Dean of Students Career Opportunity – Nile Vocational Institute (NVI)

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Job Title:     Dean of Students
Organization: Nile
Vocational Institute (NVI)
Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda
Reports to: Deputy Director,
Training and Academics
About US:
Nile Vocational Institute (NVI) was established by African Evangelistic
Enterprise – Uganda in 1988 in partnership with Kindernothilfe, a German
childcare organization to offer Vocational skills training to the vulnerable
youth in the country. This establishment was as an aftermath of the rising
number of orphaned children due to the HIV/Aids scourge, and the civil war that
the country had undergone. It was recently accredited by National Council for
Higher Education.
Job Summary: The Dean of
Students will be in charge of general students’ welfare i.e. health, accommodation,
meals, discipline, leadership, communal work, extra-curricular activities,
among others.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Ensure that the general students’ welfare
    is ideal for their good academic performance.
  • Provide strategic and operational
    direction to the department of students’ affairs.
  • Ensure that the institute rules and
    regulations (discipline code)
    is properly understood by all and implemented.
  • Manage students’ personal files.
  • The jobholder will coordinate
    extra-curricular activities and ensure fair competition at color levels
  • Plan for and ensure effective counselling
    for students.
  • Provide guidance for students’ politics
    among others.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate should preferably hold
    a Bachelor’s Degree in Education/ Adult and Community Education or in any
    relevant field obtained from a recognized University..
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication
    skills.
  • A minimum of three years of working
    experience in a tertiary institution, at least one of which should be at
    managerial level.
  • An admirable character, professionalism,
    strategic leadership and should be
    able to work under minimum supervision and for longer hours.
  • Highly innovative and creative skills that
    do not only enable the students to perform well in academics but also
    create a conducive atmosphere for learning and harmony between the
    students and staff.
  • Properly married.
  • Mature born-again Christians and
    demonstrate an uncompromised Christian witness and commitment.
  • Age: Between 28- 45 years
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send a cover
letter and updated resume including full history of salary and three (3)
referees and a recommendation letter from your Pastor either via E-mail to:
info@nviuganda.org, indicating the position title in the subject line of your
e-mail, or hand delivery to:
Director,
NVI Njeru Ltd
Plot 89-101 Buikwe Road.
P.O. Box 1829 Jinja, Uganda,
Deadline: 17th
February, 2017 by 12:00 Noon
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