Project Manager

In the UK and globally, the value of biodiversity is increasingly important in human lives and livelihoods. RBG Kew’s scientific mission as a world-leading biodiversity institute is to stop biodiversity loss, develop nature-based solutions to societal challenges and evaluate the quality and providence of plant and fungal materials entering the trade as outlined in its Science Strategy https://www.kew.org/science/our-science/publications-and-reports/science-reports/kew-science-strategy and Manifesto for Change https://www.kew.org/about-us/press-media/manifesto-for-change-2021. We undertake research on different aspects of plant and fungal science and have the opportunity to evaluate the commercial potential of some of these activities through our relationship with Greensphere Capital’s Gaia Sciences Innovation (GSI). For example, In November 2024 we launched our first  joint venture between GSI and RBG Kew called Kew REACH (Restoration, Enhancement, Adaptation and Creation of Habitats). We are now scoping other areas which could be the foundation for new spinouts.

One role of the post is to help in the co-ordination of RBG Kew staff to assist with the scoping and delivery of Kew Reach projects. Kew REACH’s mission is to be the world’s pre-eminent, science-led, high-trust, habitat consulting firm, powered by RBG Kew’s unparalleled scientific reputation, integrity, and expertise. Kew REACH will provide trusted scientific credentials, transparency, data, and accountability at scale in a market where these qualities are lacking, open to misinterpretation and even exploitation by industry and governments leading, in turn, to poor investment decisions, reputational risk and lack of meaningful action to protect the planet. It will also aim to maximise Kew’s impact from its work on Nature Based Solutions (NBS), with its research informing the science-led approach. Kew REACH draws on Kew’s expertise to advise on and help implement a wide range of outcomes to clients in urban, agricultural, forestry and conservation landscapes including provision of assessment, high-resolution measurement, capability building, enhancement and restoration planning, implementation, resilience modelling and evaluation. Both roles advertised here will contribute to the missions of RBG, Kew and Kew REACH through undertaking research and consultancy on the science and practice of restoration, spatial analysis and modelling-based research respectively.  

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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.