Student Counsellor Job Vacancy at Aga Khan University

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• The applicant will provide effective and confidential counselling service (usually short-term) to students;
• Actively promote positive mental health and emotional wellbeing by organizing relevant workshops for students and staff;
• Refer students to other support services as appropriate;
• Conduct research in areas relevant to student development and wellness, which may be in collaboration with other professionals where appropriate
• Produce assessments and other reports as required by the University;
• Update and maintain records and statistics in line with the University’s Confidentiality of Data Protection policy;
• Actively participate in monitoring and evaluation of the counselling service within the University;
• Supervise and support, where appropriate, the work of other staff working with students.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The ideal candidate must possess a Honours Degree in Psychology/ Counselling Psychology/ Educational Psychology
• Possession of a post-graduate doctoral level training in Clinical, Counselling or Educational Psychology
• A minimum of four to five years’ experience as a counsellor with administrative and substantial experience of offering Cognitive Behaviour Therapy [CBT-], Cognitive Analytic Therapy [CAT] or another cognitive approach, preferably in a comparable setting.
• Proven ability to use complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
• Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems

How to Apply: 

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications together with detailed Curriculum Vitae, names of three referees, telephone contact, e-mail address and copies of certificates and testimonials should be sent to,

The Human Resources and Administration Officer,

Aga Khan University -School of Nursing Studies Programme,

P.O. Box 8842, Kampala Uganda.

Email to: hr.ug@aku.edu