Vacancies at KCA University (KCAU)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and implement long-term faculty development strategies aligned with institutional goals.
• Lead faculty mentorship programs and provide personalised coaching on teaching effectiveness.
• Guide faculty on pedagogical best practices, active learning strategies, and student engagement techniques.
• Evaluate faculty development initiatives using data, faculty feedback, and best practices to improve offerings.
• Design and facilitate impactful workshops on innovative teaching, curriculum design, and assessment methods.
• Contribute to the development of institutional policies on faculty teaching and learning.
• Partner with academic leadership, deans, and faculty committees to enhance teaching and learning initiatives.
• Support faculty in adopting new instructional technologies and digital teaching tools.

Qualifications And Experience

• Masters degree in Education, Instructional Design, Higher Education Leadership, or a related field from an accredited and recognised institution. A doctoral degree (PhD or Ed.D.) in Education, Instructional Design, or Higher Education Leadership will be an added advantage.
• At least Eight (8) years’ experience in faculty development, instructional design, or academic training in a higher education setting.
• Strong knowledge of teaching and learning best practices, curriculum design, and faculty mentoring.
• Experience leading institution-wide faculty development programs.
• Demonstrated ability to use data and assessment tools to measure the effectiveness of faculty development initiatives.
• Proficiency in learning management systems (LMS), educational technologies, and digital learning platforms.

Other Skills And Competencies

• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Stakeholder engagement skills to drive faculty training initiatives.

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Support faculties and departments in curriculum development, review, harmonisation, and accreditation processes.
• Enhance the quality and consistency of curriculum design in alignment with CUE
• standards, CBET principles, and international best practices.
• Facilitate instructional design for online, blended, and technology-enhanced learning environments.
• Improve turnaround time in programme development and quality assurance processes.
• Provide technical leadership in the development of learner-centred, industry-responsive, and future-oriented academic programmes.
• Support continuous academic innovation and institutional competitiveness within the higher education sector.

Qualifications And Experience

• Master’s degree in Curriculum Studies, Instructional Design, or Educational Technology or its equivalent field from an accredited/recognised institution. A doctoral degree (PhD or Ed.D.) in Curriculum Studies, Instructional Design, or Educational Technology, or an equivalent field,will be an added advantage.
• At least Eight (8) years’ experience in curriculum development, instructional design, or academic training within a higher education setting.
• Experience in supporting programme review and redesign initiatives.
• Ability to develop learner-centred instructional models.
• Experience in promoting active learning and experiential learning approaches.
• Knowledge of and experience in ensuring alignment between learning outcomes, assessment, and learning activities.
• Experience in supporting programme accreditation documentation and related quality assurance processes.
• Experience in training faculty on curriculum development and instructional design.
• Experience in developing curriculum development resources, frameworks, and toolkits.

Other Skills And Competencies

• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Stakeholder engagement skills to drive faculty training initiatives.