Vocational Skills Instructor- Tailoring and Hair-Dressing at Danish Refugee Council

About the job 

The Instructor will be in-charge of conducting skills training to 50 students who will be undertaking Tailoring and Hairdressing course in Kalobeyei Settlement. The instructor will deliver high quality vocational skills training to the selected trainees for Tailoring and Hairdressing courses. The position holder will be responsible for fully preparing the trainees towards skilled job opportunities.

Main Responsibilities: 

• Prepare Schemes of work/work plans, lesson plans and lesson notes, record of work covered, learners’ evaluation and progress records, stock records for all training materials, tools and equipment in the workstation. 
• Maintain daily class attendance register 
• Deliver standardized curriculum for the specified Vocational Skill Courses for learners in the refugee camps and host community.  
• Design and prepare materials, resources and information to be used in respect of programme deliver 
• Employ appropriate teaching and learning strategies to communicate subject matter to students. 
• Guidance and skills development to ensure that learning standards are maintained and improved.  
• Maintain proper documentation process and records of the training progress, assessment and quality of the training. 
• Modify, where appropriate, instructional methods and strategies to meet diverse students’ needs. 
• Encourage the development of communication skills and higher order thinking skills through appropriate assignments to the students 
• Develop and explain methods that fairly measure students’ progress toward students’ learning outcomes. 
• Evaluate students performance fairly and consistently and return students’ work promptly to promote maximum learning 
• Coordinate the advertisement, interviews and selection of the students to be trained on Tailoring/hairdressing course.  
• Installing and management of operating equipment and fixtures for Tailoring/Hair-dressing class.  
• Conducting safety checks on training equipment. 
• Document lessons learned from training activities, community meeting and assist in preparing training reports.  
• Participate in regular lessons learned feedback sessions with the project team.  
• Conduct other duties as assigned by the supervisor and/or management

About you: 

• A Diploma or Certificate in Tailoring/Hair-Dressing from a reputable training institution. 
• 2 years relevant experience in hands-on training on Tailoring and Hair-Dressing  
• Knowledge and Skills in training Community Based Vocational courses  
• Strong self-starter, able to take initiative 
• Good planning and organizational skills coupled with problem solving capabilities. 
• Hands on- community mobilization.

DRC Core Competencies 

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:  

• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.  
• Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.  
• Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.  
• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly. 
• Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with our vision and values.

Position Description 

Location : Kakuma 

Contract Duration: 5 months (renewable contingent on funding) 

Reports to: Lead Vocational Skills Instructor 

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with the Danish Refugee Council terms of employment for National staff.

Key stakeholders: 

Internal: Programme Management Unit, M+E staff, implementing field teams, support team, Kakuma Senior Management Team, community workers.  

External: Local government authorities, other NGOs, Donors and Implementing partners

General 

Commitments: 

DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability commitments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework