Job Number:

48441

Department:

Development Bureau

Division/Section/Unit:

Works Branch

Job Title:

Arborist Trainees / Tree Risk Assessor Trainees / Tree Work Supervisor Trainees

Salary:

The current honorarium on entry is $16,500 per month. The above amount of honorarium and the terms of engagement are subject to changes when the offer of engagement is made. The training honoraria of the Trainees are independent of the civil service pay.

Entry Requirements:

Applicants must –
(a) be graduates of arboriculture and tree management programmes at Level 3 to Level 5 of the Qualifications Framework in Hong Kong;
(b) not possess any relevant Arborist / Tree Risk Assessor / Tree Work Supervisor professional qualifications [Note (a) to (c)]; and
(c) be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of engagement unless specified otherwise.

Note:

(a) Arborist professional qualifications such as Certified Arborist, Certified Arborist Utility Specialist, Certified Arborist Municipal Specialist or Board Certified Master Arborist of the International Society of Arboriculture; Technician Member, Professional Member or Fellow Member of the Arboricultural Association of the United Kingdom; European Tree Worker or European Tree Technician of the European Arboricultural Council; General Member of the National Arborists Association of Australia (issued on or before 31 December 2010); Registered Qualified Arborist, Registered Practicing Arborist, Registered Consulting Arborist, Registered Consulting & Practicing Arborist of the Arboriculture Australia; Accredited Arborist of the Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects; or equivalent.
(b) Tree Risk Assessor professional qualifications / training qualifications such as completed and passed Comprehensive Tree Risk Assessment and Management Training Course with assessment, Refresher Course with assessment organised by the Tree Management Office; Tree Risk Assessment Qualification by the International Society of Arboriculture; Professional Tree Inspection by Lantra; Certificate in Tree Preservation and Risk Assessment conducted by the training bodies of the Employees Retraining Board; Certificate of Training in Professional Tree Inspection and Risk Assessment by Li Ka Shing School of Professional and Continuing Education, Hong Kong Metropolitan University; Tree Risk Assessment Course with Assessment by Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong; Certificate in Professional Tree Inspection by Tree Climbing Hong Kong.
(c) Tree Work Supervisor professional qualifications / training qualifications such as Certified Arborist of the International Society of Arboriculture; Registered Arborist (Level 3 or above) of Arboriculture Australia; Technician Member or above of the Arboriculture Association of the United Kingdom; The Accredited Arborists of the Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects; completed the Professional Diploma Programme in Arboriculture of the Chinese University of Hong Kong or equivalent or above.
(d) Applicants completed the arboriculture and tree management programmes at Level 3 to Level 5 of the Qualifications Framework in Hong Kong but their graduation certificates have yet been available may also apply. If selected, their engagement will be subject to their provision of supporting documents on or before 31 December 2024 to prove their obtainment of the requisite academic qualification.

Duties:

Arborist Trainees / Tree Risk Assessor Trainees / Tree Work Supervisor Trainees will be deployed in the Greening, Landscape and Tree Management Section of the Development Bureau or in tree management departments to receive on-the-job training but not limited to tree management, tree risk assessment and tree works supervision under the Trainee Programme of the Urban Forestry Support Fund.

Terms of Appointment:

The training period for Arborist Trainees / Tree Risk Assessor Trainees / Tree Work Supervisor Trainees is three years. Arborist Trainees / Tree Risk Assessor Trainees / Tree Work Supervisor Trainees are temporary posts. They are not civil servants and are not appointed on civil service terms and conditions. There is no guarantee for further engagement in the Government after completion of the above engagement.

General Notes:

(i) It is Government policy to place people with a disability in appropriate jobs wherever possible. If a disabled applicant meets the entry requirements, he/she will be invited to attend the selection interview/written examination without being subject to any further shortlisting. Applicants who have declared disabilities found suitable for appointment may be given an appropriate degree of preference over other applicants whose suitability for appointment is considered comparable to that of the former. The Government policy and other related measures on employment of persons with disabilities are set out in the booklet “Employ People Based on Their Abilities – Application for Government Jobs by Persons with Disabilities” which is available for reference on the Civil Service Bureau's website at https://www.csb.gov.hk under “Administration of the Civil Service – Appointments”.
(ii) As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the Government is committed to eliminating discrimination in employment. The vacancies advertised are open to all applicants meeting the entry requirements irrespective of their disability, sex, marital status, pregnancy, age, family status, sexual orientation and race.
(iii) Interviews are tentatively scheduled to be conducted in Hong Kong in November 2024. Applicants should make themselves available for the interview during that period. Unsuccessful applicants will not be invited for interview. Applicants may enquire about their application situation at telephone no. 3509 8317 if necessary.
(iv) The interview schedule stated in item (iii) above is subject to change at the discretion of the Government without prior notification to applicants.
(v) Towards the application deadline, our on-line system would likely be overloaded due to large volume of applications. To ensure timely completion of your on-line application, it is advisable to submit the application as early as possible.

How to apply:

Application forms [G.F. 340 (Rev. 7/2023)] are obtainable from any Home Affairs Enquiry Centre of District Offices, Home Affairs Department or any Job Centre of the Employment Services Division, Labour Department. The form can also be downloaded from the Civil Service Bureau's website (https://www.csb.gov.hk). The new version of application form for Government jobs G.F. 340 (Rev. 7/2023) has been in use with effect from 26 July 2023. Candidates who apply for Government jobs advertised on or after 26 July 2023 should use the new G.F. 340 (Rev. 7/2023). If candidates submit the old version form (G.F. 340 (Rev. 3/2013)), they will be required to fill in the new G.F. 340 (Rev. 7/2023) afresh and submit it within seven days upon request. If candidates fail to submit the new G.F. 340 (Rev. 7/2023) within the stipulated deadline, their applications will not be processed further.

The completed form together with all supporting documents should reach the contact address on or before the closing date for application. The e-mail address and fax number of the applicant, if available, should be provided on the application form. Each application should be accompanied by:
(a) a copy of the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination, certificates of the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination, Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination and other public English language examinations (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS, GCE, GCSE, HKSARG Common Recruitment Examination, etc.) showing the results achieved in English language in such examinations. Applicants will have to make a declaration on the public English language examinations taken by them, if so required by the recruiting department;
(b) a copy each of all official transcripts showing the results of all examinations leading to the award of the requisite academic qualification; and
(c) a copy of the certificate of the relevant certificate, diploma or degree programme if acquired.
Applications not accompanied by the above documents may not be considered.

On-line application can also be made available through the Civil Service Bureau's website (https://www.csb.gov.hk). Applicants who apply on-line should submit the supporting documents mentioned in (a) to (c) above to the contact address on or before the closing date for application, and the on-line application number should be quoted on the envelope and every page of the supporting documents.

Applications which are late, incomplete, not made in the prescribed form or submitted by fax or e-mail will not be considered.

Please note that all underpaid or unpaid mail items will not be delivered to the contact address and will be returned to the sender (if a return address is provided) or disposed of in accordance with laid down procedures of the Hongkong Post. It is therefore important that you affix sufficient postage to mail items to avoid any possible non-delivery.

Contact Address:

Greening, Landscape and Tree Management Section of the Works Branch of the Development Bureau at 16/F, West Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong

Enquiry Telephone:

3509 8317

Closing Date(dd/mm/yyyy):

29/09/2024 23:59:00

Newspaper(s) Advertised and Date(s):

Ming Pao Daily News (30 August 2024) and South China Morning Post (31 August 2024)

Web Site of Department:

https://www.devb.gov.hk

Application via Internet:

Available

Advertising Date

30/08/2024