Teaching Optometrist - fixed term
Madang, Papua New Guinea
The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ aims to eliminate avoidable blindness and vision impairment in the Pacific by making eye care accessible for all. As a part of this, we have developed a year-long Advanced Diploma in Eye Care for ophthalmic clinicians at Divine Word University in Madang, Papua New Guinea. The eye care programme began in 2007 and we have had many students graduate successfully over the years.
We are now looking for a suitably qualified, committed, and passionate optometrist to join our education team to teach our well-established Advanced Diploma in Eye Care at Divine Word University. You’ll be at the centre of our education programme, teaching and mentoring students and mentoring fellow lecturers so you’ll need to be a natural leader with superb communication, teaching and training skills.
Responsibilities:
Deliver lectures
Teach practical skills
Supervise students in their clinical rotations
General administration relating to the course and the University
Mentoring of local counterparts
Key Skills & Attributes:
A bachelor’s degree in Optometry
Minimum of five years’ work experience (as a qualified optometrist)
Fluent written and spoken English
Background in teaching/mentoring
A commitment to social justice
Past experience working in low resource settings
The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ change the lives of many people throughout the Pacific. If you want to be part of an organisation that is truly making a difference, get in touch.
Please contact our friendly recruitment team at braine@hollows.nz for more information or to request the position description.
This vacancy is archived.