We are a boutique human capital firm specializing in supporting organizations to develop and implement robust people agendas that drive sustainable performance. Our aim is to build strong HR foundations that empower both organizational success and individual employee growth, ensuring a well-aligned path to realized impact.

Our client, Buildher, is seeking a Carpentry & Joinery Trainer to play a key role in delivering practical, industry-aligned technical training that empowers women entering the construction sector. This role involves hands-on instruction, curriculum implementation, trainee mentorship, and creating a safe, inclusive, and professional learning environment. The ideal candidate brings extensive joinery experience, strong instructional skills, and a passion for supporting women’s advancement in technical careers.

Responsibilities or duties

Training Delivery & Curriculum Implementation

• Lead comprehensive, hands-on carpentry training sessions to develop advanced technical skills.
• Demonstrate step-by-step carpentry processes, including project scoping, interpreting client requirements, site assessments, material sourcing, cutting, joining, assembly, finishing, installation, and post-installation care.
• Deliver the established curriculum with technical mastery, integrating real-world industry challenges, problem-solving, and quality standards.
• Collaborate with the technical team to enhance curriculum relevance and practical application and emphasize industry best practices, precision, and technical excellence in all training activities.

Trainee Support, Mentorship & Performance Tracking

• Monitor and report trainee attendance, engagement, performance, and professional behavior.
• Identify and address performance risks, providing structured corrective measures where needed.
• Mentor trainees to build technical confidence, independence, and problem-solving skills.
• Support career development by coordinating internships, job-placement opportunities, and providing performance feedback through periodic appraisals.

Quality Assurance, Safety & Workshop Management

• Maintain safe, organized, and well-equipped training spaces, ensuring tools, materials, and equipment are functional and properly maintained.
• Conduct routine evaluations of workshops for safety, cleanliness, lighting, and equipment readiness.
• Lead toolbox talks, enforce safety protocols, and train learners on construction site dynamics, industry expectations, and professional conduct.
• Support innovation goals, sustainable practices, and the implementation of quality-focused projects.

Evaluation, Feedback & Empowerment

• Assess trainee technical capabilities through practical tasks, theoretical tests, and ongoing observation.
• Provide detailed, constructive feedback and maintain accurate performance records.
• Contribute actively to Builder's mission of empowering women through skills training, promoting sustainable carpentry practices, and participating in initiatives that enhance training quality, impact, and scalability.

Qualifications or requirements

• NITA Grade 1 Certification or Diploma in Carpentry & Joinery, Woodwork Technology, or a related field.
• Strong technical skills in measuring, cutting, framing, assembling, and finishing, with a solid understanding of wood properties, joinery techniques, and tool/machine use.
• Ability to guide learners through technical challenges, troubleshooting, and practical project execution.
• Willingness to collaborate with trainers, staff, and external partners.
• Demonstrates ownership and fosters accountability in learners.
• Enthusiasm for inspiring and uplifting women in construction.
• Commitment to workshop safety, environmental responsibility, and quality workmanship.
• High attention to detail and a results-driven, innovative mindset.

Experience needed

Minimum 2 years of hands-on carpentry and joinery experience handling full project lifecycles.

• Lead comprehensive, hands-on carpentry training sessions to develop advanced technical skills.
• Demonstrate step-by-step carpentry processes, including project scoping, interpreting client requirements, site assessments, material sourcing, cutting, joining, assembly, finishing, installation, and post-installation care.
• Deliver the established curriculum with technical mastery, integrating real-world industry challenges, problem-solving, and quality standards.
• Collaborate with the technical team to enhance curriculum relevance and practical application and emphasize industry best practices, precision, and technical excellence in all training activities.
• Monitor and report trainee attendance, engagement, performance, and professional behavior.
• Identify and address performance risks, providing structured corrective measures where needed.
• Mentor trainees to build technical confidence, independence, and problem-solving skills.
• Support career development by coordinating internships, job-placement opportunities, and providing performance feedback through periodic appraisals.
• Maintain safe, organized, and well-equipped training spaces, ensuring tools, materials, and equipment are functional and properly maintained.
• Conduct routine evaluations of workshops for safety, cleanliness, lighting, and equipment readiness.
• Lead toolbox talks, enforce safety protocols, and train learners on construction site dynamics, industry expectations, and professional conduct.
• Support innovation goals, sustainable practices, and the implementation of quality-focused projects.
• Assess trainee technical capabilities through practical tasks, theoretical tests, and ongoing observation.
• Provide detailed, constructive feedback and maintain accurate performance records.
• Contribute actively to Buildher’s mission of empowering women through skills training, promoting sustainable carpentry practices, and participating in initiatives that enhance training quality, impact, and scalability.

• Strong technical skills in measuring, cutting, framing, assembling, and finishing, with a solid understanding of wood properties, joinery techniques, and tool/machine use.
• Ability to guide learners through technical challenges, troubleshooting, and practical project execution.
• Willingness to collaborate with trainers, staff, and external partners.
• Demonstrates ownership and fosters accountability in learners.
• Enthusiasm for inspiring and uplifting women in construction.
• Commitment to workshop safety, environmental responsibility, and quality workmanship.
• High attention to detail and a results-driven, innovative mindset.

• NITA Grade 1 Certification or Diploma in Carpentry & Joinery, Woodwork Technology, or a related field.