| About Tata Trusts: The Tata Trusts are India’s leading philanthropic organizations and have played a pioneering role in transforming traditional ideas of charity into philanthropy that makes a real difference to communities. Through grant-making, direct implementation, and collaborative partnerships, the Trusts are driving impact in areas including arts, crafts, and culture; education; healthcare and nutrition; rural livelihoods, and urban interventions around migration and habitat. Spread over 17 states and 170 districts across the country, programs supported by the Trusts reach out to millions of households through an efficient network of 450 plus partner organizations as well as direct implementation teams on the ground. About Centre for Microfinance & Livelihood (CML): As an Initiative of the Tata Trusts, CML imbibes the larger vision, values and goals of the Trusts, carrying along with it, its core competence in capacity building, linkage, facilitation and implementation. Currently, CML is intensively focusing in the states of Manipur, Assam, Tripura, and regions of Meghalaya, under its efforts of Skilling youths, establishing state of the art facilities for promoting Sports and promotion of rural livelihoods. About the Program: “Charkha to Market” (C2M) Program is a comprehensive direct implementation handloom program that aims at arresting drift of weavers, particularly younger generation from the handloom sector. The overarching objective is to create entrepreneur- led microenterprises across value chain elements, viz. pre-loom, on-loom, and post-loom, and activities. After undergoing rigorous, need-based incubation and design education, graduate weavers would be directly connected with buyers. Program design takes an ecosystem-based approach and builds on core strengths of handloom textile viz. natural fibers, preferably hand spun and naturally dyed and unique designs in shorter warp length. The program team intends to work in a total of 6 weaving clusters of Odisha-W. Bengal and Assam-Nagaland over a period of 5 years. The program will create the necessary individual and group infrastructure for the clusters. Role Details Role : Handloom Trainer Position : 03 Location : Nalbari, Assam Brief Job Description: 1.To build rapport with the local weaving community as the go-to person for all technical guidance and inputs for pre-loom, on-loom, and post-loom activities 2.To identify the training needs of the weavers. 3.Identify Master artisans among the trained women beneficiaries from the villages, who can act as master trainers and production team in the weaving workshop. 4.To train will the Artisans as per the project requirement on diversified products and technical support on design and sampling. 5.To provide effective mentoring to trainee weavers and pre-loom & Post-loom service providers on technical elements of handloom textile as per the identified training needs. (In Vernacular language) 6.To monitor qualitative and quantitative progress of trainee weavers and pre-loom & post – loom service providers. 7.To ensure action research, documentation, and data collection in a systematic way to provide inputs for analysis and course correction to the design team 8.To maintain the Artisan’s stock, sample development register, and Yarn inventory 9. Any other assignment relevant to the work assigned by State/Zonal Program Lead. Stakeholders: Relationship (within the organization): Cluster Team, State Program Lead, Program Design team, AOs Relationship (Outside Organization): Consultants, Implementation partners, Government Departments Job Specifications: Knowledge: · Thorough knowledge of textile design particularly of Handlooms textiles · Subject expertise in woven textiles, hand spinning, dyeing (preferably natural dyeing) Skills/ Competencies: • Self Confidence & Stress Management • Ability to teach and mentor semi-literate men and women • Effective written and spoken communication (In Vernacular language-Must) • Professional expertise with field experience • Rapport building with community • Results Orientation • Analytical Thinking • Adaptability to Change • Team management and ability to work with diverse people. • Entrepreneurial Orientation • Change Management • Diagnostic Information Gathering • Learning orientation • Passion for social sector and specific theme . Experience: · Desirable minimum of 5 years in the domain of woven textile production, preferably handloom textiles. Qualifications: ·Intermediate Apply by: 14 Sep 2022 |
Handloom Trainer Centre For Microfinance And Livelihood (Cml) An Initiative Of Tata Trusts
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