Job Title: Vocational Training Teachers

Organization: Impanuro Girls Initiative (IGI)

Location: Kk 583St, Gikondo, Kigali, Rwanda

Position Type: Full-time

Expected time to start: Immediately

Length of contract: 8 months

ABOUT US:

IMPANURO is a Kinyarwanda word that translates as “good advice” or “guidance.” Impanuro Girls’ Initiative (IGI) is a young women-led national non-governmental organization legally registered and authorized to operate in Rwanda. As a nonprofit organization, IGI fosters women’s empowerment and builds girls’ agency under registration number N° 763/RGB/NGO/LP/11/2021 issued by the Rwanda Governance Board (RGB). The founder of the organization was determined to address teenage pregnancy issues resulting from poor or no access to Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) information and services, among other systemic challenges.

• Our Values: PASSION, HUMANITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, and
• Our Mission: We are a young women-led Rwandan non-governmental organization, striving to improve women and girls’ lives through education, capacity building, counselling, socio-economic empowerment, and advocacy to ensure a healthy and dignified lifestyle.
• Our Vision: A Rwandan society where women and girls have healthy and dignified lives, are meaningfully engaged in communities and are economically empowered.

SAFEGUARDING COMMITMENT

IGI is committed to safeguarding all girls and young women who take part in its programs. All three teachers will work directly and daily with adolescent and young trainees (aged 15-24, including minors) at Tekana Hub and are therefore required to: read, sign, and adhere to IGI’s Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct at all times; complete IGI’s mandatory safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual

Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH) induction training before classes begin; maintain professional, non-exploitative boundaries with all trainees; and immediately report any safeguarding concern through IGI’s reporting procedure rather than handling it independently.

Post no 1: HAIRDRESSING TEACHER

Job Summary 

The Hairdressing Teacher will deliver 6 months of practical, hands-on lessons to students at the IGI Ruhango Tekena Hub. Your ultimate goal is to equip young women with advanced hairdressing and salon styling techniques, turning these technical skills into profitable, self-reliant businesses or vibrant freelance styling careers, while supporting each trainee’s confidence, voice, and economic empowerment. Training follows the RTB-accredited 6-month Hairdressing curriculum, including competency-based assessment, trainee portfolios, and supervision of the 2-month Industrial Attachment Program. This position works closely with both the Field Lead and Center Coordinator.

Key Responsibilities:

• Teach comprehensive hairdressing techniques, including professional hair cutting, advanced styling, chemical processing, coloring, braiding, and weaving.
• Deliver structured hands-on practical lessons covering modern scalp care, hair treatments, and strict salon hygiene and sanitation standards.
• Instruct students on the safe handling, maintenance, and sterilization of professional hairdressing tools and electrical salon equipment.
• Train students in salon customer care, active consultation skills, client retention techniques, and foundational salon management.
• Plan and organize simulated salon environments and practical exams within the hub to test speed, creativity, and execution.
• Help students identify hyper-local beauty market gaps and design low-cost freelance or mobile hair styling business models.
• Manage daily lesson planning, student attendance mapping, regular skills assessments, and comprehensive technical training reports.
• Conduct RTB-aligned formative and summative competency assessments, maintain trainee portfolios, and support the 2-month Industrial Attachment Program (IAP) placement and supervision after training.
• Maintain a safe, gender-responsive learning environment in line with IGI’s Safeguarding Policy, and actively encourage trainees’ confidence, voice, and

Required Qualifications

• Education: Diploma or Advanced Certificate in Hairdressing, Cosmetology, Beauty Therapy, or a related technical trade.
• Certification: TVET teacher certification, pedagogical training, or a certified technical equivalent.
• Experience: 2–3 years of professional experience running an active beauty salon or working as a lead hairstylist/instructor.
• Skills: Expert mastery of local and modern braiding, dreadlocks, weaving, relaxed hair care, styling aesthetics, and salon workspace organization.
• RTB-registered Trainer/Assessor status or Trainer of Trainers (ToT) certificate is an added advantage; valid Police Clearance/Criminal Record Certificate required prior to appointment.

Post No 2: TAILORING TEACHER

Job Summary

The Tailoring Teacher will deliver 6 months of detailed, project-based garment construction lessons to students at the IGI Ruhango Tekena Hub. Your goal is to guide students from foundational stitching to complex pattern making, empowering them to transform fabric manipulation skills into self-sustaining tailoring workshops or commercial freelance design paths, while supporting each trainee’s confidence, voice, and economic empowerment. Training follows the RTB-accredited 6-month Tailoring curriculum, including competency-based assessment, trainee portfolios, and supervision of the 2-month Industrial Attachment Program. This position works closely with both the Field Lead and Center Coordinator.

