BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health is hiring a Vice Principal for the Midwifery Education Programme

BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health was founded in 2004 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to address the unmet public health challenges particular to Asia. 

Vacancy: Not specified 

Vacancy Type: Full-time 

Role: Vice Principal

Job Responsibilities: 

• To update the modules as required, impart teaching, support the Instructors, and train them to acquire both pedagogical and clinical skills.
• To facilitate mentoring sessions at the academic sites, provide inputs to the mentors to develop the succession plans.
• To provide on-the-job training and identify needs for capacity building in individual teaching staff and midwives.
• To support students through instructors to overcome individual crises, arrange special support for students with special needs.
• To ensure that all activities in the academic sites follow the academic calendar with quality.
• Monitor class conduction to ensure strict adherence to the academic calendar and fulfilment of set standards and conduct classes as well.
• Maintain and prepare the skill labs for specific session demonstrations and teach students based on the lesson plan and the academic calendar.
• Develop individual's clinical skills & competency as a part of continuous development and conduct classroom teaching related to simulation practice/skills.
• Conduct an assessment of student's performance and communicate with fellow faculty regarding the unsatisfactory or unsafe performance of the students.
• Develop modular exam questionnaires including OSCE guidelines in close collaboration with fellow faculty.
• Prepare result sheets of each assessment by the following day without any failure.
• Maintain communication with the team at HUB for academic purposes maintaining proper communication channels and keeping supervisor in the loop.
• Maintain communication with BNMC regarding student affairs and prepare related documents.
• Conduct an assessment of student's performance and communicate with fellow faculty regarding the unsatisfactory or unsafe performance of the students.
• Develop modular exam questionnaires including OSCE guidelines in close collaboration with fellow faculty.
• Prepare result sheets of each assessment by the following day without any failure.
• Maintain communication with the team at HUB for academic purposes maintaining proper communication channels and keeping supervisor in the loop.
• Maintain communication with BNMC regarding student affairs and prepare related documents.
• Orient students to the clinical sites, interact with clients and identify gaps in service delivery, evaluate students' competencies during service delivery.
• Responsible for effective implementation of the project along with satisfactory community and clinical placement of students and graduates' midwives for internship.
• Represent HUB at the national level technical meetings and provide meaningful input.
• Work with the Director General Nursing and Midwifery, Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council, Obs-Gynae Society of Bangladesh (OGSB) & BMS, etc.
• Carry out any other activities as and when assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements: 

• MSc & BSc in Nursing from a reputed Nursing College.
• An additional degree in Midwifery will be a priority.
• Only females are allowed to apply.
• At least 5 years of teaching experience in any reputed Nursing College/Institution.
• Ability to organize work under pressure & set priorities.
• Good communication & interpersonal skills.
• Computer literacy is essential.

Job Location: Not specified.

Salary: Not specified.

Benefits: As per the Company policy.

Application Deadline: 25 September, 2023

Application procedure:

• Interested candidates are advised to apply online or send an application with a complete CV to: recruitment.sph@bracu.ac.bd
• Please mention in the subject line of your email: Vice Principal, Midwifery Education Programme.