The University’s Quality Assurance Officer, reporting to the Vice Chancellor through the DVC Academics will ensure quality is pursued at all levels of the University, interpret and implement quality assurance standards; monitor unusual occurrences, report and follow-up procedures periodically.

The Officer will review quality assurance standards, study existing policies and procedures ensure students-faculty evaluations and assess the university operations aimed at meeting and exceeding customer expectations in quality service delivery.
Further Quality Assurance Officer will provide administrative and substantive leadership, guidance and support for quality assurance at all levels of the University, and support the institutional and program accreditation processes.

The main duties and responsibilities of Quality Assurance officer will be and not limited to the follows:
To formulate policies, strategies systems, procedures and practices for the university’s academic quality assurance and improvement and administrative support;
To develop policies and guidelines on teaching evaluation, program review and student learning assessment;
To promote the culture of academic quality within the university through assisting the University Quality Assurance Committee in developing and fostering a quality culture.
To ensure effectiveness of academic advising and course registration through feedback from students, follow up on teaching performance and effectiveness, smooth administration of examinations, advise the management on how the system is performing in regards to quality, and suggesting improvement strategies;
To ensure proper utilization and maintenance of university facilities, enforcement of health and safety policies and attending to welfare matters including Cafeteria, Hostels, Health clinics, etc in liaison with relevant departments and stakeholders;
To liaise with HR Office to promote the profile of quality assurance in the university by rewarding sterling performance, and ensuring penalties for poor performance, faculty and staff development through continuous training of academic and non-academic staff;
To analyze student evaluation data and generating reports for both quality assurance and management purposes.
To advise on program and course approval and development in compliance with the Commission for Universities Education (CUE) on the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Universities in Kenya and ANU specific standards;
To develop and review quality assurance standard operating procedures for Quality Assurance Office in compliance with university quality assurance policy;
To receive and analyze reports submitted by various committees for strategic university decision-making;
To coordinate the preparation of annual reports for external bodies, e.g. the Council for University Education
To monitor national and international developments in Quality Assurance and advise the Management Board and the University Council;
To advise the Vice Chancellor on Quality Assurance issues in the University;
To prepare an annual quality assurance report for the University Council;
To provide secretarial services to the University Quality Assurance and Standards Committee;
To do any other responsibilities that may be assigned by the Vice- Chancellor or her appointee.

Minimum Requirements:
Applicants must be holders of advanced University Degree (Master Degree in Social Sciences or equivalent) with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in higher education management.
Possession of PhD is an added advantage.
Applicants should give full details of educational and professional qualifications, work experience, present salary and other benefits and enclose copies of certificates and testimonials giving the names and addresses of three referees who are knowledgeable about the applicant’s competence and area of specialization.

Applications should be sent to the address shown below:

The Vice Chancellor
Africa Nazarene University
P.O. Box 53067 – 00200
Nairobi.

Applications should reach the Office not later than Friday, 6th March, 2015.

Applications could also be dropped at our Town Campus located at the Stanbank Building or Aghro House, Moi Avenue.

Note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.