Senior Accreditation Programme Officer at Commission for University Education

Job Description

Job Purpose / Executive Summary

Accreditation officers are responsible for managing the accreditation process of universities and specialized degree awarding institutions and academic programmes in these institutions

Duties and Responsibilities:

Assessing academic programmes for compliance with the Commission’s guidelines
Coordinating training of peer reviewers
Overseeing organization site visits
Maintaining peer reviewers’ database
Ensuring identification of peer reviewers is done in accordance with established guidelines
Following up with peer reviewers to ensure timely submission of evaluation reports
Maintaining status reports on the evaluation of the academic programmes
Preparing site inspection reports on academic programs for institutions
Examining proposals for courses of study and course regulations submitted by Universities; and Preparation of documents for the facilitation of Panel Meetings, Curriculum Accreditation Sub-Committee Meetings, site inspections and programme accreditat
Assessing academic programmes for compliance with the Commission’s guidelines
Coordinating training of peer reviewers
Overseeing organization site visits
Maintaining peer reviewers’ database
Ensuring identification of peer reviewers is done in accordance with established guidelines
Following up with peer reviewers to ensure timely submission of evaluation reports
Maintaining status reports on the evaluation of the academic programmes
Preparing site inspection reports on academic programs for institutions
Examining proposals for courses of study and course regulations submitted by Universities; and Preparation of documents for the facilitation of Panel Meetings, Curriculum Accreditation Sub-Committee Meetings, site inspections and programme accreditat

Vacancy Requirements:

A minimum of four (4) years relevant work experience 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
Membership to relevant professional bodies and in good standing Mandatory
Supervisory Course lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution Mandatory
Proficiency in computer applications Mandatory
Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya Mandatory
Analytical skills Mandatory
Communication and reporting skills Mandatory
Interpersonal skill Mandatory
Interpersonal and negotiation skills Mandatory