Careers
The Eric Young Orchid Foundation is the enduring legacy of Eric Young, a world-class institution, sharing the beauty of orchids with everyone through innovation in hybridising, expertise in display, and excellence in education.
As a world-class institution, we seek to recruit the best global talent for every facet of the Foundation. We are seeking passionate individuals who have distinguished themselves in their field, who desire to be a part of a growing, dynamic workplace, and who consistently perform with excellence.
With many internal growth opportunities and experiences, a career at the Foundation offers our staff the opportunity to participate in cultivating, curating, and progressing one of the world’s foremost orchid hybridising organizations.
Open Positions
Orchid Grower:
The Eric Young Orchid Foundation is looking for an Orchid Grower. This person will be a professional horticulturalist responsible for maintaining and caring for a portion of the orchid collection at EYOF. The Orchid Grower will be assigned one to two greenhouses to care for, containing approximately 3,000 – 5,000 plants each, and will be responsible for watering, fertilizing, repotting, and maintaining all the plants assigned to them as well as the greenhouse space with excellence. They will report to the Greenhouse Manager and constitute a part of the Greenhouse Team. This person will be a trained and experienced orchid grower, able to effectively communicate their orchid knowledge with others and participate in the representation of the Foundation on a global scale.
Please click below for more information.
EYOF Job Description – Orchid Grower
If you are interested in this position, please contact us and include a cover letter and your CV using the link below:
Orchid Salesperson:
The Eric Young Orchid Foundation is looking for an Orchid Salesperson. This person will be a professional salesperson responsible for carrying out all tasks related to orchid plant sales at the Foundation. These will include inventorying saleable plants, creating sales lists, taking orders, applying for paperwork, pulling plants, bare-rooting plants, packing, shipping, and taking payments. The salesperson will attend approximately 10 international orchids shows per year at which they will sell plants and deliver pre-orders, and so will have not only remote, but also in-person client interactions. They will be hard working, organised, efficient, people-oriented, and congenial. They will work with the entire Foundation Team, as their role will require communication between all aspects of the Foundation. They will report directly to the Curator.
Please click below for more information. This position will be open until 31st of December.
Job Description – Orchid Salesperson EYOF
If you are interested in this position, please contact us and include a cover letter and your CV using the link below:
Based in Jersey, Channel Islands
All roles are in-person, based at our location in Trinity, Jersey. For non-island residents, relocation to Jersey will be required if candidacy for a role results in employment.
