Vacancy title:
Assistant Pottery Workshop Manager

Jobs at:
Amaani Rwenzori!

Deadline of this Job:
15th December 2017

Duty Station:
Fort Portal/Kabarole, Uganda

Job details:
Reports to: Workshop Manager

Amaani Rwenzori! is a youth development centre supporting vocational skills training in its own workshops and in private workshops in Fort Portal town, managed by Welthungerhilfe (international NGO) and YES (national NGO). Amaani Rwenzori! Operates a well-equipped pottery workshop of; pottery and in the beauty salon named the beauty garage.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Tasked with planning, coordination, implementation and monitoring of the pottery workshop processes including production and training.
• Support in sourcing pottery raw materials, marketing and sales of pottery products and carry out market research in the trade of pottery and incorporate the market demands in production and training
•  Encourage and mentor the trainees to embrace skills training in pottery; enhance development of appropriate work-related attitudes, habits and behavior.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant should preferably hold a certificate in pottery and or ceramics from a recognized institution, a diploma is an added advantage
• Substantial working experience in pottery and or ceramic field with a reputable organization/ institution/company both in production and as a trainer.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, leadership skills and capable of working in a team; with ability to effectively coach and develop trainees.
• Should be able to express him/her self in English, Runyakitara is an added advantage
• Being IT literate is an added advantage
• Capacity to meet tight targets/deadlines, reliably and with efficiency

Job application procedure
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications with contacts of two referees, curriculum vitae and photocopies of academic and professional experience certificates to Amaani Rwenzori offices located in Kanywankoko, Kitumba, East Division, Fort Portal Municipality, Kabarole District or by email to: Benjamin.Kennedy@welthungerhilfe.de