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About Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA)

SCA Background

The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) has been working in Afghanistan since 1982, presently managing development Programs concerning Health, Education, Rural Livelihoods and Community Governance, with a total annual budget of roughly USD 40 million. The total number of staff is slightly over 7,386.During the last 10 years SCA has undertaken a change process moving from a primarily humanitarian service delivery approach towards more of a developmental role, putting increasing emphasis on capacity development, rights-based programming, and outcome orientation. The mission of SCA is to empower individuals, communities, and local organizations, primarily in rural areas and with particular focus on women, girls, boys and vulnerable groups such as people with disabilities, so that they may participate fully in society and influence their own development. SCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment based on their skills, abilities, and experience without regard to age (18-65 years), ethnicity, religion, marital status, gender, or physical disability.

Job Description

Scope of work:

The gardener works for the greenery of the premises, look after the trees, plants, lawn and flowers of the related office premises.  Decorate outside and inside of the offices with flowers and evergreen plants.  Cultivate and plant trees, shrubs and bushes according to the season and take well care of them.

Main Responsibilities:

• Act according to the policy and regulations of SCA
• To identify suitable places for gardening in the yard such as flower cultivation, plants, shrubs, trees, and lawn.
• To demand variety of seeds, plants, bushes, and trees and take part in procurement of them
• To be responsible for taking better care of the cultivated land and the garden to have healthy plants, do weeding, forking and prepare nice parts of lands for flowers, etc.
• To cultivate flowers, plants and bushes and shrubs according to the season
• To look after the watering and maintaining of trees, plants, lawns, and flowers at the related office premises.
• To keep the inner and outsider of the office rooms decorated with evergreen plants and flowers.
• To keep the gardening tools and equipment of the related premises in proper and functioning condition
• To clean the yards and lawns and take away the garbage on daily bases or when needed
• To design the land for each kind of plants for looking nice and pleasant
• To turn on and off the water pump for watering the plants, trees and lawn and look after the safety of the water pump.

Skills Required

• Strong Communication skills
• Flexible and can work under pressure.

Submission Guideline:

Application Procedures:

• Interested qualified candidates should submit a full CV (maximum four pages) with a cover letter explaining their motivation in applying for the job and highlighting their relevant skills and experience.
• To apply online please send your application / CV to through the link below:

https://scahris.odoo.com/jobs/announcements/detail/gardener-354 

• Academic certificates or references need not to be submitted at this time. These will be requested if called for interview.
• Only short-listed candidates will be invited for written test and/or interview.
• Applications after the given deadline is not accepted.

SCA is committed to ethical standards, a safe and inclusive work environment. Our work is based on our values: Responsiveness, Equality, Impartiality, Social Justice, and Integrity.

Background and reference checks are part of the recruitment process and will be conducted for the successful candidate.

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