Senior Assistant Commission Secretary, Quality Assurance
Published:CUE 3- Advertised Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2025
- Closing Date: Monday, September 29, 2025
- 17:00:00
Job Purpose / Executive Summary
This job is responsible for ensuring that chartered Universities comply with the set standards to ensure provision of quality university education
Duties and Responsibilities:
- 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
- Providing secretarial services to the Quality Assurance Committee of the Commission
- 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
- Providing secretarial services to the Quality Assurance Committee of the Commission
Vacancy Requirements:
| # | Description. | Requirement Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A minimum of ten (10) years relevant work experience, five (5) years of which should be in a management role | Mandatory |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Education, Business Administration, Law, Social Sciences or any other relevant qualification from a recognized institution | Mandatory |
| 4 | Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution | Mandatory |
| 5 | Membership to relevant professional bodies and in good standing | Mandatory |
| 6 | Proficiency in computer applications | Mandatory |
| 7 | vii.Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya | Mandatory |
| 8 | Communication and reporting skills | Mandatory |
| 9 | Teamwork | Mandatory |
| 10 | Time management skills | Mandatory |
| 11 | Organization and interpersonal skill | Mandatory |
| 12 | Negotiation skills | Mandatory |
| 13 | Dispute resolution skills | Mandatory |
| 14 | Analytical skills | Mandatory |
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Job Type
Contract
No. of Vacancies
1
Job Grade
CUE 3
Location
Address:Red Hill Road,off Limuru Road,Gigiri
Phone No:020-7205000
City:NAIROBI
Post Code:
Email Address:info@cue.or.ke
Our Vision:Quality, relevant and sustainable university education
Our Mission:To promote and assure quality, relevant, and sustainable university education by setting standards, monitoring compliance, undertaking research and providing policy advisory
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