Plant Labelling Officer

About the role

Eram Talent is seeking an experienced Plant Labelling Officer to support the identification, documentation, labelling, mapping and interpretation of living plant collections in a Botanic Garden setting. The role keeps plant labels, collection records, databases, mapping systems and visitor-facing botanical information accurate and up to date, working closely with botanists, horticulturists, curators and other technical specialists.

Key responsibilities

• Create, install, inspect, update and maintain plant labels across indoor and outdoor collections, including scientific names, common names, family, origin and accession details.
• Verify botanical nomenclature and taxonomy against recognised references, and run regular audits of labels for errors, damage or duplication.
• Coordinate corrections and replacements of labels and work with specialists to verify plant identification.
• Maintain consistency between physical labels, accession records, databases, maps and collection-management systems.
• Manage plant-record databases covering accessions, locations, provenance, movements, replacements and losses, and support accessioning and deaccessioning.
• Maintain collection mapping systems, verify plant locations in the field and support integration with GIS and digital mapping.
• Develop visitor-facing botanical information, translate technical content into clear material, and support digital tools such as QR codes, mobile apps and interactive maps.
• Support plant inventories, collection audits, quality-control reviews and data-backup and version-control practices.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Horticulture, Botany, Plant Sciences, Plant Taxonomy or a related field; postgraduate qualification is advantageous.
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience in horticulture, botanical collections, plant identification, education or technical capacity building.
• Proven experience in plant labelling, living-collection documentation, accessioning, provenance and collection management.
• Experience with plant databases, electronic records, GIS, mapping systems and digital collection platforms.
• Experience developing and delivering horticulture training, including practical sessions, and creating training materials, guides and manuals.
• Experience assessing training needs, supporting internships, apprenticeships and vocational training, and running workshops, demonstrations or community programmes.
• Previous experience in a botanic garden, public garden, horticulture institution, nursery or educational institution is preferred.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of plant identification, taxonomy, nomenclature and classification.
• Digital plant-identification tools, QR-code systems, mobile apps and interactive mapping (advantageous).
• Research, information-verification, data-quality control and attention to detail.
• English and Arabic written communication; professional training or educational delivery experience in both languages is preferred.