Position title
Tailoring & Fashion Design Trainer
Description

GO USETECH is seeking a skilled and passionate Tailoring & Fashion Design Trainer to deliver hands-on vocational training to youth, refugees, and host community members in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, Kikuube District – Uganda.

GO USETECH is a community-driven organization dedicated to empowering youth and vulnerable communities through practical skills development, digital training, and entrepreneurship programs. Our mission is to equip learners with marketable vocational and digital skills that enable them to start businesses, generate income, and become self-reliant.

Through our tailoring and fashion design program, participants learn garment construction, fashion creativity, and clothing repair skills, enabling them to start small tailoring businesses, produce clothing for local markets, and build sustainable livelihoods.

The Tailoring & Fashion Design Trainer will provide practical and structured training in sewing, garment design, pattern cutting, and clothing finishing while creating an inclusive learning environment that supports women, refugees, youth, and persons with disabilities.

Responsibilities
  • Train learners in tailoring, garment construction, embroidery, and clothing repair.

  • Teach pattern drafting, fabric cutting, stitching, fitting, and garment finishing techniques.

  • Demonstrate proper operation and maintenance of sewing machines and tailoring equipment.

  • Guide trainees in producing high-quality garments suitable for local markets and small businesses.

  • Develop weekly lesson plans, training materials, and practical assignments.

  • Conduct assessments and monitor learner progress throughout the training period.

  • Maintain a clean, safe, and well-organized tailoring workshop.

  • Provide mentorship and support to beginner learners, especially women and vulnerable participants.

  • Promote creativity, teamwork, and entrepreneurship among trainees.

  • Prepare training reports, attendance records, and final evaluations.

Qualifications
  • Diploma in Tailoring, Fashion Design, Textile Design, or a related field.

  • Minimum 2 years of practical experience in tailoring, garment production, or fashion design.

  • Experience in training or mentoring vocational learners is an added advantage.

  • Ability to communicate in one or more community languages such as:

    • Swahili, Arabic, French, Luganda, Runyankole, Runyoro

  • Experience working with refugees or vulnerable groups is an advantage.

Job Benefits
  • Opportunity to empower youth and women with practical skills for self-employment.

  • Work within a community-focused organization transforming lives through vocational training.

  • Gain experience working in humanitarian and community development programs.

  • Opportunity for contract renewal based on performance and funding availability.

  • Contribute to sustainable livelihood development in refugee and host communities.

Contacts

📧 Email: careers@gousetech.org

Applicants should submit:

  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Cover Letter

  • Academic Certificates

  • National ID or Refugee ID

Employment Type
Contractor
Beginning of employment
As soon as possible
Duration of employment
4 Months (Renewable)
Industry
Vocational Training / Fashion & Tailoring / Community Development
Job Location
Kasonga - Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, KIKUUBE, South Western, P.O.BOX 491026, HOIMA, Uganda
Working Hours
Full-Time (Monday – Friday)
Base Salary
€250000 UGX-€400,000 UGX Per month
Date posted
January 7, 2026
Valid through
January 20, 2026
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