The Organisation 

Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) is a nature conservation and education centre that spreads over 148 hectares of land on the northern slopes of Tai Mo Shan, Hong Kong's highest mountain. It lies in a valley, with a stream running down through the diverse (sub)tropical forest. You can find theme gardens, greenhouses, vegetable, and fruit terraces, walking trails, and public education displays of plants and animals, whilst the largest part of the estate is managed as a nature reserve. 

Our team consists of educators, ecologists, botanists, zoologists, conservation officers, spatial analysts, veterinarians, geneticists, arborists, horticulturists, gardeners, animal keepers, farmers, communicators and marketeers. Lessons learnt from hundreds of projects and initiatives are used to raise awareness, educate the public and catalyse behaviour change to protect nature and the environment. 

With more than half of the century serving Hong Kong dedicatedly, KFBG has been evolving focuses and now striving to harmonize humanity’s relationship with nature through 3 core aspects: Nature Conservation, Holistic Education, and Sustainable Living.

We are looking for an IT Officer who aligns with our vision and value and to be passionate to join the organisation to help making a difference.

For more information, please see www.kfbg.org and www.greenhub.org.   

Job Summary

This role entails overseeing a variety of IT operational tasks essential for maintaining efficient and cost-effective IT and communication strategies that support KFBG and Green Hub. Responsibilities include ensuring a secure and stable network infrastructure, managing client-server environments, and offering user support to resolve IT-related issues in alignment with KFBG's visions and development objectives. Additionally, this role will collaborate on IT projects, and contribute significantly to the overall success of the team. The incumbent will report to IT Manager.

Major responsibilities

• Assist in develop and maintain IT strategies for KFBG;
• Ensure network and system reliability, provide maintenance and troubleshooting support;
• Document hardware and software configurations and troubleshooting steps for future reference;
• Assist in managing IT inventory, including procurement, asset tracking, and license management;
• Coordinate with vendors on hardware and software purchase/maintenance, project implementation, and follow up;
• Undertake ad-hoc IT related tasks as required;
• Manage and participate in IT projects, ensuring timely completion, effective resource allocation, and adherence to project goals and objectives.

Job Requirements

• Commitment to the mission, vision, and values of KFBGC;
• A bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent;
• 3-5 years of working experience in IT support/system administration;
• Possession of Certificate in PMP and/or CCNA is an absolute advantage;
• Experience in the administration of Azure Cloud, O365 and VMware is an absolute advantage;
• Good communicate and interpersonal skill in both written and speaking English and Cantonese;
• A good team player with strong sense of collaboration;
• Non-office hours support is required.

Application Method

Interested parties, please send your CV with current / last salary, expected salary and availability together with a short essay/ cover letter about what motivate you to apply for this position to the People & Culture Department, Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden Corporation, Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong or via email at [email protected]