Assistant Director, Quality Asurance,GRADE KICD 4,(1 Post) at Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD)

Duties and Responsibilities Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: -

• Initiating the development of standards, systems and procedures forcompliance, quality assurance and risk management;
• Initiating the preparation and spear heading the implementation of qualityassurance and enterprise risk management plans;
• Coordinating the implementation of various quality managementsystems/standards within the Institute;
• Coordinating internal and external quality management system audits andliaising with certifying body for certification;
• Facilitating the identification and evaluation of risks in liaison with processowners, monitoring risk exposure and advising management accordingly;
• Evaluating the risk exposures relating to the Institute’s governance, operationsand information systems;
• Developingthe enterprise risk management strategy, policy and framework forthe Institute;
• Coachingmanagement in responding to risks;ix.Managing all activities and processes and support management’s achievementof strategic targets by providing risk navigation of key performanceindicators;
• Appraising the relevance, reliability and integrity of management, andoperating reports, risk management and control processes.

Requirements for Appointment For appointment to this grade, an applicant must have: -

• Served as a Principal Quality Assurance OfficerKICD Grade 5, or in a relevant andcomparable position in the public or private sector for a minimum period of three (3) years; 
• A Master’s Degree in Public Policy, Administration, Economics, Education, Sociology or related disciplines;
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Economics, Statistics, Sociology, or related disciplines;
• Computer literacy; Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, managerial and administrative capability as reflected in work performance and results. 
• Fulfil the requirement of Chapter Six of the Constitution