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Job Title:      Test Setter (150 Job Positions)

Organization: Uganda Nurses and Midwives Examinations Board (UNMEB)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Executive Secretary

Ref: UNMEB/HRM/TS/003/24

About US:

Uganda Nurses and Midwives Examinations Board (UNMEB) is a Government Agency under the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES), established by the Business, Technical, Vocational Education and Training (BTVET) Act No. 12 of 2008 and operationalized by Statutory Instrument No. 4, 2009. UNMEB Mandate is to streamline, regulate and coordinate examinations and award at Certificate and Diploma level for the nursing and midwifery profession in Uganda.  UNMEB Mission is to manage and administer quality examinations using skilled Examiners and Award Certificates to successful candidates in the Nursing and Midwifery Profession in Uganda.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identify the assigned topics in the curriculum.
• Set the assigned numbers of multiple choice questions, fill in blanks, short answer questions and long answer questions.
• Ensure that items set are exhaustive of the area of the curriculum content assigned.
• Prepare a comprehensive marking guide for each of the set test item.
• Set the OSPE scenarios and prepare the checklists.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Diploma in Nursing or Midwifery, (Public Health Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Pediatric and Child Health Nursing, Palliative Care Nursing and Comprehensive Nursing) from a recognized institution.

OR

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or Midwifery or Public Health Nursing from a recognized University.
• Must have a qualification in Medical Education (Advanced Tutors Diploma  or  Bachelor’s  Degree  in  Medical  Education  or  Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Education).
• Must be registered and in possession of a valid practicing License from Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council
• Should have trained Nurses or Midwives at Certificate or Diploma level in a Training Institution or Health facility for at least a period of five (5) years.

How to Apply:

Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants to participate in part time activities at the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Examinations Board. Applicants should fill a form and submit it to the Executive Secretary, Uganda Nurses and Midwives Examinations Board on Plot 157, Ssebowa Road, Kiwatule, P.O. Box 3513, Kampala. Uganda

Applicants are advised to:

• Complete UNMEB Application Form in triplicate, Download Here (Print only the Form)
• Attach detailed Curriculum Vitae with an address and day time telephone contacts.
• One (1) recent coloured passport size photograph on each form.
• Indicate title of the post on the Application Form and Reference Number against the post.

Relevant Documents required include the following:

• Academic and Professional Certificates (UCE, UACE, Professional Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees, Post Graduate Diplomas, Masters Degrees). Academic documents MUST be certified.
• Evidence of Registration Certificate and Practicing License.
• Letters of appointment, confirmation, promotion and deployment.
• National and Current Institutional Identity Cards.
• Priority should be given to only the relevant documents in the job specifications.

It is emphasized that:

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
• Shortlisted applicants shall be required to bring at the oral interview their original Academic Documents, letters of appointment, Registration Certificates, Valid Practicing Licenses and evidence of active service or deployment letters in UNMEB activities where necessary.
• Candidates who will present forged Certificates shall be handed over to the Police for appropriate action.
• Applicants who are on long term training (one year and above) must not apply.

Deadline: 29th April 2024

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