Job Description
PRINCIPAL ALIGNMENT AND VALIDATION,
KNQA GRADE 4 -ONE (1) POST. REF. NO -KNQA/NO.7/2021
For appointment to this grade an officer must have at least;
i. Eight (8) years relevant work experience four (4) of which must have been at
ii. supervisory level;
iii. Bachelor’s degree (KNQF Level 7 or equivalent) in Education, Economics, Architecture,
Engineering, statistics, Social Sciences, Science or related field from a recognized university in Kenya;
iv. 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;
v. Professional qualification and membership where applicable;
vi. Management course lasting not less four (4) weeks;
vii. Proficiency in computer applications.
Key Duties and responsibilities entails;
i. Supervising and conducting alignment and validation of foreign qualifications;
ii. Supervising and conducting validation of prior learning;
iii. Developing, monitoring, evaluating, reporting and reviewing regulations, policies, guidelines and
tools on alignment and validation;
iv. Planning and scheduling for assessment of application for alignment and validation;
v. Supervising the recruitment and facilitation for the training of alignment and validation peer reviewers;
vi. Maintaining linkage and partnerships stakeholders;
vii. Liaising with education regulatory bodies, curriculum developers, qualifications awarding bodies
and other government ministries and agencies;
viii. Guiding, advising and appraising officers under their supervision;