Livelihoods Assistant – Dressmaking and Tailoring Instructor (Kakuma) at Danish Refugee Council

Overall purpose of the role:

The instructor will deliver high quality vocational skills training to selected trainees for Dressmaking/Tailoring/Fashion and design course. The position holder will be responsible for fully preparing the trainees towards skilled job opportunities. 

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
• Train tailoring/dressmaking trainees with life skills and entrepreneurial skills.
• 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 delivery
• 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.
• 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 course. 
• Management and maintenance of operating equipment and machines for Tailoring class. 
• Conducting safety checks on training equipment.
• Document lessons learned from training activities, community meeting and assist in preparing training reports. 
• Provide technical capacity to the dressmakers working at the established business center.
• Establish innovative ways of marketing the products produced by the supported individuals. 
• Conduct other duties as assigned by the supervisor and/or management

Experience and technical competencies: 

• 2 years relevant experience in hands-on training on Tailoring/dressmaking/Fashion and design. 
• Knowledge and Skills in training Community Based Vocational course. 
• Strong self-starter, able to take initiatives
• Good planning and organizational skills coupled with problem solving capabilities.
• Hands on- community mobilization.

Education: 

• A Diploma or Certificate in Tailoring/Dressmaking /Fashion and Design from a reputable training institution.

 
DRC Core Competencies:
In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’s 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.  

Conditions:  

• Contract: 9 months contract with possibility of extension, subject to funding and performance. Salary and conditions will be in accordance with the Danish Refugee Council terms of employment for National staff.
• Availability: April 2021
• Duty station: Kakuma (Local contract does not qualify for RnR and accommodation)
• Key stakeholders: (internal and external): Programme Management Unit, M+E staff, implementing field teams, support team, Kakuma SMT, community workers; Local government authorities, Other NGOs, Donors, Implementing partners