Summary
Date Posted: Friday, March 20, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
IUCEA now wishes to recruit staff at the Secretariat for the posts of Principal Innovations and Outreach Officer (P3), Senior Administrative Officer (P2) and Senior Qualifications Framework Officer (P2). Applications are invited from qualified individuals from the EAC Partner States.

Background Information
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.

In order to fulfill its current mandate and to meet all its objectives and planned activities, IUCEA now wishes to recruit staff at the Secretariat for the posts of Principal Innovations and Outreach Officer (P3), Senior Administrative Officer (P2) and Senior Qualifications Framework Officer (P2). Applications are invited from qualified individuals from the EAC Partner States. Candidates from the Republic of South Sudan are specifically encouraged to apply.

Senior Qualifications Framework Officer
Grade: P2
Job Reports to: Chief- Principal Quality Assurance and Qualifications Framework
Job Supervises: None

Job Purpose: The job holder will provide support in maintenance and operationalisation of the East African Qualifications Framework for Higher Education. .

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.

Job Skills: Not Specified

Minimum Job Requirements
Academic and Professional Qualifications Have a Masters’ degree from a recognised institution.

Work Experience Have at least five years working experience in higher education institutions or in a higher education quality assurance, accreditation, and/or qualifications framework agency.

Key Competencies
• Must have sound knowledge of higher education management including quality assurance, accreditation systems, and operationalization of a qualifications framework
• Have clear understanding of the basic mission of higher education institutions
• Have good interpersonal and communication skills

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
The deadline for submission of applications to the IUCEA Secretariat is 6th April, 2020. 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
Tel: +256 414 256 251/2
E-mail: recruit@iucea.org 

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