Shining Hope For Communities

Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) is a non-profit organization based in Nairobi, Kenya and New York, NY that combats urban poverty and gender inequity in the slums of Nairobi. Kennedy Odede, who grew up in the Kibera slum, founded SHOFCO in 2004 with a focus on youth and gender empowerment. SHOFCO has four initiative areas: education, health, economic an...

Key Responsibilities / Duties/ Tasks

• Monitor the program and maintain relationships by communicating with the women.
• Explore ideas for the economic empowerment of members and the proper utilisation of peer mentoring techniques to this end...
• Recruit and supervise SWEP tailors.
• Identify SWEP tailors training needs and facilitate workshop sessions.
• Keep track of program activity plans and implementation schedules to ensure quality of activities and timely achievement of outputs.
• Keep beneficiaries records and maintain registry book
• Set assessment tests for the tailoring trainees
• Conduct continues trainees knowledge assessment
• Provide monthly progress reports
• Conduct follow ups on absenteeism and dropouts
• Update the training manuals
• Write lesson plans and monthly planner
• Gather customer feedback.
• Assist SWEP team in designing new products for the SWEP Merchandise
• Present the SWEP tailors during site visits and exhibitions
• Participate in exhibition and trade fairs
• Ensure Machines are regularly serviced and maintained.
• Ensure safety measures are adhered to at all times in the workshops
• Ensure resources needed to run the activities are requested on time and track usage
• Organise the trainees monthly meetings
• Assist in organising graduation ceremonies for the graduating trainees

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).

Academic Qualifications

• Certificate in Tailoring skills training

Professional Qualifications

• Qualification in any relevant field

• Monitor the program and maintain relationships by communicating with the women.
• Explore ideas for the economic empowerment of members and the proper utilisation of peer mentoring techniques to this end...
• Recruit and supervise SWEP tailors.
• Identify SWEP tailors training needs and facilitate workshop sessions.
• Keep track of program activity plans and implementation schedules to ensure quality of activities and timely achievement of outputs.
• Keep beneficiaries records and maintain registry book
• Set assessment tests for the tailoring trainees
• Conduct continues trainees knowledge assessment
• Provide monthly progress reports
• Conduct follow ups on absenteeism and dropouts
• Update the training manuals
• Write lesson plans and monthly planner
• Gather customer feedback.
• Assist SWEP team in designing new products for the SWEP Merchandise
• Present the SWEP tailors during site visits and exhibitions
• Participate in exhibition and trade fairs
• Ensure Machines are regularly serviced and maintained.
• Ensure safety measures are adhered to at all times in the workshops
• Ensure resources needed to run the activities are requested on time and track usage
• Organise the trainees monthly meetings
• Assist in organising graduation ceremonies for the graduating trainees

• Communication
• Mentoring
• Supervision
• Training facilitation
• Record keeping
• Assessment
• Reporting
• Product design
• Exhibition participation
• Machine maintenance
• Safety adherence
• Resource management
• Event organization

• Certificate in Tailoring skills training
• Qualification in any relevant field