Deputy Director, Standard, Assessment & , Current Quality AssuranceJobs Kenya,



Qualifications, Skills, and Experience Required:


For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –



  1.  Ten (10) relevant work experience eight (8) of which must have been in management;

  2.  Bachelor’s degree (KNQF Level 7 or equivalent) in Education, Economics, statistics, Social Sciences, Science or related field from a recognized university in Kenya;

  3.  Master’s Degree (KNQF Level 9)in Curriculum development, quality assurance, assessment and

  4. examination, Economics, Statistics, Project Management, Sciences, Social

  5. Science, Higher education, Comparative Education or related field from a

  6. recognized university in Kenya ;

  7.  Doctorate Degree (KNQF Level 10)in Curriculum development, quality assurance, assessment and examination, Economics, Statistics, Project Management, Sciences, Social

  8. Science, Higher education, Comparative Education or related field from a

  9. recognized university in Kenya is an added advantage;

  10.  Professional qualification and membership where applicable;

  11.  Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks;

  12.  Proficiency in computer applications;

  13.  Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution.


Skills and competencies



  • Analytical skills;

  • Creative and innovative thinking;

  • Resources mobilization;

  • Interpersonal skills;

  • Leadership skills;

  • Negotiation skills;

  • Networking and building linkages;

  • Conversant with PFM Act


Key Duties and Responsibilities;



  •  General administration and coordination of the department;

  •  Advising the authority on the world best practices on CATS

  •  Reviewing regulations, policies and guidelines on assessments, CATs;

  •  Developing and reviewing quality assurance standards;

  •  Recruit and facilitate the training of assessments, CATS and QA peer reviewers;

  •  Coordinating the assessments and determination of CATs;

  •  Liaising with education regulatory bodies, curriculum developers, qualifications

  • awarding bodies and other government ministries and agencies on assessment and

  • credit accumulation and transfer;

  •  Guiding, advising and appraising officers under their supervision;

  •   Benchmarking and developing best practices in assessment, CATs and QA;

  •  Evaluating the application for credits transfer;

  •  Conducting the assessment of application for credit transfer;

  •  Developing and implementing policies, standards and guidelines on assessment,

  • credit accumulation and transfer and quality assurance;

  •  Developing manuals, codes and guidelines on national qualifications;

  •  Developing and maintaining the Kenya Credit Accumulation and Transfer System

  • (KCATS);

  •  Advising and support any person, body or institution which is responsible for the

  • award of national qualifications;

  •  Facilitating linkages, credit transfers and exemptions and a vertical and horizontal

  • mobility at all levels to enable entry, re-entry and exit;






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