Hope Hubs · Skills Building & Entrepreneurship · Seke
Call for Vocational & Enterprise Skills Trainers
We are looking for practitioners who run businesses and can teach others their trade.
Closing date: 10 November 2026
Each trade at the Hope Hub operates as both a training studio and a business unit. Young people learn by producing real goods and serving real customers, graduating with the skills to earn an income.
Trade Areas
Build & Energy
Solar PV installation · Domestic electrical · Building, brickwork & tiling · Plumbing · Welding & metal fabrication
Make & Sell
Dressmaking & uniform production · Carpentry & furniture · Baking & confectionery · Food processing & value addition
Fix & Serve
Auto & motorcycle mechanics · Phone & electronics repair · Hairdressing & barbering · Beauty & cosmetology
Grow & Connect
Photoshoot and filming · Digital marketing & e-commerce · Poultry & market gardening
Your Role
- Deliver a 90-day practical cohort for young people aged 15–35, from first day to graduation showcase.
- Run the studio as a business unit: secure orders, price work, keep sales records. Studio income is managed by Youth Advocates and reinvested in the Hub.
- Teach costing, pricing, customer care, record-keeping and workplace safety alongside the trade.
- Assess competencies and prepare trainees for trade testing or certification.
- Link graduates to jobs, attachments, buyers or start-up support.
- Mentor two top graduates per cohort as assistant trainers.
What We Need
- Trade certification (Trade Test, NFC, NC, ND, HEXCO or industry certificate). Strong informal-sector practitioners may qualify through Recognition of Prior Learning.
- At least 3 years running or working in a trade business, with evidence of paying customers.
- Experience delivering hands-on training to young people.
- Knowledge of the Chitungwiza, Seke and Harare markets.
- Police clearance and commitment to our safeguarding policy (some trainees are under 18).
What We Provide
- A paid, full-time role
- Consultancy contract per 90-day cohort, renewable on performance.
- A fully equipped studio
- Workspace and equipment at the Hope Hub, Seke–Mayambara.
- All training materials
- Materials, consumables and tools procured by Youth Advocates from your approved costed list. You pre-finance nothing.
An added advantage
Experience with vulnerable young people, women in non-traditional trades or youth start-ups. Trainers may use their own specialised tools where agreed; these remain their property.
How to Apply
Submit Your Application
Applicants from Chitungwiza and Seke are strongly encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Prefer to apply by email? Send your documents to advocates@yadvocates.org with the subject “Trainer – Amount/Month [Trade Area]”, or hand-deliver to the Youth Advocates Head Office, Chitungwiza. Enquiries: call or WhatsApp 0776 918 559.
