or director, you can also expect:

  • Group income protection
  • Private medical insurance
*some benefits have qualifying periods

In more detail

Discover in more detail, some of the key benefits you can enjoy as an RHS employee:

Hybrid / flexible working

Our supportive and inclusive culture means we want to do everything we can to make working at the RHS work for you. So, you may have the opportunity to work flexibly, depending on your role. Some of our roles may also be home-based, and if this is the case, you’ll see it clearly stated in the job ad and description. If you’d like to work flexibly, please make sure you speak to the hiring manager at your interview and we’ll see what’s possible.

Pension

As a new employee, after your first three months, you’ll automatically be enrolled into our Group Pension Plan. This is a contributory Group Personal Pension Plan, on a salary exchange basis if you earn over £21,000 p.a.

The RHS will pay up to a maximum 10% employer contribution depending on your length of service and contribution. We arrange 1-2-1 pension catch-ups and presentations throughout the year, so you can learn more about what this means for you.

Learning and development

You’ll find a wide range of learning and development opportunities to enhance both your personal and professional skills as well as an annual performance review. This includes sponsoring you to take professional qualifications and paying your subscriptions to professional work-related bodies. If we take you on as a horticultural student or apprentice, we’ll also sponsor you to complete the relevant qualifications.

Catering discount

Up to 50% discount (depending on which garden you work at), which applies to onsite catering only. At RHS Wisley we also have the Staff Hub which is open at lunchtime at RHS Hilltop – The Home of Gardening Science, where you can buy lunch at a discounted rate.

Free on-site parking / RHS Wisley Shuttle Bus

Free parking is available on all our sites (except Vincent Square where there is no parking).  We also have secure bike storage areas in most gardens and in Vincent Square in London. At RHS Wisley, we also provide a Shuttle Bus from Woking station, which can be used by employees as well as members for a nominal cost. See information about ‘Getting to RHS Wisley’.

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