Job Purpose / Executive Summary

• This job is responsible for ensuring that chartered Universities comply with the set standards to ensure provision of quality university education

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Developing and implementing policies, standards, guidelines and processes for quality university education
• Coordinating the auditing of university academic programmes
• Coordinating regular inspections to assure quality university education
• Monitoring compliance with set standards in chartered universities
• Overseeing regular institutional Audits
• Conducting impromptu quality audit/inspections
• Developing and implementing training programmes for Quality Assurance Directors of universities on the implementation of Internal Quality Assurance mechanism
• Monitoring the implementation of quality audit recommendations
• Coordinating the processing of applications for collaborations between foreign universities and local institutions
• Spearheading training of quality auditors and stakeholders' workshops
• Developing and implementing quarterly/ annual work plans
• Developing and implementing departmental budgets and procurement plans
• Providing secretarial services to the Quality Assurance Committee of the Commission
• Developing and implementing policies, standards, guidelines and processes for quality university education
• Coordinating the auditing of university academic programmes
• Coordinating regular inspections to assure quality university education
• Monitoring compliance with set standards in chartered universities
• Overseeing regular institutional Audits
• Conducting impromptu quality audit/inspections
• Developing and implementing training programmes for Quality Assurance Directors of universities on the implementation of Internal Quality Assurance mechanism
• Monitoring the implementation of quality audit recommendations
• Coordinating the processing of applications for collaborations between foreign universities and local institutions
• Spearheading training of quality auditors and stakeholders' workshops
• Developing and implementing quarterly/ annual work plans
• Developing and implementing departmental budgets and procurement plans
• Providing secretarial services to the Quality Assurance Committee of the Commission

Vacancy Requirements:

• A minimum of ten 10 years relevant work experience, five 5 years of which should be in a management role    Mandatory
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Education, Business Administration, Law, Social Sciences or any other relevant qualification from a recognized institution    Mandatory
• Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Education, Business Administration, Law, Social Sciences or any other relevant qualification from a recognized institution    Mandatory
• Management course lasting not less than four 4 weeks from a recognized institution    Mandatory
• Membership to relevant professional bodies and in good standing    Mandatory
• Proficiency in computer applications    Mandatory
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya    Mandatory
• Communication and reporting skills    Mandatory
• Teamwork    Mandatory
• Time management skills    Mandatory