Job Opening for Gardener

Duty station: Tbilisi, Georgia

Work time: 100%

Supervisor(s): Building Maintenance Assistant; Head of Consular Services

Beginning of employment: 1 March 2025

Institutional context

The Embassy of Switzerland in Georgia is looking for a gardener starting from 1 March 2025.

Tasks of the Gardener

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Building Maintenance Assistant and the Head of Consular Services:

• Perform daily sweeping and cleaning of gardens at the Embassy and the Residence premises, as well as the street adjacent perimeter;
• Conduct gardening as appropriate (incl. trimming, planting, fertilizing, etc.);
• Ensure procurement and proper stocking of necessary gardening resources/materials;
• Propose innovative ideas, improvements, modifications to garden areas;
• Provide help during Embassy organized events and assist to other specific tasks, as requested.

Requested Profile and Competencies

Work experience

The candidate has a professional education/training in the related field and minimum of 2 to 4 years of working experience in similar function, experience of working at an embassy structure is an asset.

Languages 

The incumbent is fluent in Georgian, has fair knowledge of English, oral and written. Knowledge of Russian can be beneficial.

If interested, please send your up-to-date CV in Georgian and/or English via e-mail to tbilisi.vacancy@eda.admin.ch. Please write "Gardener" in the e-mail’s subject line. Kindly indicate at least one reference that we may contact, as well as your availability in terms of the start date. Please note that only candidates short-listed for interviews will be notified. The closing deadline is COB, 20 January, 2025. Applications received after this date will not be considered. 

Please do not contact the Swiss Embassy by telephone or in writing.