Park Support and Cemetery Officer

About Us

The Royal Parks (TRP) manages over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.

We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with tens of millions of visits every year.

We are now looking for a Park Support and Cemetery Officer to join us at Brompton Cemetery and Kensington Gardens on a full-time, 12 months fixed term basis, working 36 hours per week.

The Benefits

• Salary of £28,864 - £30,500 per annum, depending on experience
• 26 days' annual leave (pro rata) plus public holidays
• Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
• Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
• Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
• Learning and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Offices in a beautiful location

This is a unique opportunity for a customer-focused individual with administrative experience to join our dedicated and historic organisation.

In this rewarding role, you will be a calm and reassuring presence, helping families and visitors navigate deeply personal moments with empathy, care and quiet professionalism.

What's more, you will become a guardian of heritage, playing a key role in the careful preservation of a breathtaking Victorian garden cemetery where every path tells a story and every detail matters, and of an iconic park in Kensington, central London.

The Role

As a Park Support and Cemetery Officer, you will provide on-site business support and administrative functions to aid the delivery of services at Brompton Cemetery, and at Kensington Gardens.

Specifically, you will serve as the primary point of contact for visitors, colleagues, contractors and families, overseeing bookings, co-ordinating meetings and events, and supporting funerary services with professionalism and empathy.

Beyond this, you will ensure the accuracy of records, calendars and systems, supporting the smooth operation of both sites, Brompton Cemetery and Kensington Gardens, through tasks such as processing permits and commercial licences, purchase orders and invoices, assisting with correspondence and deliveries, managing burial records, helping with grave searches and other client services.

Additionally, you will:

• Raise purchase orders, sales invoices and update financial records
• Manage and maintain key cupboard
• Assist with updating signage and noticeboards

About You

To be considered as a Park Support Officer, you will need:

• Experience of providing a high level of customer service
• Significant experience using office IT applications
• Good literacy, numeracy, and accuracy in administrative tasks
• Strong collaborative skills and adaptability

Other organisations may call this role Administration Officer, Park Administrator, Office Support Officer, Administrative Support Assistant, Park Office Assistant, Cemetery Administrator or Cemetery Services Officer.

We want to put everyone in the best possible position to succeed so if you think that you may need more support to complete our application process, please do get in touch.

The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Please visit our website to find out more on our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

So, if you want to join us as a Park Support and Cemetery Officer, please apply via the button shown. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.