• Assist managing and advancing the tropical collection at the ANBG and the implementation and successful functioning of the new Ian Potter National Conservatory.
• Use your horticulturalists skills to plan and create innovative plant displays.
• Manage a group of passionate and knowledgeable horticulturalists.

Who we are

The Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) is the nation's most diverse collection of Australian native plants. We directly contribute to safe-guarding Australia's plant species from extinctions and are responsible for leading, building and sharing knowledge of our Australian flora. The ANBG works closely with biodiversity science programs - the Australian Biological Resources Study, the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, the National Seed Bank, and Biodiversity Informatics - in partnerships for research, for management of physical and digital biological collections, and for management of fundamental national biodiversity data and information accessed nationally and internationally. The ANBG works closely with other Commonwealth parks to support plant conservation initiatives. The ANBG is uniquely placed to provide holistic solutions for national plant conservation, with combined expertise in, and specialist science facilities for, botanical taxonomy, evolution and systematics, seed biology and horticulture.

The Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) in Canberra is a leading national institution for the conservation, study, and display of Australian native flora.

The Job

The Conservation Horticulture & Nursery management team are dedicated horticulturalists working on the conservation of Australian native plants through determining propagation and growing requirements. We grow plants for ex-situ conservation and showcasing in the ANBG as part of the world's most diverse collection of Australian flora, which includes tropical and subtropical, temperate and sub-alpine species. We also have an increasing focus on collaborative conservation projects to recover threatened species in the wild. The Tropical Collections Manager supports the Assistant Director - Conservation Horticulture & Nursery Management, through the planning, curation and day-to-day management of the ANBG's tropical collections, including in the Ian Potter National Conservatory.

This role is this role you will be responsible for:

• Managing and curating the ANBG tropical and sub-tropical plant collections in both the greenhouses and in the new Ian Potter National Conservatory (IPNC), including plant health, propagation, replacement and collection development.
• Planning for and implementing the installation of plants and the commencement of operations in the Ian Potter National Conservatory, including developing horticultural tasks, procedures, planning future displays, and working with other ANBG teams such as Visitor Experience and Education, and facilities management.
• Working closely with the Assistant Director and Horticultural Coordinators for day-to-day supervision and task allocation between the nursery and tropical collections.
• Contribute to and support planning and development of the tropical collection in collaboration with the Collections and Conservation Stewardship team, including liaising with external stakeholders to obtain new collections.
• Contribute to First Nations engagements regarding collecting on Country and the correct use of First Nations data.
• Manage tropical collection volunteers including availability, work program and supervision, and workplace health and safety.
• Represent the ANBG in as a subject matter expert and lead tours to showcase the tropical collection.
• Supporting staff to ensure a collaborative and positive working environment and support the Assistant Director to plan training and development opportunities.
• Maintaining accurate plant collection records using a range of recording and tracking mechanisms (including the use of databases) to retain the integrity of scientific plant collections.
• Manage infrastructure and environmental control systems, ensuring that its capability and programming reflect horticultural objectives.
• Participate and contribute to ANBG WHS and emergency management activities, policies, procedures and capital works programs.

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