Key Responsibilities

• Teach core pattern drafting, fabric estimation, precision garment cutting, and advanced industrial sewing machine operation techniques.
• Instruct students on assembling diverse apparel lines, including traditional wear, children’s clothes, contemporary fashion, and uniform designs.
• Guide students through the technical adjustment, everyday maintenance, and standard troubleshooting of manual and electric sewing machinery.
• Establish strict quality control protocols in class, ensuring students execute clean finishes, accurate sizing, and professional garment linings.
• Facilitate hands-on workshop simulations where students practice taking customer orders, pricing garments, and handling client custom fit
• Train students on sustainable workshop practices, such as fabric upcycling, optimal material layouts to reduce waste, and cost-effective textile
• Prepare daily lesson plans, track skills progress profiles, coordinate practical design showcases, and submit monthly evaluation reports.
• Conduct RTB-aligned formative and summative competency assessments, maintain trainee portfolios, and support the 2-month Industrial Attachment Program (IAP) placement and supervision after training.
• Maintain a safe, gender-responsive learning environment in line with IGI’s Safeguarding Policy, and actively encourage trainees’ confidence, voice, and

Required Qualifications

• Education: Diploma or Certificate in Fashion Design, Tailoring, Garment Construction, or a closely related technical field.
• Certification: TVET teacher certification or pedagogical training from a recognized institution.
• Experience: 2–3 years running an independent tailoring enterprise or working as a technical garment factory production lead.
• Skills: Exceptional skills in pattern drafting by hand, machine stitching mastery, knowledge of fabric properties, and precise apparel cost estimation.
• RTB-registered Trainer/Assessor status or Trainer of Trainers (ToT) certificate is an added advantage; valid Police Clearance/Criminal Record Certificate required before appointment.

Post No 3: LEATHERCRAFTING AND CRAFTING TEACHER

Job Summary

The Leathercrafting and Crafting Teacher will deliver 6 months of comprehensive, highly practical instructions to students at the IGI Ruhango Tekena Hub using dedicated inventory assets. Your objective is to train students in the integrated processes of leather footwear production, artisanal design, and contemporary handcrafting, equipping young women to launch self-reliant micro-enterprises, footwear workshops, or creative craft brands, while supporting each trainee’s confidence, voice, and economic empowerment. Training follows the RTB-accredited 6-month curriculum, including competency-based assessment, trainee portfolios, and supervision of the 2-month Industrial Attachment Program. This position works closely with both the Field Lead and Center Coordinator.

Key Responsibilities

• Train students in full-cycle shoe production, demonstrating step-by-step layout using pairs of assorted shoe lasts, cutting PU/synthetic leather sheets, and assembling shoes using specialized footwear machinery.
• Guide students on the precise utilization and care of manual cutting and measuring tools, managing an inventory of leather-cutting scissors, craft knives, cutting mats, rulers, compasses, and set squares.
• Instruct students in advanced material bonding, demonstrating the safe application of strong shoe glue, white glue, fabric glue, and hot glue guns with associated glue sticks.
• Direct the practical usage of hand tools like hammers for lasting, and teach the configuration of nylon thread rolls, eyelets, fasteners, laces, and structural reinforcements.
• Conduct design laboratories focusing on sketching and color theory, utilizing sketchbooks, colored pencils, watercolors, acrylic paints, and palettes, and training students to decorate wood shapes, fabric surfaces, and canvas via glitter, feathers, and custom stickers.
• Cultivate mastery in jewelry-making and basketry, teaching complex patterns using sets of assorted glass/plastic beads, seed beads, jewelry wires, clasps, earring hooks, pliers, wire cutters, sisal fibers, raffia, yarn, and cotton ropes.
• Teach students how to transition artistic work into retail-ready merchandise, training them in high-end final presentation using curated gift boxes, custom packaging bags, and professional branding stickers.
• Maintain complete records of physical training supplies stored across local containers, track student competency profiles, organize practical design exhibitions, and compile monthly progress reports.
• Conduct RTB-aligned formative and summative competency assessments, maintain trainee portfolios, and support the 2-month Industrial Attachment Program (IAP) placement and supervision after training.
• Maintain a safe, gender-responsive learning environment in line with IGI’s Safeguarding Policy, and actively encourage trainees’ confidence, voice, and

Required Qualifications

• Education: Diploma or Certificate in Leather Technology, Footwear Production, Fine Arts, Industrial Art and Design, or a related composite TVET qualification.
• Certification: TVET teacher certification or formal pedagogical training
• Experience: 2–3 years of verifiable experience operating an active footwear manufacturing workshop, custom leather goods company, or commercial craft collective.
• Skills: Expert proficiency across shoe lasting methodologies, mechanical operation of heavy leather machines, hand tools, precise fabric/leather nesting, and diverse traditional African weaving patterns (such as Agaseke).
• RTB-registered Trainer/Assessor status or Trainer of Trainers (ToT) certificate is an added advantage; valid Police Clearance/Criminal Record Certificate required prior to appointment.

LANGUAGES

• Required: Complete fluency in 

• Assets: Professional working proficiency in English and/or French is a strong

APPLICATION PROCESS

Interested and qualified technical educators are requested to submit their application profiles no later than August 27^th, 2026.5:00 PM Kigali Time

Required Application Documents:

1. Updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) containing at least 3 professional
2. Signed Cover Letter addressing your suitability for the specific Position
3. Relevant Technical Degrees, Diplomas, or TVET
4. Tangible Proof of Experience (Certificates of work, letters of recommendation, or business registration logs).
5. Police Clearance/Criminal Record Certificate (or a signed commitment to provide one prior to appointment).
6. An optional but highly appreciated professional visual portfolio showing samples of your work or your students’ items.

Submission Guidelines:

• All applications must be addressed to the Acting Executive Director of Impanuro Girls Initiative (IGI).
• Submissions must be sent exclusively via email to:

recruitment@impanuro.org Ensure you copy (CC): info@impanuro.org

Required Subject Lines (Please use the exact line for your Post):

• Application for Hairdressing Teacher – IGI

• Application for Tailoring Teacher – IGI

• Application for Leathercrafting and Crafting Teacher – IGI

Impanuro Girls Initiative (IGI) is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage women and persons with disabilities to apply.

Please Note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews and practical teaching evaluations.