Senior Assistant Commission Secretary, Quality Assurance at Commission for University Education

Job Description

Duties and responsibilities at this level entail: –

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;and
Providing secretarial services to the Quality Assurance Committee of the Commission.

Person Specifications

For appointment to this Grade an Officer must have:-

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

Communication and reporting skills;
Teamwork;
Time management skills;
Organization and inter personal skill;
Negotiation skills;
Dispute resolution skills; and
Analytical skills.

Application Procedure

Interested and qualified candidates who meet the above requirements are requested to make their applications ONLINE through the Careers portal available on CUE website.
Shortlisted candidates will be expected to bring the original certificates for verification during the interview.
All applications to reach the Commission on or before 3rd February, 2025 at 5.00 p. East Africa time.
The Successful candidates will be required to provide the following documents before the award of offer in compliance with Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010:

Valid Certificate of Good Conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
Clearance from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
Tax Compliance Certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
Clearance Certificate from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB).
Clearance Certificate from an approved Credit Reference Bureau (CRB).
For any enquiries, please contact the undersigned.

The Chief Executive Officer/Commission Secretary,
Commission for University Education,
Red Hill Road, Off Limuru Road, Gigiri,
P.O. Box 54999-00200,
Nairobi, Kenya