Senior Accreditation Officer (Programme Accreditation) at Commission for University Education

Job specification
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: -

• 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; and
• Examining proposals for courses of study and course regulations submitted by Universities; and
• Preparation of documents for the facilitation of Panel Meetings, Curriculum Accreditation SubCommittee Meetings, site inspections and programme accreditation trainings and workshops.

Person specification
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: -

• A minimum of four (4) years relevant work experience;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: - Education, Business Administration, Law, Social Sciences or any other relevant qualification from a recognized institution;
• Membership to relevant professional bodies and in good standing;
• Supervisory Course lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a reocnized institution;
• Proficiency in computer applications; and
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya.

Key competencies and skills

• Communication and reporting skills;
•  Analytical skills;
• Inter personal skill; and
•  Interpersonal and negotiation skills.