Development Assistant

Hours of work Full time

Contract Type Permanent

Contract start date Provisionally 5 January 2026

Salary £26,500 per annum [Development Band]

Directorate Development

Location Kew Gardens, Richmond, Hybrid

Closing Date  23/11/2025

As Development Assistant, you will provide administrative support for the Director of Development and Director of Corporate Partnerships, assisting the Development and Corporate Partnership teams with fundraising activities and visits; as well as developing and implementing administrative processes and projects to improve the smooth running of the department.

Interviews are expected to take place at RBG Kew on Tuesday 2nd December 2025.    

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 for this position is £26,500 per annum [Development Band]

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 as 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 for this job”.

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

No agencies please.