Plant Labelling Officer

We are seeking an experiencedPlant Labelling Officerto support the accurate identification, documentation, labelling, mapping, and interpretation of living plant collections within a Botanic Garden environment.

The role will be responsible for maintaining accurate plant labels, collection records, databases, mapping systems, and visitor-facing botanical information. The successful candidate will work closely withbotanists, horticulturists, curators, and other technical specialiststo ensure plant identities and collection information remain accurate, consistent, and up to date.

Key Responsibilities

• Create, install, inspect, update, and maintain plant labels across indoor and outdoor collections.
• Ensure labels include accurate scientific names, common names, family information, geographic origin, accession details, and other relevant information.
• Verify botanical nomenclature and taxonomy using recognised botanical references.
• Conduct regular audits to identify missing, damaged, outdated, duplicated, or inaccurate labels.
• Coordinate the correction and replacement of plant labels.
• Work with botanists, horticulturists, curators, and other specialists to verify plant identification.
• Maintain consistency between physical labels, accession records, databases, maps, and collection-management systems.
• Manage and update plant-record databases and maintain accurate records of plant accessions, locations, provenance, movements, replacements, and losses.
• Support plant accessioning and deaccessioning activities.
• Maintain plant collection mapping systems and conduct field verification of plant locations.
• Support the integration of plant records withGIS, digital mapping, and collection-management systems.
• Develop and maintain botanical interpretation and visitor-facing information materials.
• Translate technical botanical and horticultural information into clear and accessible content.
• Support digital plant-identification tools, QR-code systems, mobile applications, interactive maps, and digital collection platforms.
• Conduct quality-control reviews of physical and digital plant information.
• Support plant inventories and collection audits.
• Maintain appropriate data-quality, backup, and version-control practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree inHorticulture, Botany, Plant Sciences, Plant Taxonomy, or a related discipline; postgraduate qualification is advantageous.
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant professional experiencein horticulture, botanical collections, plant identification, education, or technical capacity-building.
• Strong knowledge ofplant identification, taxonomy, nomenclature, and classification, with the ability to identify plants using morphological characteristics, botanical references, and taxonomic keys.
• Proven experience inplant labelling, living-collection documentation, accessioning, provenance, and collection management.
• Experience managingplant databases, electronic records, GIS, mapping systems, and digital collection-management platforms.
• Strong research, information-verification, data-quality, and quality-control skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience developing and deliveringhorticulture training programmes, including practical, hands-on training.
• Experience developingtraining materials, technical guides, manuals, presentations, and educational resourcesrelated to horticulture.
• Experience assessing training needs, evaluating competency, and supporting internships, apprenticeships, vocational training, or work-based learning programmes.
• Experience conducting horticulture workshops, demonstrations, or community-engagement programmes.
• Ability to translate technical botanical and horticultural information into clear, engaging, visitor-facing content.
• Experience working collaboratively withbotanists, horticulturists, curators, researchers, educational institutions, and other technical specialists.
• Familiarity withdigital plant-identification tools, QR-code systems, mobile applications, and interactive mappingis advantageous.
• Previous experience in abotanic garden, public garden, horticulture institution, nursery, educational institution, or comparable environmentis preferred.
• Strong written communication, technical documentation, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
• Professional training or educational delivery experience inEnglish and Arabicis preferred.