Background

The Director of Education and Training shall be responsible for overall coordination and control of Education and Training programme planning and implementation.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Effectively manage the formulation and review of policies in order to guide the implementation of nursing and midwifery education and training programs in Malawi.
• Preparing Nursing and Midwifery education overall plans, programs and budgets and ensuring proper execution of planned programs.
• Managing and supervising day to day activities of the education and training directorate.
• Appraising performance of senior officers in the education and training directorate.
• Providing leadership for research; development and review of nursing and midwifery education and Training regulatory tools; designing and review of nursing and midwifery training programs; orientation of nursing college teaching staff to nursing and midwifery education standards; and ensuring that proper procedures in nursing and midwifery education are followed and implemented by secretariat and relevant stakeholders.
• Ensuring that there is adequate and timely mobilization of resources including developing project proposals for education and Training directorate operation and negotiate with potential project financiers for the furtherance of the objectives of the Council.
• Ensuring that regular education and Training inspection programs are conducted in the nursing and midwifery colleges and also during students' practical attachments at health facilities at least once every six months to monitor, evaluate and enforce compliance with education and training tools and standards.
• Coordinating Nursing & Midwifery Programs, and development and review of Nursing and Midwifery syllabi & curricula in order to incorporate current trends of practice.
• Initiating, overseeing and leading the processing of accreditation applications submitted by Nursing/Midwifery training colleges in respect of either their schools or their training programs.
• Ensuring and overseeing that all Nursing and Midwifery students are indexed appropriately within 30 days after being recruited into their respective training programs.
• Identifying and recommending for appointment of co-opted teams members with appropriate qualifications for monitoring and evaluation and accreditation of training institutions and coordinating their orientation, evaluation and review sessions/meetings.
• Building the capacity of the education and training directorate at head office level and the teaching staff at the Nursing/Midwifery colleges.
• Liaising closely with Council's stakeholders particularly training institutions on matters related to education and training, and advising them closely on regulatory tools/policies.
• Communicating any changes that may be affected thereto in order to ensure that stakeholders are abreast of Council's education and training programs, policies, procedures, guidelines, rules and regulations for proper implementation of the programs at all times.
• Providing appropriate advice on Nursing and Midwifery education and training issues to all stakeholders for smooth operations of the Council.
• Managing effectively human, financial and other resources in order to facilitate the attainment of departmental objectives.
• Producing and presenting relevant periodical reports to management and advising them accordingly.
• Attending meetings to represent the interests of the Council and answering queries relevant to the Council mandates.
• Manages the identification and management of risks in order to recommend appropriate mitigation to management.
• Any other duties relevant to the job assigned from time to time.

Minimum Qualification and Work Experience

• Master's Degree in Nursing or Midwifery.
• A registered Nurse Midwife with BSc. Degree in Nursing and Midwifery.
• Qualification in Nursing Education, leadership and management.
• At least four years' experience at the level of Senior Education and Training Specialist or equivalent.
• A minimum of four years' experience as head of Department or faculty at a high-level nursing college.
• Must be currently registered with Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi.

Required Competencies

• Ability to develop a departmental workplan and prioritize work efficiently;
• Ability to work independently and supervise officers in the directorate;
• Ability to write analytical and technical reports;
• Strong planning and organizational skills;
• Excellent in communication, interpersonal, presentation, facilitation and analytical skills;
• Self-motivated, assertive and action oriented;
• Strategic thinker and of high integrity;
• High level of diplomacy and ability to work with teams;
• Problem solving and organization skills; and
• Strong computer skills.

• Effectively manage the formulation and review of policies in order to guide the implementation of nursing and midwifery education and training programs in Malawi.
• Preparing Nursing and Midwifery education overall plans, programs and budgets and ensuring proper execution of planned programs.
• Managing and supervising day to day activities of the education and training directorate.
• Appraising performance of senior officers in the education and training directorate.
• Providing leadership for research; development and review of nursing and midwifery education and Training regulatory tools; designing and review of nursing and midwifery training programs; orientation of nursing college teaching staff to nursing and midwifery education standards; and ensuring that proper procedures in nursing and midwifery education are followed and implemented by secretariat and relevant stakeholders.
• Ensuring that there is adequate and timely mobilization of resources including developing project proposals for education and Training directorate operation and negotiate with potential project financiers for the furtherance of the objectives of the Council.
• Ensuring that regular education and Training inspection programs are conducted in the nursing and midwifery colleges and also during students' practical attachments at health facilities at least once every six months to monitor, evaluate and enforce compliance with education and training tools and standards.
• Coordinating Nursing & Midwifery Programs, and development and review of Nursing and Midwifery syllabi & curricula in order to incorporate current trends of practice.
• Initiating, overseeing and leading the processing of accreditation applications submitted by Nursing/Midwifery training colleges in respect of either their schools or their training programs.
• Ensuring and overseeing that all Nursing and Midwifery students are indexed appropriately within 30 days after being recruited into their respective training programs.
• Identifying and recommending for appointment of co-opted teams members with appropriate qualifications for monitoring and evaluation and accreditation of training institutions and coordinating their orientation, evaluation and review sessions/meetings.
• Building the capacity of the education and training directorate at head office level and the teaching staff at the Nursing/Midwifery colleges.
• Liaising closely with Council's stakeholders particularly training institutions on matters related to education and training, and advising them closely on regulatory tools/policies.
• Communicating any changes that may be affected thereto in order to ensure that stakeholders are abreast of Council's education and training programs, policies, procedures, guidelines, rules and regulations for proper implementation of the programs at all times.
• Providing appropriate advice on Nursing and Midwifery education and training issues to all stakeholders for smooth operations of the Council.
• Managing effectively human, financial and other resources in order to facilitate the attainment of departmental objectives.
• Producing and presenting relevant periodical reports to management and advising them accordingly.
• Attending meetings to represent the interests of the Council and answering queries relevant to the Council mandates.
• Manages the identification and management of risks in order to recommend appropriate mitigation to management.
• Any other duties relevant to the job assigned from time to time.

• Ability to develop a departmental workplan and prioritize work efficiently
• Ability to work independently and supervise officers in the directorate
• Ability to write analytical and technical reports
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Excellent in communication, interpersonal, presentation, facilitation and analytical skills
• Self-motivated, assertive and action oriented
• Strategic thinker and of high integrity
• High level of diplomacy and ability to work with teams
• Problem solving and organization skills
• Strong computer skills

• Master's Degree in Nursing or Midwifery.
• A registered Nurse Midwife with BSc. Degree in Nursing and Midwifery.
• Qualification in Nursing Education, leadership and management.
• At least four years' experience at the level of Senior Education and Training Specialist or equivalent.
• A minimum of four years' experience as head of Department or faculty at a high-level nursing college.
• Must be currently registered with Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi.