Turquoise Mountain is a British charity that was founded in 2006. We believe artisanal heritage matters and has the power to transform lives. We support artisans to thrive and to revitalise traditions in regions of the world where artisanal heritage is endangered, and to connect people through heritage. 

Turquoise Mountain is a fast-growing organisation. Turquoise Mountain has grown from its initial office in Afghanistan to offices in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, and the Levant (Jordan and Bethlehem), and has over 400 international and local staff members worldwide. In addition, we work with thousands of artisans and varied beneficiary communities. Each operating environment is unique; our offices operate at different levels of funding, scale, maturity and face their own challenges.

Turquoise Mountain is a non-profit, non-governmental organization specializing in urban regeneration, business development, and education in traditional arts and architecture. We seek to provide jobs, skills, and a renewed sense of national pride to Afghan men and women. Since 2006 Turquoise Mountain has cleared 35,000 cubic meters of rubbish from the streets, restored or built 150 historic and community buildings, created a charity supplementary course  for children and a charity clinic, and installed water, electricity and sanitation through the historic traditional craft neighborhood of Murad Khani in the old city of Kabul. It has created the internationally accredited Institute for Afghan Arts & Architecture, training the next generation of craftsmen and women in woodwork, jewelry and gem cutting, calligraphy and miniature painting, and ceramics. Finally, it has sold over US$ 7,000,000 of Afghan artisan products internationally.

Context

Turquoise Mountain has recently started works to establish a female only workshop space to support female artisans and enterprises to study, produce and sell their products which include jewellery, Islamic calligraphy, miniature painting. The workshop will operate as a female-only artisan workshop and business incubator hub focused on jewellery and other artisanal products. In this regard, TM seeks to engage a suitable female candidate to coordinate the overall female workshop centre.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Workshop Coordination:

• Coordinate and facilitate a space designated to support female artisans and enterprises (beneficiaries).
• Provide assistance  and support for a proper use of workshops  and incubation space.
• Ensure and monitor proper use of Turquoise Mountain owned machinery, equipment, space, and facilities and, in case of any losses, thefts, or damages, immediately inform the Business Support team.
• Ensure all Beneficiary activities are aligned with the policies and regulations of the Turquoise Mountain.
• Manage and monitor visitors to the space as they should be limited to business related visitors and must comply with the Turquoise Mountain guidelines and procedures.
• Supervise supporting staff at the incubation space, making sure the space is reasonably kept clean and safe.
• Contribute to the preparation of the necessary and quarterly analysis of incubation activities and use key findings and recommendations to strengthen the implementation of incubation activities in the future.
• Prepare and design an up to date information library consist of useful social, educational and business resources.
• Develop networking links with relevant stakeholders, make content, manage and organize events for the benefit of beneficiaries in coordination with line manager.  
• Coordinate, communicate and manage local sales opportunities with supported artisans and prepare report and analysis.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree required and Masters Preferred
• At least 3 years of relevant experience working with a team in administrative support with international organization.
• Experience in sales and marketing is an advantage.
• Knowledge of Ms office software (Excel and word)
• Good command of Dari, Pashto, and English languages  
• Female candidates only

Reporting

• The role will report to the Business Development Sr Manager in coordination with the Director of Institute and will work closely with the Security Manager

Submission Guideline:

Candidates should submit their CVs with Cover Letter (as one combined document) to: vacancy.af@turquoisemountain.org by no later than 06-April 2024. In the subject line of the e-mail, please mention – (0324-03 Women’s Workshop Coordinator) only. 

Kindly combine CV and Cover Letter as one pdf document and avoid sending us certificates and other heavy sized documents.