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

 Job Specification
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.