JOB DESCRIPTION

View Vacancy – Gardener, Grade- S3, Islamabad

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow. The FCDO operates an agile workforce and to facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time, as we may reasonably require.

Job Category

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)

Job Subcategory

Estates

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

Note : All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the complete online application form including the employment, educational details, behavioural and technical/ professional skills questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the application forms only with all the required details and the shortlisting is not basis CV/ cover letter. Forms that are incomplete in any respect will not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage.’’

Main purpose of job:
Maintenance & Development of Horticulture & Landscape.

Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?
• Plantation of Trees, Shrub, Ground Covers & Grass.
• Maintain Parks, Gardens, Green Belts and lawns.
• Prune & Trim plants and Bushes, Cutting of grass.
• Operate Horticulture machinery like Lawn mower & Brush cutter etc.
• Maintaining all gardening equipment.
• Deal with pest and disease.

Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):
Basic Occupational Health and Safety

Language requirements:

Language: English, Urdu

Level of language required: English: Basic, Urdu: Fluent

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

At least Five years’ experience of gardening including development & maintenance work of horticulture.

Awareness of basic health and safety at job including working at height, manual handling, and related job PPEs.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Secondary level education, Well known English reading and writing, Driving Licence, H&S Occupational Training.

Required behaviours

Changing and Improving, Developing Self and Others, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together

Application deadline

7 October 2025

Grade

S3

Type of Position

Full-time, Permanent

Working hours per week

48

Region

South Asia & Afghanistan

Country/Territory

Pakistan

Location (City)

Islamabad

Type of Post

British High Commission

Number of vacancies

3

Salary Currency

PKR

Salary

PKR 62,493 per month

Type of Salary

monthly

Start Date

1 December 2025

Other benefits and conditions of employment

For BHC candidates, the Country Based Staff BHC Terms & Conditions will apply. For other than BHC candidates the basic salary will be ­­PKR 62,493 per month This salary is non-negotiable.

”Please note that the current salaries are being dollarized and processed in USD (using a fixed corporate exchange rate from November 2022) to provide cushion against the current external market conditions. This is a temporary measure and is subject to review at regular intervals. The payroll will revert to local currency processing once the external market conditions are normalised.

Additionally, the BHC offers a great benefits package that comprises of Annual Domiciliary cover and Medical Insurance Scheme which includes PKR 1,500,000 floater coverage per family for self, one spouse/long term partner and children under the age of 19 or under 23, if in full-time education and not gainfully employed. The Annual Domiciliary cover for day-to-day medical payments is upto PKR 200,000 per family (basis actual bills submission).

The British High Commission contributes to a retirement provision in the form of a mandatory provident fund.

The BHC is recognised as a good employer, with a robust, fair and transparent performance management & appraisal system linked to increments and staff bonuses. We have a 5-day working week, plus annual leave, public holidays, maternity leave provision, special leave, paid sick leave provision; ample development opportunities, travel opportunities, a good organisational culture, and excellent work/life balance.

Around half of our work forces are women. We treat people with respect and equality and have a policy of zero tolerance for any form of discrimination, bullying, or harassment.

This is a good opportunity to be part of a strong, diverse team, working in the biggest network that FCDO has anywhere across the globe. We are aiming to make it the best.

Additional information

Note : All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the complete online application form including the employment, educational details, behavioural and technical/ professional skills questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the application forms only with all the required details and the shortlisting is not basis CV/ cover letter. Forms that are incomplete in any respect will not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage.’’

To Apply:

Please note applications without (a) and (b) will not be considered.

A. Complete the Online Application Form

B. Complete the Motivation and Competency Segment in the Online Application Form

It is mandatory for all internal candidates to have completed their probation and seek approval from their current line manager prior to applying for a new role within the organization. For staff who are currently on a temporary promotion or deployment, additionally, candidates must also secure approval from their substantive line manager.

To ensure a successful application it is important that you explain how you demonstrate these behaviours and technical/ professional skills, basis your experience. You are strongly advised to read the Success Profiles Civil Service Behaviours Framework which provides a detailed guidance on how these behaviours are defined for each position.

Applicants are encouraged to use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) technique to prepare specific examples of when and how you have demonstrated these behaviours in your application, by evidencing a structured response, including your skills and experiences. You briefly describe the situation in which you demonstrated the behaviour, and then explain your task in addressing the situation, what action you took and the result of this.

We will accept only online applications by 07th October 2025 (latest by 23:55 hours PKT).

Please quote ” Gardener, Grade – S3, Islamabad” in the subject line and send your updated CV to [email protected] by 07th October 2025 (latest by 23:55 hours PKT).

OR

You may send/submit your CV to: British High Commission – Reception, Islamabad by 07th October 2025 (latest by 23:55 hours PKT).

Please note that all the applicants will be required to strictly adhere to the security guidelines for British High Commission. Also, please be advised that the FCDO does not pay for any travel related expenses incurred in interviews, or relocation costs.

Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount

Applicants who do not have the required qualification & experience should kindly abstain from applying, as their applications will not be considered.

. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, and no telephone enquires will be dealt with. Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 6 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.

The appointment will be subject to Police Verification and other checks including references, medical, educational and professional.

We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, colour, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or creed. We are also open to applications from people who want to work flexibly.

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements