School and Community Engagement Officer

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The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) is a wildlife conservation charity with a bold vision: a world where nature is protected, valued and loved.
Edinburgh Zoo and Highland Wildlife Park are our gateways to the natural world through which people can experience nature.
Our ideal candidate is an excellent communicator, who is able to support a wider team in designing and evaluating a range of innovate learning and community programmes.
You should have a sound knowledge of the Scottish curriculum, partnered with a strong commitment to nature accessibility enabling you to build meaningful partnerships whilst mentoring a high performance team, ensuring that our charity remains sector leading.
Team Leadership: Line manage and mentor the Community and Learning team.
Programme Excellence: Support the delivery of world class learning, outreach and nature accessibility programmes that align with RZSS mission and curriculum outcomes.
Inclusion and Accessibility: Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a key point of contact for external partners, building strong relationships with schools, universities and community groups to enhance reach. 
Resource Innovation: Lead the development of engaging resources for both onsite and digital delivery, ensuring all activities meet high standards.
Educated to a degree level in a relevant subject with/or good applied experience in a similar field 
Knowledge and understanding the relevant scientific and conservation elements, in primary, secondary and tertiary education, outside of formal learning centres 
Understanding and experience of working with communities including the development of community programmes.
Excellent working knowledge of the Microsoft Suite (Excel and Word).
Significant experience of delivering learning or working in a teaching-related environment with particular emphasis on out-of-school learning and working as part of a team
Development and delivery of formal education programmes
34 days annual leave (pro rata)
~ Discount in both retail/catering
~ Access to a healthcare plan
~ Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), that provide 24-hour counselling and support, including health, legal, finance, wellbeing and family advice
~ Employer contributory pension scheme
~ You will receive a staff membership which will give you (and family/friends) free (and discounted) entry to both the Highland Wildlife Park and Edinburgh Zoo as well as a number of other Zoo’s across the UK. 

We will be inviting candidates for interview on 2 February 2026, with the start date as soon as possible.
Interested candidates are therefore encouraged to submit applications, as soon as possible. Our policy is to recruit a diverse workforce following the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010. 
Closing date will be midnight on 25 January 2026.
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Location:
Edinburgh
Salary:
£34,060,000
Job Type:
FullTime

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