The Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council is hiring a Training and Registration Manager – Education to provide technical leadership in education, training, and registration of Nurses and Midwives.
Salary Scale: UNMC 2
Reports to: Deputy Registrar
Responsible for: Senior Education and Registration Officer, Enrolment and Registration Officer
Duty Station: Kampala
Contract Period: 3 years
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Initiating plans and programmes to educate and sensitize Nurses and Midwives on Council activities.
- Coordinating the mobilization, sensitization, education, training, and registration of Nurses, Midwives, and Nursing health units in the country.
- Reviewing and renewing practicing and operational licenses.
- Coordinating the preparation, setting, and updating of test items for online pre-licensure examination/interviews.
- Monitoring Nursing and Midwifery training institutions for compliance and adherence to professional standards.
- Coordinating the review and assessment of Nursing/Midwifery curricula and training programmes in collaboration with relevant ministries and Uganda Health Professionals’ Assessment Board.
Telephone: General Lines: 0393290327
Registrar’s Office: 256-041-531653
Fax: 256-041-231572
Email: info@unmc.ug, unmcouncil@yahoo.com
Website: www.unmc.ug
IN ANY CORRESPONDENCE ON THIS SUBJECT PLEASE QUOTE NO: UNMC/Recruit/Admin/14/09/26
Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council
Ministry of Health
P. O. Box 4046
Kampala
Uganda
- Coordinating research and making proposals on best practices of education, training and registration.
- Supervising and appraising staff.
Person’s Specifications
Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s degree in either Nursing Science or Midwifery with a minimum of a diploma in health tutorship or medical education from a recognized University/Institution.
- A Master’s Degree in either Nursing, Midwifery, or nursing education from a recognized institution.
- Must be registered with the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council and with a valid Practicing License.
Experience:
At least 6 years of working experience, 3 of which should have been at the level of Principal from a recognized nursing or health training institution.
Key Competencies
Technical:
- Policy management
- Human resource management
- Risk management
- Information communication technology
- Knowledge management
Behavioral:
- Leadership
- Concern for quality and standards
- High interpersonal and teamwork skills
- Ethics and integrity
- Accountability
- Communicating effectively
- Problem solving and decision making
- Negotiation and mediation skills
