Plant Labelling Officer

We are seeking an experienced Plant Labelling Officer to 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 with botanists, horticulturists, curators, and other technical specialists to 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• Conduct regular audits to identify missing, damaged, outdated, duplicated, or inaccurate labels.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