Booria Grapher - Carpet (Mazar)

About TURQUOISE MOUNTAIN

Job Summary

Turquoise Mountain is embarking on a four-year program with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This program aims to create 5,000 jobs in the carpet and jewelry value-chains in Afghanistan, and facilitate the sale of US$20,000,000 worth of Afghan carpet and jewelry products to international markets. The program will build the technical capacity of those active in both value-chains, improve working conditions and ensure environmental standards, raise awareness about production abilities in Afghanistan, improve order fulfilment, and increase exports of higher-margin carpet and jewelry products, thereby increasing income-generating opportunities for thousands of Afghans.

Duties & Responsibilities

Report to the Carpet Sampling & Production Manager to create and fulfill all customer requests per design specifications and requirements.
* Oversee and monitor the progress of all designs from customers and the TM office.
*Work with the production department to ensure smooth and timely production of orders
* Travel to regional offices to develop carpet designs and assist in training for TM staff and producer companies.
* Train other staff in design software as required.
* Create final design and color selection for in-house range of carpets
* Assist in implementation of activities of the carpet program as required.

Job Requirements

* Bachelor’s Degree with 6 years of experience in carpet design and using carpet design software.
* Excellent sketching and designing skills in terms of manual and computer aided design
* Ability to use Booria software
* Familiarity with carpet production and finishing
* Experience of designing and developing carpets according to the latest market trends and clients preference
* A good disposition towards collaboration and teamwork
* Attention to detail
* English language ability preferred

Submission Guideline

Candidates should submit their covering letter and C.V. by no later than February 28, 2019. In the subject line of the e-mail, please mention – Booria Grapher + last name.
Kindly combine covering letter and C.V. as one pdf document and avoid sending us certificates and other heavy sized documents.

Functional Area

Technical

Countries

Submission Email

vacancy.af@turquoisemountain.org

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