Master Trainer — Bachelor’s Degree in Furniture Design and Manufacturing

The Rajen­dra & Ursu­la Joshi Foun­da­ti­on (JCF) pro­mo­tes prac­ti­ce-ori­en­ted edu­ca­ti­on and pro­fes­sio­nal com­pe­tence. As a know­ledge part­ner of an Indi­an skill deve­lo­p­ment uni­ver­si­ty, it sup­ports the insti­tu­ti­on in accordance with the prin­ci­ples of the Swiss dual edu­ca­ti­on sys­tem.

With Dua­lEdu Bridge India , the Rajen­dra & Ursu­la Joshi Foun­da­ti­on (JCF) aims to estab­lish a sus­tainable voca­tio­nal trai­ning sys­tem in India mode­led after the Swiss sys­tem. In clo­se col­la­bo­ra­ti­on with Swiss experts and ins­truc­tors, the BSDU Uni­ver­si­ty of Appli­ed Sci­en­ces offers prac­ti­cal, labor-mar­ket-ori­en­ted trai­ning pro­grams and con­ti­nuous­ly refi­nes its edu­ca­tio­nal offe­rings.

As part of the deve­lo­p­ment of our “Bache­lor in Fur­ni­tu­re Design and Manu­fac­tu­ring (Hons.)” pro­gram, we are see­king a dedi­ca­ted, fle­xi­ble, relia­ble, and open-min­ded indi­vi­du­al for the fol­lo­wing exci­ting posi­ti­on:

You can expect a chal­len­ging and varied role in an inter­na­tio­nal envi­ron­ment, with the oppor­tu­ni­ty to actively help shape the estab­lish­ment and fur­ther deve­lo­p­ment of an inno­va­ti­ve degree pro­gram. You will work in a pro­fes­sio­nal, dedi­ca­ted, and inter­cul­tu­ral team and have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to spend seve­ral months on assign­ments abroad in India, with com­pre­hen­si­ve orga­niza­tio­nal sup­port. Attrac­ti­ve employ­ment terms based on a Swiss employ­ment con­tract round out the offer.

Your profile

• A col­lege degree in fur­ni­tu­re design, indus­tri­al design, wood tech­no­lo­gy, fur­ni­tu­re making, inte­ri­or design, pro­duct design, or a rela­ted field
• Seve­ral years of pro­fes­sio­nal and lea­der­ship expe­ri­ence in the fur­ni­tu­re indus­try, pro­duct design, inte­ri­or design, or manu­fac­tu­ring
• Expe­ri­ence in trai­ning, con­ti­nuing edu­ca­ti­on, and coa­ching pro­fes­sio­nals is a plus
• In-depth know­ledge in the are­as of fur­ni­tu­re design, engi­nee­ring, mate­ri­als tech­no­lo­gy, manu­fac­tu­ring pro­ces­ses, and qua­li­ty manage­ment
• Strong com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on, coa­ching, and con­sul­ting skills
• Very good Ger­man and Eng­lish lan­guage skills (at least B2 level)
• Inter­cul­tu­ral open­ness, a high degree of per­so­nal respon­si­bi­li­ty, and the abili­ty to work inde­pendent­ly
• Wil­ling­ness to under­ta­ke assign­ments las­ting seve­ral months in India

Your tasks

• Sup­port in estab­li­shing and fur­ther deve­lo­ping the Bache­lor’s degree pro­gram in Fur­ni­tu­re Design and Manu­fac­tu­ring
• Coa­ching and pro­fes­sio­nal gui­dance for tea­chers in the fields of fur­ni­tu­re design, pro­duct deve­lo­p­ment, and manu­fac­tu­ring
• Ensu­ring and fur­ther deve­lo­ping the qua­li­ty of trai­ning in accordance with BSDU stan­dards
• Deve­lo­p­ment and imple­men­ta­ti­on of prac­ti­ce-ori­en­ted tea­ching and lear­ning con­cepts with a focus on design, con­s­truc­tion, and manu­fac­tu­ring
• Pro­mo­ting coope­ra­ti­on with com­pa­nies and indus­try part­ners in the fur­ni­tu­re and inte­ri­or design sec­tor
• Par­ti­ci­pa­ti­on in aca­de­mic, stra­te­gic, and orga­niza­tio­nal deve­lo­p­ment pro­jects

Do you have any further questions?

Are you inte­res­ted in the posi­ti­on, but don’t know if you are the right fit? Do you sim­ply want to know more or are you per­haps inte­res­ted in con­tri­bu­ting your skills in ano­ther spe­cia­list area? Cont­act us, we look for­ward to hea­ring from you.

How does working in India work?

We under­stand that the decis­i­on to work in Jai­pur, India, rai­ses a lot of ques­ti­ons and is a chall­enge in many ways. With our foun­da­ti­on, you have an employ­er at your side who is fami­li­ar with all the rele­vant topics. Our aim is to make the move to India as smooth as pos­si­ble for you so that you can con­cen­tra­te ful­ly on your job.