Senior Accreditation Programme Officer at Commission for University Education

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