Job Description
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, STANDARDS, ASSESSMENT & QUALITY ASSURANCE
KNQA GRADE 3 -ONE (1) POST. REF. NO. KNQA/NO.3/2021
Salary Scale: Ksh 115,599 - Kshs 187,767 pm
Leave Entitlement: 30 days per financial year
Terms of Service: Contract
For appointment to this grade a candidate must have: -
i. Ten (10) relevant work experience eight (8) of which must have been in
management;
ii. Bachelor’s degree (KNQF Level 7 or equivalent) in Education, Economics, statistics, Social
Sciences, Science or related field from a recognized university in Kenya;
iii. Master’s Degree (KNQF Level 9)in Curriculum development, quality assurance, assessment and
examination, Economics, Statistics, Project Management, Sciences, Social
Science, Higher education, Comparative Education or related field from a
recognized university in Kenya ;
iv. Doctorate Degree (KNQF Level 10)in Curriculum development, quality assurance, assessment and
examination, Economics, Statistics, Project Management, Sciences, Social
Science, Higher education, Comparative Education or related field from a
recognized university in Kenya is an added advantage;
v. Professional qualification and membership where applicable;
vi. Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks;
vii. Proficiency in computer applications;
Key Duties and Responsibilities;
i. General administration and coordination of the department;
ii. Advising the authority on the world best practices on CATS
iii. Reviewing regulations, policies and guidelines on assessments, CATs;
iv. Developing and reviewing quality assurance standards;
v. Recruit and facilitate the training of assessments, CATS and QA peer reviewers;
vi. Coordinating the assessments and determination of CATs;
vii. Liaising with education regulatory bodies, curriculum developers, qualifications
awarding bodies and other government ministries and agencies on assessment and
credit accumulation and transfer;
viii. Guiding, advising and appraising officers under their supervision;
ix. Benchmarking and developing best practices in assessment, CATs and QA;
x. Evaluating the application for credits transfer;
xi. Conducting the assessment of application for credit transfer;
xii. Developing and implementing policies, standards and guidelines on assessment,
credit accumulation and transfer and quality assurance;
xiii. Developing manuals, codes and guidelines on national qualifications;
xiv. Developing and maintaining the Kenya Credit Accumulation and Transfer System
(KCATS);
xv. Advising and support any person, body or institution which is responsible for the
award of national qualifications;
xvi. Facilitating linkages, credit transfers and exemptions and a vertical and horizontal
mobility at all levels to enable entry, re-entry and exit;
Skills and competencies
i. Analytical skills;
ii. Creative and innovative thinking;
iii. Resources mobilization;
iv. Interpersonal skills;
v. Leadership skills;
vi. Negotiation skills;
vii. Networking and building linkages;
viii. Conversant with PFM Act