Marketing Trainee at Artisan Bakery

Job Offer: Marketing Trainee at Artisan Bakery

Akasha Life is currently looking for a Marketing Trainee at Artisan Bakery in Suntakhan, Gokarneshwor Municipality.

About Akasha Life

Akasha Life is a youth-led social business start-up with the purpose of sustaining life and to support its foundation. To inspire positive change, Akasha Life establishes sustainable business entities like the Artisan Bakery or Agriculture that offer healthy products or services and simultaneously care for the natural resources. At the same time, it creates job opportunities and perspectives for young Nepalese in local communities.

Akasha Life is inspired by the larger vision of the White Lama Tulku Khyungdor Rinpoche to create pathways for the future of our planet and works very closely together with its sister organization Akasha Academy, an institute for integrated education. Profits of the social business support the projects of Akasha Academy NGO in the fields of education, environmental protection, health promotion and women empowerment.

Akasha Life and Akasha Academy are working closely together with its German partner organization Long Yang e.V.

Artisan Bakery

Artisan Bakery is part of the social business Akasha Life. Its main goal is to support healthy nutrition by offering a variety of high-quality baked goods. We support local production and consumption and carefully select our ingredients accordingly to promote the regional agriculture.

Artisan Bakery offers employment, especially to support the local youth. Being a social business, we also promote a balanced diet for children by bringing a part of our products as nutritious snacks to schools at affordable rates. Along with educational workshops on nutrition, this promotes the healthy development of the children.

More information: https://www.akasha-academy.org.np/akasha-life

Role of the position

The role of the Marketing Trainee will focus on the development and implementation of a brand and marketing strategy to strengthen the outreach and growth of the young organization. For the position, regular presence at the office in Suntakhan-3, Gokarneshwor will be required.

Contract period

Initially 1 year, with the possibility of extension; long-term engagement envisioned, starting as soon as possible.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a branding and marketing strategy for health-conscious food items
• Develop and manage online marketing materials
• Develop social media content tailored to the target audience and manage accounts regularly
• Enhance and innovate bakery products and activities to expand outreach
• Identify, contact, and maintain relationships with new and potential customers
• Research and participate in relevant exhibitions, food fairs, and farmers’ markets
• Support in the execution of seasonal and festive promotions of the bakery

Required skills and experience:

• At least a bachelor’s degree in marketing, Business Studies, or related fields
• Experience in online marketing
• Interest in healthy food
• Creative writing skills
• Experience in the use of media design platforms (e.g., Canva, Photoshop)
• have a solid command of Nepali and English languages, both written and verbal,
• have solid command of MS Office package (especially Excel, Word)
• Drivers License (two-wheeler)

Ideally, you have

• experience in the health and food business sector
• skills in product and/or web design

Candidates interested in working with Akasha Life are requested to send their complete application, including CV, salary expectation and motivation letter in English language, hr@akasha-life.org by 08th April 2025.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the advertisement might be closed prior to the deadline, if suitable candidates apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

In case of questions, do not hesitate to contact us via Email (hr@akasha-life.org). We are looking forward to hearing from you.