Organization: Hospice Africa
Uganda (HAU)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Hospice Africa
Uganda (HAU) is a national non-profit organization that has promoted modern
methods of pain and symptom control well as “whole-person” (holistic) care for
patients living with Cancer and HIV/AIDS. HAU strives to uphold excellent clinical
standards and provide quality education courses and advocacy activities to
promote the spread of palliative care throughout Uganda and Africa.
Job Summary: The Academic Registrar
provides administration and registry services to students from initial inquiry,
through admission, enrolment, and examination up to awards.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1.
Administrative Support:
·
Offer cordial administrative and logistical support
for academic programme;
·
Prepare course materials and teaching equipment for
the students and lecturers;
·
Provide relevant programme information, advice,
counsel students and course applicants;
·
Actively participate in faculty research projects, evaluation
and survey activities of the academic programme;
·
Plan and organize weekly academic program meetings
for the relevant committees, working group and governance council;
·
Edit and prepare publications such as programme
reports, brochures and newsletters; Manage and reconcile academic program budgets
and accounts, processing invoices, payments and reimbursements for goods and
services rendered.
2.
Student and Training Support:
·
Organize induction for students;
·
Manage the students’ registration and database;
·
The incumbent will also manage the general welfare
of students including preparation of accommodation and meals during residential
and exams period;
·
Updating students about their study progress and
alumni about the events and new developments;
·
In charge of the preparation of teaching and learning
materials such as course modules, manuals, induction packs and logbooks;
·
Participate in organizing academic workshops,
seminars and conferences;
·
Ensure the course curriculum are being followed and
managed effectively and efficiently.
·
In charge of the preparation of articles for HAU
newsletters and relevant reports for stakeholders, donors and website;
·
Actively participate in setting of course work,
assignments, examinations and marking the academic programme;
·
Participate in training students who have enrolled
on the various courses offered by HAU.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
·
The applicant should preferably hold a Master’s
Degree in either Education Management, Public Administration, Public Health,
Nursing, Social Work and Administration, Social Sector Planning and Management.
·
A minimum of three years’ experience in Palliative
Care both clinical and education.
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates may hand deliver, Email or post a recently
updated and detailed resume / CV with a typed cover letter indicating three
work related referees to the address below. Emails must not exceed 2MB.
The Human
Resources and Administration Director,
Hospice Africa
Uganda, P.O. Box 7757, Kampala. Uganda
Plot 130,
Makindye Road, Opposite Makindye Country Club
Email to:
humanresource@hospiceafrica.or.ug
Deadline: 7th December, 2015
by 4:00 pm
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