Fair Trade Store Designer and Assistant
Skills Needed
Language Proficiencies
You must be able to speak Spanish, English.
When Can You Start?
You can start as soon as possible and stay for 2 weeks to 2 weeks
Benefits
Meals
Accommodation
Project Details
Description and Impact
Our organization empowers women's artisan cooperatives, providing skills-building workshops and access to the market through our Fair Trade Store in town, thereby allowing women to earn a reliable income. Our Sustainable Tourism Program works to connect women, families and the rural poor with the economic opportunities that tourism brings.
We are looking for an individual who is passionate and has experience in designing a small merchandise store or boutique layout, sales, and/or general design etc. The goal of this opportunity is to improve and transform the layout of our local fair trade store in Ollanta where artisan products made by the cooperatives are sold to increase sales, better communicate the story behind the product, and create a creative and appealing layout to involve potential customers. The work will involve working on both physical layout and changes as well as new creative ideas.
Dates are flexible
Deliverables
Some of the desired results are an increased foot traffic in the store, increased sales of products and tours, an increase in customer engagement
We Provide These Local Benefits
Benefits Overview
- Accommodations
- Learning Opportunity
- Meal Stipend
- Good For Groups
- Good For Families
Accommodation
For Kering Group employees, accommodation will be provided close to the work location.
For all other applicants, you will need to find provide your own accommodation.
Learning Opportunity
The Experteer will have the chance to learn more about small, local and international non-profit work. They will also gain an understanding of fashion, production, and fine arts from its local and historical root.
Food Stipend
For Kering employees, we will provide 3 meals a day.
For all other applicants, you will need to provide your own meals.
Additional Benefits
- We will provide local tourism information.
- We will also include a rural tourism day. The Experteer can accompany a group we already have going up to our weaving cooperative that lives up in the mountains above town.
- We will provide transportation to and from the airport
- The Experteer can walk from the house or homestay to the office, and any transport to project sites in other communities would be covered by us.