Embassy of Switzerland in Nepal Vacancy for Gardener

Embassy of Switzerland in Nepal Vacancy: Switzerland through its development cooperation has been engaged in Nepal since 1959. With the establishment of its Embassy in Nepal in August 2009, Switzerland’s cooperation with Nepal continues to focus on federal state building, employment and income as well as migration. Switzerland is committed to supporting Nepal’s socio-economic development and federal state building at the national, provincial and local levels

We are looking for a qualified Nepali National for a 4-year fixed-term contract with the possibility of extension for the following position:

Embassy of Switzerland in Nepal Vacancy Announcement

Switzerland has been working in Nepal since 1959 through its development cooperation. Since the establishment of the Swiss embassy in Nepal in 2009, Switzerland’s support has been continuously focused on the implementation of federalism, employment and income generation as well as safe immigration. Switzerland is committed to supporting Nepal’s social, and economic development and implementation of federalism at the federal, provincial and local levels.

Gardener (4 years fixed term contract, possibility of extension)

As a member of the embassy’s support team, the gardener will take care of the gardens in the embassy premises and

help with other tasks as assigned by the office. Gardener should help with diligence and commitment to make the work of the embassy support team effective.

Gardener will work five days a week at the Embassy premises and perform the following tasks:

Caring for all plants in the embassy premises, buildings and gardens; Keeping the garden and surrounding area

and outside the main gate clean; planting seasonal flowers in the garden; Developing and manage nurseries as required; office

Regular cleaning of the surrounding drains or by the concerned person; Maintaining the landscape aesthetic of the

Embassy and offering new ideas whenever possible; Caring for and developing vegetable gardens and preparing

compost for gardens from available plants and kitchen waste; Assist in transporting equipment within the office

premises and complete other tasks assigned by the supervisor.

Technical Competence:

The Minimum educational qualification of the candidate should be SLC/SEE; Minimum 3 years experience as a gardener; Proven knowledge

of plants and flowers; Able to speak and write in simple English and Nepali languages; Preference is given to those who are trained in

related subjects from a recognized institute.

Social Competence:

well-spoken and friendly; Able to fulfill his responsibilities independently and perform assigned tasks; Able to work together and contribute positively to the team he is involved in; Awareness of gender and social diversity;

Able to work with multi-ethnic teams.

A detailed job description is available on the embassy’s website or LinkedIn. https://www.fdfa.admin.ch/countries/nepal/en/home/news/open-job-vacancies.html

We invite you to apply in English or Nepali along with the following details along with your current biodata.

• Current contact address and telephone number

• Document of educational qualification

• Recommendation from a current or former employer

The application with the above-mentioned complete details should reach the following

address by email kathmandu.application@eda.admin.ch or post by 21 February 2024, 5:00 PM. in an envelope or The subject of the email should be mentioned as ‘Application-Gardener’.

Kathmandu, Nepal

The Embassy will not respond to any comments made on the Embassy’s LinkedIn platform. The Embassy will only process complete files with all documents and reserves the right to reject any or all applications without assigning any reason. Only selected candidates will be contacted through email.

The Embassy of Switzerland in Nepal promotes diversity in the workforce and affirmatively discriminates against candidates from marginalized groups (Dalit, Janjati, Madhesi, Tarai and other minority communities).