Carpet Designing Trainer

About DAI

The Afghanistan Value Chains – Livestock (AVC-Livestock) is a USAID funded program expected to run through June 2023. AVC-Livestock utilizes a market systems approach to strengthen and facilitate key transactions at either end of the farmer in targeted value chains - the commercial vendors of the goods and services that farmers need to grow higher volumes of quality produce, and the processors and traders who purchase farmers’ harvests. AVC-Livestock is a market-driven, private sector-focused program that aims to sustainably strengthen the dairy, poultry, honey, red meat and fiber value chains throughout Afghanistan resulting in increased incomes, employment and productivity throughout targeted value chains.

Pazyryk Trading and Handicrafts Company is a women-led registered business located in Kabul. The company has a large number of weaving centers at the household level in the capital province. This project partnered business currently copies other companies designs which are old and tradational and have very less demand in the market limiting the firm’s ability to increase its sales and productivity to further expand the business to the national and regional markets.

Therefore, the company has requested AVC-Livestock Project to hire a carpet designing trainer, who can train the firm's technical staff on the proper usage of e-Designing software creating modern carpet designs. eDesign Carpet Software is a software program designed specifically for the handmade rugsto that improve efficiencies and accuracy, decrease wastage, and improve the ability of carpet designers to produce more customized designs of rugs and carpets. This software plays a substantial role to generate more complex designs with best quality, better estimation of materials and reduces graphing time.

Organization and Values

DAI is a global development company with corporate offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, EU, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Palestine and project operations worldwide. We tackle fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governance, and instability. DAI works on the frontlines of global development. Transforming ideas into action—action into impact. We are committed to shaping a more livable world.

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DAI is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a commitment to diversity. DAI does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, parental status, veteran status, or other non-merit factor.

Job Summary

The consultant will deliver technical support and carpet designing trainings to Pazyryk Trading and Handicrafts Company aimed to improve their employees’ technical knowledge and skills ability of producing advanced carpet designs, and proper usage of the carpet eDesigning software.

Duties & Responsibilities

Tasks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Conduct a quick assessment of the company’s carpet designing process lines, facilities, employee knowledge in carpet designing, and at the end of provide recommendations for improvements.

Based on the assessment, draft a capacity building plan, develop training materials and conduct trainings to improve staff knowledge and skills capacity on carpet designing, proper handling, storage, and transportation of the final product to the market ensuring that the product is cost competitive and high-quality.

Conduct training on carpet designing software called “eDesign or Galaincha”.

Deliver theoretical and practical trainings on Chobi Rang design, Khuja Roshani design and Yousofi design of carpets.

Maintain records of investigations, inspections, and research results in order to prepare reports and correspondence.

Provide weekly updates on work progress to AVC-Livestock 

Conduct pre- and post-tests to ensure the training was effective and staffs have learned to use new designing tools and software

Deliver final presentation to the AVC-Livestock technical team on assignment achievements.

Other duties as assigned by the COP or designee.

Deliverables

Required Delivery Date

Conduct assessment of the company and make the assessment report

First two days of the assignment

Develop a comprehensive carpet designing capacity building plan based on the initial assessment and develop capacity building tools.

Third-day of the assignment

Train Pazyryk Trading and Handicrafts Company staffs on proper use of the E-designing software

By the end of the assignment

A detailed final report of assignment including lessons learned and recommendations.

End of the assignment 

Reporting

The carpet designing trainer will report to AVC-Livestock Chief of Party or designee

Job Requirements

Baccalaureate with at least three years of relevant work experience in carpet sectors, a minimum of two years of relevant experience in carpet designing and carpet weaving, preferably in Afghani designs like Chobi Rang, Khuja Roshani and Yousofi designs

Familiar with carpet E-designer software

High computer knowledges of MS Office Packages and all required programs

Strong writing, communication and negotiating skills

Proficiency in Dari, Pashtu and English is required

Duty Station

Kabul-Afghanistan 

Confidentiality

All data collected during this assignment will become the property of AVC-Livestock and will not be shared with the third parties without the express permission of AVC-Livestock.

Payment Method:

The STTA will receive payment at once after all the deliverables are completed and approved by the AVC-Livestock project.

Submission Guideline

To apply for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter, with the position name (Carpet Designing Trainer) in the subject line, by email to AVCLivestock@dai.com. 

To apply for any AVCL vacancies, please make sure you put the title on the subject of your email, or your application will be disregarded by the system.

Please note that applications received after the closing date and without Subject line will not be given consideration. Only shortlisted candidates whose application responds to the above criteria will be contacted for test/interview.

Functional Area

General

Countries

Submission Email

AVCLivestock@dai.com

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