兼職自然護理助理員主要職責為 (a) 收集野外勘察組內植物保育工作的植物材料(包括種子、幼苗及插穗等); (b) 繁殖珍稀植物，並將其重新種植在野外環境; (c) 收集本土植物以及稀有植物物種的分佈記錄及拍攝相關照片; (d) 保存活體植物標本並進行遷地保育，及記錄其生長情況; (e) 收集和保存相關試驗和野外調查所得的數據; (f) 維護組內的設施和工具;及 (g) 執行其他所需的職務。

A Part-time Conservation Assistant is mainly deployed on (a) collecting plant materials (including but not limited to seeds, seedlings, cuttings, etc.) for the flora conservation projects of the Field Investigation Unit (FIU); (b) propagating rare/precious plants and reintroducing them to the wild; (c) collecting distribution and photographic records of local plant species in general and rare plants in particular; (d) maintaining living plant specimens for ex-situ conservation and making growth records of targeted plants; (e) collecting and keeping data for approved experiments and field investigation projects of FIU; (f) maintaining the facilities and equipment of the Unit; and (g) performing any other duties as required.