INTERN POSITION 2022- SEWING AND DESIGN INTERN

Job description A key outcome of this position would be the coordinate the Sewing Incubation (student that completed the sewing training) as part oof the small business in the informal economy and also to facilitate business and entrepreneurship training as part of skills development unit of the Outreach Foundation.

The skills development centre offers training specifically to unemployed youth between the ages of 18- 35.

Job Responsibilities

• To assist students to use their skills to produce clothing products generating income;
• To enhance the capabilities of students that they gained in the sewing class;
• To improve the possibilities and opportunities of students becoming economically independent;
• To function as part of a multidisciplinary team that guides the progress of students during incubation and to primarily address key gaps and needs identified by participants in the incubation process;
• To link students to markets;
• To continually do research on what is relevant in the job market; and
• To, as part of a team, run the embroidery machine as a viable income generation opportunity for the Outreach Foundation.

Qualities
• Must have manage small start-ups before and must understand the informal economy;
• Must be a risk-taker;
• Independent thinker that is willing to take chances and must be afraid of challenges; and
• Must have experience in Sewing.

Qualifications

The candidate must at least have qualified with a degree or diploma in Fashion design (sewing)

Other requirements:

The candidate must have at least two COVID-19 Vaccinations;
The candidate must be between the ages of 18 and 35;
The candidate must never have had any formal employment; and
The candidate must be a South African citizen.

THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 17 MAY 2022

Please send your application together with a cover note to info(@)outreachfoundation.co.za