Shining Hope For Communities

SHOFCO Women Empowerment Program Tailoring Instructor

Shining Hope For Communities

UN Agency Full Time Human Resources

Job Information

Location: , Kenya
Application Deadline: March 23, 2026 Expired

Description

**Rank:** Supervisor/Assistant/Facilitator

**Grade:** SH2

**Section:** Program

**Department:** Sustainable Livelihoods

**Location / Workstation:** 3 positions: Meru, Machakos and Oyugis

**Working Hours:** Monday – Friday | 8.00 AM – 5.00PM

**Reports to:** Reports to Tailoring Coordinator with dotted line to the Regional SWEP Coordinator

**Direct reports:** N/A

## **Job Purpose:**

To be responsible for providing Tailoring skills training to the SWEP women

## **Key Responsibilities / Dut

**Rank:** Supervisor/Assistant/Facilitator

**Grade:** SH2

**Section:** Program

**Department:** Sustainable Livelihoods

**Location / Workstation:** 3 positions: Meru, Machakos and Oyugis

**Working Hours:** Monday – Friday | 8.00 AM – 5.00PM

**Reports to:** Reports to Tailoring Coordinator with dotted line to the Regional SWEP Coordinator

**Direct reports:** N/A

## **Job Purpose:**

To be responsible for providing Tailoring skills training to the SWEP women

## **Key Responsibilities / Duties/ Tasks**

- Monitor the program and maintain relationships by communicating with the women.
- Explore ideas for the economic empowerment of members and the proper utilisation of peer mentoring techniques to this end.
- Recruit and supervise SWEP tailors.
- Identify SWEP tailors training needs and facilitate workshop sessions.
- Keep track of program activity plans and implementation schedules to ensure quality of activities and timely achievement of outputs.
- Keep beneficiaries records and maintain registry book
- Set assessment tests for the tailoring trainees
- Conduct continues trainees knowledge assessment
- Provide monthly progress reports
- Conduct follow ups on absenteeism and dropouts
- Update the training manuals
- Write lesson plans and monthly planner
- Gather customer feedback.
- Assist SWEP team in designing new products for the SWEP Merchandise
- Present the SWEP tailors during site visits and exhibitions
- Participate in exhibition and trade fairs
- Ensure Machines are regularly serviced and maintained.
- Ensure safety measures are adhered to at all times in the workshops
- Ensure resources needed to run the activities are requested on time and track usage
- Organise the trainees monthly meetings
- Assist in organising graduation ceremonies for the graduating trainees

## **Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).**

### **Academic Qualifications**

- Certificate in Tailoring skills training

### **Professional Qualifications**

- Qualification in any relevant field

### **Other requirements (unique/job specific)**

- Entry level position
- Proven experience in tailoring skills training facilitation

### **Functional Skills**

- Examining information
- Articulating information
- Providing insights
- Producing output

### **Behavioural Competencies/Attributes:**

- Upholding standards
- Interacting with people
- Convincing people
- Team working