Gardener at Ifakara Health Institute (IHI)

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is a leading research organization in Africa with a strong track record in developing, testing and validating innovations for health. Driven by a core strategic mandate for research, training and services, the Institute's work now spans a wide spectrum, covering biomedical and ecological sciences, intervention studies, health-systems research, service delivery and policy translation.

Position Summary

• Ifakara Health Institute is seeking a qualified gardener who will be stationed at Ifakara Branch responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the assigned environment, providing administrative support, and ensuring the smooth running of the day-to-day operations. Key responsibilities include cleaning and maintaining the grounds, maintaining office equipment, and providing general support to office staff. This is an internal advert, internal applicants are encouraged to apply this role.

Responsibility:

• Regular cleaning of buildings to ensure they are always clean.
• Removing waste and ensuring it is taken to the waste bin.
• Providing general support to office staff as needed.
• Performing any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
• Attending administrative duties meetings.

Skill :

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of workplace health and safety practices.
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Time management
• Communication skills

Qualification Required:

• Primary, secondary or vocational school.

Experience :

• Solid experience in gardening and landscaping.

Preferred Language Skill :

• Fluent in Swahili language both Writting & Verbal.

Job Opening date : 08-Jul-2026

Job closing date : 12-Jul-2026