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LECTURER COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS (4 POSITIONS)

Qualification

Education, Skills and Experience

 Must have:

 An earned PhD or equivalent degree qualification in the relevant area of specialization from a recognized/accredited university;

• Demonstrated hands on skills in software development and databases

                                                 OR

• Master’s degree in relevant discipline (for special cases outlined on MKU teaching staff appointments and promotions guidelines, 2020) with 3 years teaching/industry/research experience;
• Expected to have registered for a PhD degree in the relevant discipline.
• At least three (3) years teaching experience at university level and demonstrated hands on skills in software development and databases;
• At least 24 publication points of which 16 should be from refereed scholarly journals
• Be registered by the relevant Professional Body (where applicable)

Key responsibilities also include

Duties and responsibilities:

• Adherence to the teaching requirements as per the curriculum.
• Administration of Continuous Assessments Tests.
• Examination Setting, Administration & Marking

LECTURER – ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE (1 POSITION)

Qualification

Education, Skill and Experience

• An earned PhD or equivalent degree qualification in the relevant area of specialization from a recognized/accredited university;  
   

OR

• Master’s degree in relevant discipline (for special cases outlined on MKU teaching staff appointments and promotions guidelines, 2020) with 3 years teaching/industry/research experience;
• Expected to have registered for a PhD degree in the relevant discipline.
• At least three (3) years teaching experience at university level;
• At least 24 publication points of which 16 should be from refereed scholarly journals
• Be registered by the relevant Professional Body (where applicable).

Key responsibilities also include

Duties and responsibilities:

• Adherence to the teaching requirements as per the curriculum.
• Administration of Continuous Assessments Tests.
• Examination Setting, Administration & Marking.

LECTURER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS (FINANCE AND ECONOMICS) 1 POSITION

Qualification

Education, Skills and Experience

Must have:

• An earned PhD or equivalent degree qualification in the relevant area of specialization from a recognized/accredited university

                                                OR 

• Master’s degree in relevant discipline (for special cases outlined on MKU teaching staff appointments and promotions guidelines, 2020) with 3 years teaching/industry/research experience;
• Expected to have registered for a PhD degree in the relevant discipline.
• At least three (3) years teaching experience at university level;
• At least 24 publication points of which 16 should be from refereed scholarly journals
• Be registered by the relevant Professional Body (where applicable).

Key responsibilities also include

   Reporting to: Deputy Director, Academic Research Affairs

Duties and responsibilities:

• Adherence to the teaching requirements as per the curriculum.
• Administration of Continuous Assessments Tests.
• Examination Setting, Administration & Marking

LECTURER INTERNAL MEDICINE (MEDICAL SCHOOL) 4 POSITIONS

Qualification

Education, Skills and Experience

 Must have:

•  An earned PhD or equivalent degree qualification in the relevant area of specialization from a recognized/accredited university;

                                    OR

• Master’s degree in relevant discipline with 3 years teaching/industry/research experience;
• Expected to have registered for a PhD degree in the relevant discipline.
• At least three (3) years teaching experience at university level;
• At least 24 publication points of which 16 should be from refereed scholarly journals
• Be registered by the relevant Professional Body (where applicable)

Key responsibilities also include

Duties and responsibilities:

• Adherence to the teaching requirements as per the curriculum.
• Administration of Continuous Assessments Tests.
• Examination Setting, Administration & Marking

SENIOR ICT OFFICER DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR

Qualification

Education, Skills and Experience

Must have:

• At least a Master’s degree or its equivalent in ICT Related field,
• ICT Certification with 3 years’ experience in a similar position.
• 3 years’ experience as System/Network Administrators at Grade 10 within MKU or at a similar position in a recognized academic institution.

OR

• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in ICT Related field with specialization ICT Certification in Security/Networking (Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle), Or
• 5 years’ experience at Grade 10 within MKU or at a similar position in a recognized academic institution

Key responsibilities also include

Reporting to: Principal Technology Officer

Duties and responsibilities:

• Assess the systems, network and/or web requirements in liaison with senior ICT staff to meet the needs of the University;
• Design and implementation of the corporate ICT requirements of the University; the Internet backbone and the Local Area Network;
• Bandwidth management; planning and advising the University on acquisition and distribution, and adherence to service level agreements;
• Design and implement measures to ensure network security including all the network hardware and software protection; and
• Train and develop the requisite leadership, managerial and technical skills towards meeting the needs of the Network Administration & Security.
• Coordinate the functions of database administration, network administration, applications development, ICT support and training, security and disaster management to provide coherent operations in towards effectively meeting the ICT service needs of the University;
• Assess training in professional and technical skills for the continued effective delivery ICT services in the University;
• Explore, inform and train the ICT team on new technologies and their possible impact towards attaining the University vision and mission;
• Train and develop the requisite leadership, managerial and technical skills towards meeting the needs of the ICT Department Team.
• Any other duties that may be assigned by the immediate supervisor.

HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER 1 POSITION

Qualification

Education, Skills and Experience

• A Bachelor’s degree in HR or Social Sciences with Three (3) years of experience as a HR Assistant.
• Be registered with IHRM

OR

• A Higher National Diploma in HR
• Five (5) years of experience as a HR Assistant
• Be registered with IHRM

Key responsibilities also include

Reports: Human Resource Director

Duties and Responsibilities

• Implementing human resource policies, strategies and plans at the Campus level
• Coordinate manpower planning and placement.
• Implement effective staff communication channels internally and reporting
• Support customer service, and drive University culture by integrating HR service delivery.
• Working closely with various departments, increasingly in a consultancy role, assisting them to understand and implement University HR policies and procedures
• Promote equality and diversity as part of the culture of the University
• Liaising with a wide range of people involved in policy formulation.
• Providing support services towards recruiting staff, selection and placements.
• Advise staff on pay and other remuneration issues, including promotion and benefits.
• Participating in regular review of HR policies, strategies and processes.
• Responsible for enhancing peaceful employee relations through implementation of the best work place practices

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