Women's Income Generating Group (WIGG) Coordinator

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Women’s Income Generating Group (WIGG) Coordinator

Responsibilities

• Professional Development
• Provide training and workshops on entrepreneurship, business management, savings, health and literacy & numeracy skills
• Plan, schedule, attend and facilitate weekly WIGG meetings
• Coordinate monthly buying days and shipment of WIGG products to our Vancouver office
• Set goals with group members and assist them in meeting their goals and managing their savings plans
• Meet regularly with group leaders to monitor progress and problem solve
• Monitor and evaluate the progress of each group member and ensure she is on track to becoming self-sufficient. Follow up with absences and individual issues as necessary
• Quality Control
• Develop, implement and monitor plans to continue the improvement of production, efficiency and quality control
• Develop seasonal product lines in cooperation with Shanti Uganda design advisors
• Ensure quality of all products and maintain WIGG manual and quality control guidelines
• Program Development
• Follow up with pending Fair Trade Certification
• Identify relevant conferences and events and facilitate the women’s participation at these events
• Collaborate with the Vancouver office to increase sales and develop communications
• Monitor and evaluate the progress of the WIGG as a whole and make improvements
• Maintain wholesale and sales revenue in Uganda and create new wholesale partnerships

Specific Qualifications

• Degree in International Development, Marketing or demonstrated interest and related experience
• Experience in community development and income generating projects
• Excellent facilitation and leadership skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of women’s rights issues
• Experience working with HIV positive women an asset
• Knowledge and experience in social enterprise an asset