Core Responsibilities:
- Planning annual, semester, monthly and daily teaching and administrative activities of the Jewelry, Gems Cutting and woodwork workshops.
- Procure required tools, materials and equipment for all workshops
- Maintain tools and machinery as required
- Make sure to keep the stock active and prepared with necessary tools, equipment and machinery.
- Make sure the safety of the staff, trainees and environment are assured
- Ensuring that all lesson plans are implemented according to the curriculum objectives.
- Reporting from the departmental activities to the education manager and to the director of the institute
- Participate in all weekly, monthly administrative and educational meetings
- Ensuring that all teachers are present in their classes on time based on the assigned timetable.
- Request material requirements according to the operation policy manual related articles.
- Make the best administrative and learning environment for all underneath employees
- Ensure that the quality of the training courses is acceptable
- Make training programs to build the capacity of the trainers according to the institute policy manual related articles.
- Present TMI to its Stakeholders in absence of institute Director.
- Other tasks given by the TMI authorities or by line manager.
- Must have at least a Bachelor’s degree in education, administration, management, Art, or any other field.
- Holding a degree from TMI Institute or another recognized vocational or handicrafts institute, or having relevant professional training, will be considered an asset.
- At least 5+ years of managerial/supervisory experience, preferably in a workshop or craft settings.
- Experience in handicrafts (e.g., jewelry, carpentry, embroidery) is a plus.
- Strong leadership skills: ability to organize, motivate, and evaluate staff
- Excellent organizational and planning skills: resource allocation, scheduling, and goal setting
- Good communication and reporting skills
- Able to communicate in at least one local language and demonstrate fluency in spoken and written English
- Experience with health & safety standards and enforcing safe work environments
- Having knowledge and skill of curriculum development in the field of vocational training and education.
Candidates are requested to apply through the provided link (Head of Handicraft Department – Fill out form) no later than 27th Dec 2025
Kindly submit your CV and Cover Letter as a single PDF document and refrain from attaching certificates or large files.
About Turquoise Mountain
Turquoise Mountain is a non-profit, non-governmental organization specializing in urban regeneration, business development, and education in traditional arts and architecture. We seek to provide education, skills and livelihoods to Afghan men and women. Since 2006 Turquoise Mountain has cleared 45,000 cubic meters of rubbish from the streets, restored or built 150 historic and community buildings, created a primary school and a clinic, and installed water, electricity, and sanitation through the historic traditional craft neighborhood of Murad Khani in the old city of Kabul. It has created the internationally accredited Institute for Afghan Arts & Architecture, training the next generation of craftsmen and women in woodwork, jewelry and gem cutting, calligraphy and miniature painting, and ceramics. Finally, it has sold over US$15,000,000 of Afghan artisan products internationally.
Karwan Sarai Project Context:
The Shashpul Caravanserai is an evocative example of an earthen caravanserai from an extensive 17th century network, located close to the entrance to the Bamiyan valley, on what has been a hugely important path which was connected Safavid Persia, Mughal South Asia, and Central Asia through Afghanistan during the early modern period.
Shashpul Caravanserai was a bustling hub of trade and cultural exchange as well as a safe haven for weary travelers and their animals on one of the most important trade routes in the world.
Turquoise Mountain aims to bring back the Shashpul Caravanserai to its ancient glory. Over the next few years, we will restore, preserve, and expand public access to this historical site and bringing economic regeneration to the area.