Careers at RIBA

Our vision is to be a global professional membership body driving excellence in architecture and our purpose is to serve members and society in order to deliver better buildings and places, stronger communities, and a sustainable environment.

We are a diverse, passionate, and talented workforce; committed to delivering high professional standards. Our values are core to who we are and what we do. They’re the foundation we’re building our future on and vital to achieving our ambitions.

If you’d like to work with us at the Royal Institute of British Architects, here are the values and behaviours you’ll need:

Collective strength

Breaking down Silos to achieve more in collaboration

Commitment to excellence

Taking pride in the quality of everything we deliver

Value our difference

Truly appreciating diversity of thought and background

Benefits

RIBA offers a number of employee benefits (download PDF).

At RIBA, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our work. Here are just some of the benefits and initiatives available for RIBA colleagues:

1. We have colleague-led RIBA Communities. These employee network groups are a space for colleagues with lived experience and their allies to come together and celebrate our diversity while actioning changes within the organisation and beyond:

• Balance group - women/carers and their supporters
• Enable group - those living with visible and invisible disabilities
• Generations group - connecting colleagues of all ages to discuss shared concerns
• LGBTQ+ group - members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies
• Origins group - recognising race and ethnicity, and religion and belief

2. Throughout the year we provide colleagues with a range of training and development opportunities to help increase our collectives knowledge and skillsets.

3. Colleagues benefit from a wide range of free workshops, events and resource packs through our membership with the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.

4. On our RIBA intranet, you’ll have unlimited access to a growing list of policies and toolkits that foster a culture of mutual respect and positive relationships.

Benefits

The RIBA offers a number of employee benefits.