Senior Accreditation Programme Officer
Published:CUE 5- Advertised Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2025
- Closing Date: Monday, September 29, 2025
- 17:00:00
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:
| # | Description. | Requirement Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A minimum of four (4) years relevant work experience | 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 | Membership to relevant professional bodies and in good standing | Mandatory |
| 4 | Supervisory Course lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution | Mandatory |
| 5 | Proficiency in computer applications | Mandatory |
| 6 | Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya | Mandatory |
| 7 | Analytical skills | Mandatory |
| 8 | Communication and reporting skills | Mandatory |
| 9 | Interpersonal skill | Mandatory |
| 10 | Interpersonal and negotiation skills | Mandatory |
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Job Type
Permanent
No. of Vacancies
1
Job Grade
CUE 5
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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