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  • Posted: May 27, 2022
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    The Aga Khan University is a private, autonomous university that promotes human welfare through research, teaching and community service initiatives. Based on the principles of quality, access, impact and relevance, the University has campuses and programmes in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, the United Kingdom, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Its facilities include ...
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    Associate Dean Undergraduate Medical Education

    Responsibilities

    • Lead the operational and strategic planning of the Undergraduate Educational Programmes of the Medical College in the Faculty of Health Sciences through an Office of Undergraduate Medical Education and participates in strategic planning activities of the Faculty of Health Sciences and AKU more broadly.
    • Provide supervision and mentorship to faculty who have taken on specific educational leadership roles within the Medical College.
    • Support the Office of the Dean in recruitment of all educational leadership roles within the College and specific responsibility for recruitment and performance review of Directors and Assistant Deans within the Undergraduate Medical Education portfolio.
    • Support the development, implementation and quality review of all programs, including undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing education programs of the College.
    • Establish strong working relationship with the leadership of other entities within AKU to ensure coordinated planning, implementation and quality control of common programmes.
    • Establish liaison with the Registrar’s Office, Examination Board and other AKU and AKDN entities to coordinate student intake, teaching, examinations, and overall experience  
    • Develop the budget for Undergraduate programmes and has overall responsibility for the financial resources dedicated to undergraduate medical programmes.
    • Contribute to and provides leadership in educational scholarship.
    • Provide liaison to the AKUHN and other AKHS facilities in relation to educational goals and activities.
    • Provide academic liaison to AKU-wide activities and to the AKDN.  
    • Provide liaison to local, regional and international government, university and professional bodies related to education.

    Requirements

    • Master of Medicine or its equivalent.
    • Registration by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council.
    • Advanced training in medical education and/or educational leadership preferred.
    • The individual will be at or appointable as an Associate Professor or Professor.
    • Demonstrated track record in positions of increasing responsibility.
    • Possess a record of scholarly achievement in medical education.
    • Demonstrated scholarly activity in medical education and teaching and will be a mentor to other leaders within the education portfolio.
    • Strong organizational administrative skills.  Understands internal processes in a university and can work to make them more effective and efficient.
    • Possesses the ability to work with Faculty to choose initiatives with both strategic and tactical focus in the context of this vision.
    • Ability to build teams, providing leadership within a horizontal structure.
    • Leads with a collegial, open and transparent approach while also able to make difficult decisions and move the Faculty forward.  Is fair and consistent, strategic and inspirational to the collective.

    Method of Application

    Interested candidates should submit a Cover letter, detailed Curriculum Vitae, names and email contacts of three professional referees, telephone contact, e-mail address and copies of relevant academic certificates as well as transcripts to the Director, HR Academic, Aga Khan University’s Campus Nairobi, Kenya. P. O. Box 30270-00100 or by email to hr.universityke@aku.edu

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