Responsibilities

Job Summary

The Gardener is responsible for implementing detailed landscape plans and monitoring the health of plants, trees, shrubs, and green spaces at the YEP project site. Samaritans Purse is looking for committed, hardworking applicants with a passion to serve people with dignity

Job Duties:

• Plant, transplant, fertilize, apply chemicals, water, prune, and weed flower beds and plant areas.
• Maintain flowers, bushes, trees, and shrubs.
• Manage irrigation networks. 
• Implement and contribute to the design of detailed landscape plans. 
• Ensure proper care in the use, maintenance, and storage of equipment and supplies.
• Remove litter to maintain clean garden areas.
• Track gardening supplies and communicate supply needs to Agriculture Coordinator.
• Operate irrigation boreholes and pumps as directed by the Agriculture Coordinator.

Skills Required

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be willing to abide by Samaritans Purses code of conduct and understand the principals of Samaritans Purses statement of faith, as well as be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Attention to detail, anticipation and follow up are core values of the job function while maintaining the highest levels of confidentiality regarding contracts and salaries.
2. Possesses strong organizational and problem solving skills within a fast-paced environment.
3. Must be a self-starter and internally driven to success and hard work.
4. Possesses strong cross-cultural communication skills, both written and verbal.
5. Must be a humble team player.
6. Ability to be flexible and adaptable, taking on additional responsibilities as needed. 
7. Knowledge of computer systems and its applications such as Outlook, Word, and Excel including formulas/formatting.
8. He/she must have analytical and report writing skills.
9. High level of integrity and stewardship.
10. Committed to the SP values and ethics.
11. Above average mathematic skills

Education / Experience Needed

• Previous gardening work or equivalent personal experience required.
• Borehole operation experience

LANGUAGE

• Fluency in Kurdish required.
• Proficiency in English and/or Arabic is a plus.
• Must know how to read and write Kurdish and Arabic at a basic level.

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