Accreditation and Quality Assurance (AQA) Specialist

at  The Independent Institute of Education

The IIE (Pty) Ltd is the registered provider of higher education which is delivered through the following educational brands: Varsity College, Vega School, Rosebank College and IIEMSA.
The Independent Institute of Education’s Central Academic Team (CAT) is responsible for the academic leadership and governance of the work done at the brands while each brand is managed as a business entity by its own divisional management team.
The IIE, as registered provider, has ultimate responsibility for registration, curriculum delivery, assessment and certification of all education on these sites as well as for relationships with external partners particularly in the regulatory and accreditation arena.
The IIE operates through seven faculties and has established academic operations, compliance and academic leadership infrastructure and processes.

NEW QUALIFICATION DEVELOPMENT

• Project manage the process of new qualification development from conceptualisation (including feasibility studies) to application for accreditation, including responding to conditions where required.
• Write qualification purposes and module outcomes aligned to the HEQSF criteria.
• Quality assure the curricula of qualifications developed for accreditation to meet all requirements as set out by the HEQSF and aligned to best practice in terms of curriculum design at a higher education level.
• Ensure compliance to applicable association and professional body requirements in the design and accreditation of programmes where required.
• Review and contribute to process and system enhancement.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Postgraduate qualification required, at least a Masters, or in the process of completing a Masters.
• A postgraduate qualification in education (particularly curriculum design) would be an added advantage.

EXPERIENCE:

• At least five years in a position which has included programme accreditation, quality assurance, curriculum design and development.

JOB PURPOSE:

The incumbent will be responsible for delivering on key accreditation and quality assurance projects, including but not limited to, new tertiary qualification development, programme reviews, regulatory site visits, policy development and review, and quality assurance audits aligned with departmental and company strategic goals. The positioning of the Central Academic Team is evolving in alignment with the new business model of developing ‘University Status’.
There is currently no direct management responsibility, but the incumbent will need to exercise influence across faculties and departments to deliver on projects.