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Deputy head of the Jardin des Plantes and head of the ornamental gardens
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN) · Île-de-France · no closing date given
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1 Check the conditions You are here
Civil servants can apply by internal transfer or secondment. Contract staff can also apply.
Category: Category A (executive)
Diploma: Training in horticulture, landscape, plant production, applied botany or garden management
Experience: Proven experience leading a team and managing landscaped or botanical spaces
The profile they look for:
- Proven experience leading a team.
- Experience managing landscaped, horticultural or botanical spaces.
- Ability to organise and follow horticultural and landscape work.
- Ability to rally a team around shared goals.
- Training and solid experience in horticulture or botany.
- Knowledge of living plant collections is a plus.
2 Résumé and cover letter
A one- or two-page résumé and a short cover letter that takes up the duties of the offer with your examples. If you are a civil servant, you are often asked for your latest status decision (arrêté) and your latest annual review reports.
3 Apply
No deadline given: the offer can be withdrawn at any time, do not wait.
Apply on the employer's website, using the link on the official offer page on Choisir le Service Public.
4 Interview and answer
If your application is shortlisted, the employer contacts you for an interview, often with two or three people. Prepare: why this job, your experience close to the duties, and your questions.
Good to know:
- Working hours of 35h35 per week, with 44 days of annual leave.
- 75% of public transport costs or a sustainable mobility allowance is refunded.
- CACES and Certiphyto certificates are a plus; training may be arranged.
- Workplace: Jardin des Plantes, Paris 5th arrondissement.
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