WHAT IS THE MYANMAR ARTISAN TOOLKIT
The Artisan Toolkit project is led and developed by Hla Day, Turquoise Mountain and Luther World Federation. It aims to help artisans grow their businesses and the Myanmar economy by providing a resource to support artisans with the knowledge and tools to overcome common business challenges and improve practices in key business areas, from production to marketing to design. Ultimately improving livelihoods by gaining better access to markets.
The Toolkit has been written from a buyer’s perspective (originally focused on the Afghani community), so artisans can better meet buyer’s expectations, particularly in international markets where demand for handmade, unique craft products is increasing.
Hla Day is looking for someone to jump on borad our innovative Myanmar Artisan Toolkit project. We are looking for someone to train and support local artisans with business tools to grow and develop their business knowledge. This will be done initially by facilitating the pilot project of the Myanmar Artisan Toolkit (MAT), a business training resource that supports artisans to apply the knowledge to their business taking into account different backgrounds, experiences and learning levels.
WHAT DOES THE ROLE INCLUDE:
Training Local Artisans
- Facilitate MAT pilot project
- Plan and deliver workshops and one to one sessions using the MAT content, building on practical skills and experiential activities necessary for artisans to deepen their understanding and run their businesses more efficiently
- Liaise with existing and potential producers to identify the needs/challenges/motivations that participants experience with an ability to address this throughout training
- Monitor and measure progress
- Report to management on a monthly basis
Supporting the development of MAT
- Work together with the Steering Committee in prototyping and piloting existing and new training modules, content and resources
- Help to develop training material and TOT
- Help to build and test an inclusive training model that can be applied to artisans with different backgrounds, experiences and learning levels
- Help identify opportunities and challenges in the pilot training phase
- Monitor progress of participants
Essential Experience and Knowledge
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and Myanmar
- Strong understanding and experience in business and finance. Understand the needs/challenges/motivations that micro/small business owners experience and be able to address those throughout the training
- Relevant working experience in training and development
- Excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate a meaningful learning experience; confidence, flexibility, listening skills, able to work with different/difficult personalities
- Experience in working cross culturally and with disadvantaged communities
- Ability to lead groups through ambiguity and hold a space for learning and develop creative problem-solving
All Hla Day staff and volunteers are expected to undertake the following general duties:
- Be a brand ambassador who represents, supports and is committed to the Hla Day mission/vision
- Respect Hla Day policies and established guidelines
- Be a respectful team player
- As a member of a small organization you will be occasionally required to fulfill other tasks that support the team
Myanmar Artisan Toolkit Trainer Position
Please contact us or send your resume through by Sunday June 25th 2017.
