RE-ADVERTISED
vacancy
Post of principal at COLLEGE
OF MEDICINE
The
post of Principal at College of Medicine will soon fall vacant. In view of this
development, suitably qualified candidates are invited to apply for this
demanding position. Interested candidates should be senior academics with
proven managerial, teaching and research experience. They should also hold
either a PhD in their field of specialization or its equivalent on top of
having served in a senior management position in an institution of higher
education over a period of not less than 5 years. Equally desirable is their
demonstrable capacity to initiate innovations geared at making College of
Medicine a vibrant and competitive institution operating in tune with 21st
Century global trends in higher education.
Further,
candidates should be able to display possession of the following
characteristics that are essential in the role of a Principal in a dynamic
environment of higher education: the ability to give higher education an
entrepreneurial thrust against a background of dwindling funding; awareness of
current challenges facing higher education in Malawi; knowledge of the dynamics
involved in capacity building at various levels; familiarity with issues of
curriculum development and review; capacity to deal with intense pressure in
times of crisis; team-building skills required in participatory management;
negotiating skills; insight into global trends in higher education;
understanding of gender, human rights and HIV/AIDS issues; a flair for
strategic planning and implementation, appreciation of conflict resolution
skills, a mastery of content obtaining in key national development policies,
ability to initiate, manage and sustain international partnerships; ability in budget
management and tracking.
As
the academic and administrative Chief Executive of his/her College, the
Principal of College of Medicine is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor and is
expected to carry out the following duties on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor:
a.
providing
leadership to his/her college geared at achieving academic objectives of
his/her college as stipulated in the University of Malawi Strategic Plan;
b.
taking
a lead in the identification, mobilization and distribution of financial,
teaching, learning and research resources meant to facilitate the operations of
College of Medicine;
c.
ensuring
that senior managers in his/her college are carrying out their business
effectively and efficiently and are held responsible and accountable for their
activities;
d.
spearheading
strategic planning, policy fine-tuning and implementation targeted at making
his/her college responsive to the overarching needs of Malawi in particular and
the world in general;
e.
reminding
faculties, research centres and departments of the need to develop new
curricula and regularly review old ones to ensure that the degree programmes
offered by the college are in tune with the needs of the labour market;
f.
making
sure that mechanisms for quality control and inspection put in place by the
University are functioning properly at College level;
g.
enforcing
high standards of discipline among staff members and students in order to
create and maintain necessary order and an acceptable atmosphere conducive to
teaching and learning;
h.
ensuring
that funds raised by the college and those provided by government, are managed
in a prudent and transparent manner;
i.
maintaining
close liaison with the offices of the Vice-Chancellor, the University
Registrar, the University Finance Officer and the University Internal Auditor
on all matters affecting College of Medicine’s core functions;
j.
marketing
the college by giving it desirable visibility through interaction with the
industry, the public sector, the donor community and the external world on
higher education issues;
k.
overseeing
that teaching, learning, research, consultancy and admission standards are
maintained at the highest level possible;
l.
chairing
assessment, College Appointments and Disciplinary Committee and other adhoc
committees he/she may create;
m. attending University Wide meetings
and carrying out other assignments delegated to him/her by the Vice-Chancellor in
adherence to statutes of the revised 1998 University of Malawi Act.
A competitive salary plus a
package of fringe benefits commensurate with the position of Principal will be
provided to the successful applicant in keeping with the University of Malawi
structure of emoluments which has substantially improved in recent years.
Applications from both within and
without the University of Malawi giving names and addresses of three traceable
referees should be submitted under confidential cover to:
The University Registrar
University Office
p.O
Box 278
Zomba
Email: registrar@unima.mw
By 26TH JUNE 2014.
