Senior Qualifications Framework Officer Jobs – Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA)
Job Title: Senior Qualifications Framework Officer
Organization: Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Chief Principal Quality Assurance and Qualifications Framework
About US:
The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) is a strategic institution of the East African Community (EAC) responsible for coordinating the development of human resources and research in the EAC Higher Education Institutions. The main objectives of IUCEA are to (i) facilitate networking among universities in East Africa, and with universities outside the region; (ii) provide a forum for discussion on a wide range of academic and other matters relating to higher education in East Africa; and (iii) facilitate maintenance of internationally comparable education standards in East Africa so as to promote the region’s global competitiveness in higher education.
Job Summary: The Senior Qualifications Framework Officer will provide support in maintenance and operationalisation of the East African Qualifications Framework for Higher Education.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Documenting and rationalizing higher education qualifications in the region.
- Developing and maintaining on-line qualifications and accreditation registers.
- Organising and coordinating dialogue forums on qualifications frameworks.
- Organising regional capacity building workshops on qualifications framework and policies therein.
- Any other duty as may assigned by the management.
Key Performance Indicators
- Functional register of qualifications and accreditation of programs and institutions in place
- Number of dialogue forums in qualifications frameworks held and outcome thereof
- Number of capacity building on qualifications framework and policies therein.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should hold a Masters’ degree from a recognised institution.
- A minimum of five years of working experience in higher education institutions or in a higher education quality assurance, accreditation, and/or qualifications framework agency.
- Must have sound knowledge of higher education management including quality assurance, accreditation systems, and operationalisation of a qualifications framework
- Have clear understanding of the basic mission of higher education institutions
- Have good interpersonal and communication skills
- Age: Below 55 years
How to Apply:
Application letters should be accompanied with the following:
- Certified copies of the applicant’s degree awards
- Up to date and comprehensive Curriculum Vitae
- Addresses of three referees, one of which should be of the current immediate supervisor.
Applications marked “APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF …….
Applications shall be sent to the following address:
The Executive Secretary
Inter-University Council for East Africa
P.O. Box 7110, Kampala, Uganda
E-mail: recruit@iucea.org
Deadline: 6th April, 2020