Gardener at the Botanical Garden in Gothenburg

The Botanical Garden is a place where the diversity of the plant world is at the center. The Botanical Garden is a scientific institution with botanical research and horticultural development work at a high international level. Throughout the garden's hundred-year history, plants from all over the world have found their place in our living collections, and they are now cultivated in beautiful environments throughout the garden, in the arboretum, and in the greenhouses.

Every year, our 600,000 visitors experience something extraordinary that we hope will spark interest in the diversity of the plant world and the important conservation work associated with it. The educational activities are aimed at both schools and educational actors in the form of lessons and training, as well as the general public through exhibitions, tours, and events.

The Botanical Garden is one of the largest botanical gardens in Europe, with about 75 hectares and 20,000 unique plants from more than 130 countries. At our workplace, all employees are important parts of the whole, and together we work towards common goals, with Swedish as our working language.

Right now, a lot is happening within the Botanical Garden's operations.

We are building new greenhouses that will be ready for occupancy in 2028, undergoing a generational shift, and investing in the future with new exciting conservation projects. In light of this, we are now announcing several positions and looking for you who want to be a part of this fantastic workplace.

Job Description

Do you want to help save wild flora for the future? The Botanical Garden in Gothenburg is seeking an engaged gardener for a unique conservation project within the Wild Flora workgroup. Here you will have the chance to combine your love for plants with meaningful work for biodiversity.

The Botanical Garden is working to establish a seed bank for wild plants. This is to better work with integrated in-situ and ex-situ conservation and ecological restoration. Therefore, we are looking for someone who wants to contribute to this development through a conservation project. You will participate in the development of methods and working practices in regional, national, and international collaborations. This also involves working concretely with seed management in the garden, developing protocols for different parts of the seed bank work, documenting, and participating in collection efforts. During the summer season, practical maintenance in the Botanical Garden's clipping garden is included. The work is within the framework of a project employment for 3 years within the Wild Flora group. One of the project positions may be more focused on supporting the project leader for the conservation project.

With us, you will help build a sustainable future – where both plants and people can grow.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Gardener or equivalent three-year education, preferably with a focus on cultivation.
• At least a two-year vocational school with a focus on gardening, cultivation, garden management (or other relevant education deemed equivalent) combined with longer professional experience.
• Education in conservation horticulture is an advantage.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience working in a garden, preferably in a botanical garden or park.
• Good knowledge of Swedish wild flora is required.
• Experience with seed management and/or restoration projects is highly meritorious.
• Previous work with protocols, databases, and inventories is meritorious.
• One of the positions requires interest and experience in driving projects forward from start to finish, including contacts with authorities, documentation, and project administration together with the project leader.

Other:

• Good digital competence.
• Swedish in speech and writing, English as a working language.
• Driving license B is required.

As a person, you are:

• Driven and curious, always wanting to learn more about plants and cultivation.
• Flexible and quick to adapt to new tasks.
• A team player with good collaboration skills – but also self-sufficient.
• Meticulous, structured, and good at completing what you have started.
• Unpretentious and generous with your knowledge.
• Good at communicating in speech and writing.

Recruitment Process

Interviews will take place on August 19, 20, and 25.

Contact persons will not be available during the following weeks of the vacation period; Kristina Sjöö week 25-29, Madeleine Stille Jonsson week 25-28. Union contact persons are on vacation as follows; Johan Nilsson week 30-33, Åsa Kullin week 29-32.

About Västra Götalandsregionen

Västra Götalandsregionen exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure that there is good healthcare for all. We work for sustainable development and growth, a good environment, improved public health, a rich cultural life, and good communication throughout Västra Götaland.

Västra Götalandsregionen actively works to digitize more working methods. To be part of the digital transformation, you have basic skills and can use digital tools and services. You can search for information, communicate, interact digitally, are risk-aware, and are motivated to participate in development to learn new things.

Västra Götalandsregionen places all permanent employees in reserve for emergencies.

If you want to know more about Västra Götalandsregionen, you can visit our introduction for new employees at the link here (https://www.vgregion.se/introduktion). You can also read more in the presentation here (https://mellanarkiv-offentlig.vgregion.se/alfresco/s/archive/stream/public/v1/source/available/sofia/rs4011-467070786-672/surrogate).

Application

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