Job Opportunity: Tailoring assistant
Background of the organization
Komera project is a community-based organization, which is located in Rwinkwavu sector, Kayonza district in the Eastern Part of Rwanda. It is a registered organization under Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and was established with the major aim of promoting Gender Equality and empowerment of young Women and girls through, access to Education, health and community support.
The organization currently implements project activities in areas of women’s rights, Girl rights and currently expanding its scope of operations in line with its strategic orientations.
In line with its mission and as it aims to expands its operations, Komera Project would like to Recruit a Tailoring assistant
Specific job description
The major role will be to work with Komera project on a number of tailoring activities and support the project in training young trainees a number of tailoring duties;
- Discussing with customers on the type of garment to be made;
- Measuring customers and fitting garments;
- Cutting fabric and assembling garment parts;
- Making garment style changes;
- Altering and repairing tailored clothing.
- Measuring the client and discussing the choice of style and fabric
- Working out the cost of the garment
- making a paper pattern using a stencil or computing software and laying it out
- Marking the fabric round the pattern and cutting out the pieces
- Tacking the pieces together and fitting the garment to the client
- Making any adjustments needed
- Sewing the garment by machine
- Hand finishing the garment (adding trimmings and fastenings)
- pressing the garment.
Education and experience
- Having completed a certificate in tailoring
- Certificate in tailoring
- At least one year or continuous tailoring experience
Skills, Knowledge, and experience
- Creative
- Quick and neat
- Accurate, with an eye for detail
- Able to work well under pressure
- Able to be honest with their clients about how clothes look on them
- Good at customer service
Good communicators and listeners, with the ability to interpret a client’s requirements
Application procedure
Interested candidates should send the following document- CV, Application letter clearly mentioning the job tittle to munezariella2014@gmail.com no later than 21/07/2022 at 5:00pm
Qualifying Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply,
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