Vocational Trainer Tailoring

About OCHR (Organization for Coordination of Humanitarian Relief):

OCHR is a national non-governmental organization established in Afghanistan in 2015 to play a vital role in humanitarian and development settings, and to contribute towards the peace building in the country where the people can live in amity and harmony.

In humanitarian situations emerging as result of conflict or natural disasters, natural, the response encompasses the provision of tools and resources i.e. to reduces the suffering and increase self-sufficiency.

Our approach includes sustainable development, focusing on ultra-poor communities of Afghanistan. The endeavors focus on social and economic development of the people dwelling in remotes parts of the country.

Through peacebuilding efforts, we envision Afghanistan a socially inclusive society where peace and prosperity remains a fate for every individual living in this territory. Promote the social cohesion, curtailing extremism in all forms, inclusiveness of peace processes where children, women and marginalized groups have a voice.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

•       Assess participants’ starting skill levels and prepare an inclusive training plan, timetable and practical lesson sequence based on the approved curriculum.

•       Teach accurate measurement, pattern preparation, cutting, hand stitching, machine sewing, finishing, alteration and production of locally marketable garments and items.

•       Demonstrate safe operation, cleaning and routine maintenance of sewing machines, irons, scissors and other tools and enforce workshop safety rules.

•       Provide supervised practice, individual coaching and constructive feedback and adapt instruction for different literacy levels and learning needs.

•       Integrate basic employability and business skills, including quality control, costing, pricing, customer service, record keeping and market awareness.

•       Maintain attendance, lesson, competency and assessment records and report participant progress and support needs.

•       Manage training fabrics, tools and consumables responsibly; maintain issue and usage records and promptly report loss, damage or replenishment needs.

•       Support transparent practical assessments and completion decisions based on demonstrated competencies rather than attendance alone.

•       Help organize exhibitions, market linkages or graduation activities and orient eligible graduates on the safe and accountable use of approved toolkits.

•       Perform duties in accordance with OCHR policies, the approved workplan, and applicable donor standards and guidance.

•       Promote safe, dignified and inclusive access to services, applying do-no-harm, confidentiality, informed consent and survivor-centred principles.

•       Comply with OCHR safeguarding, child safeguarding, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, code of conduct, anti-fraud and conflict-of-interest requirements.

•       Explain available feedback and complaint channels to participants and promptly report safeguarding concerns through approved confidential pathways.

•       Maintain accurate, sex- and age-disaggregated activity records and submit timely daily, weekly and monthly information to the supervisor using approved formats.

•       Coordinate respectfully with project colleagues, community representatives, relevant authorities and service providers while protecting personal data.

•       Participate in orientation, supervision, team meetings, capacity-building activities and performance reviews, and carry out other project-related duties assigned by the supervisor.

•       Recognized tailoring or vocational-training certificate; secondary education required and relevant diploma preferred.

•       Minimum two years of professional tailoring and/or tailoring-training experience, with demonstrated ability to produce high-quality garments.

•       Recognized technical competence in measurement, pattern cutting, sewing-machine operation, garment construction, finishing and minor machine maintenance.

•       Previous experience training women or adolescent girls using practical and participatory methods is strongly preferred.

•       Basic knowledge of product costing, pricing, quality control and local market demand.

•       Patient, respectful and organized, with strong demonstration, coaching, assessment and record-keeping skills.

•       Fluency in the relevant local language is required; Dari and/or Pashto literacy is an advantage.

Submission Guidelines: 

All applicants must specify the province for which they are applying in the subject line of their application email, as well as in their CV and cover letter. Failure to comply with this requirement will result in the application being disregarded.

 Only shortlisted individuals will be contacted once your CV is received, followed by a written test and interview.

The subject line must read: Vocational Trainer Tailoring - (OCHR/2026/007) Nuristan/Nangarhar

Non-compliance with the submission guidelines may lead to the rejection of your application for the position you have applied.

OCHR is an equal-opportunity employer and maintains zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, fraud, and other forms of misconduct. Any appointment will be subject to satisfactory reference, background, and safeguarding checks.

House 37, Street No. 3, Adjacent to Dawat University District 05, Kabul, Afghanistan