University of Malawi

HEAD OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ENHANCEMENT

Purpose of the Job

To ensure compliance with quality standards and requirements for the provision of services across all systems in the University of Malawi.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Developing, reviewing, implementing, and monitoring quality assurance and enhancement policies, plans, programmes, strategies, procedures including budgets.
Leading the development of quality management and academic regulatory frameworks.
Facilitating and enforcing compliance with internal and external quality assurance standards, regulatory and professional bodies, and legal frameworks.
Developing, reviewing and implementing schedule of cycles for academic programmes in liaison with Executive Deans.
Initiating and coordinating quality assurance audits.
Mobilising and monitoring the effective, efficient and economic utilisation of resources.
Developing and maintaining partnerships with government, industry, development partners, international communities and other relevant institutions.
Initiating and coordinating institutional assessments, outreach programmes and tracer studies.
Collating and distributing information from regulatory bodies (e.g. NCHE and other relevant professional bodies) and monitoring quality compliance by the University.
Establishing and communicating a University calendar to be followed in internal monitoring processes.
Monitoring and fostering efficient utilisation of resources in the department.
Assisting in organising and contributing to the University inductions for quality assurance and any other associated seminars/workshops that may be arranged from time to time.
Preparing reports

Minimum Education Qualifications and Experience

MODE OF APPLICATION

Application letters, copies of certificates and detailed curriculum vitae with three traceable referees should be submitted to:

The closing date for receiving applications is Friday, 2^nd June 2023.

Only shortlisted applicants will be acknowledged.