Director, Research, Quality Assurance & Planning

Job Specifications

The duties and responsibilities entail the following:

Providing strategic leadership for research, quality assurance, and planning functions;

Overseeing integration of quality assurance, research, benchmarking, and planning activities;

Coordinating institutional representation in national, regional, and international forums and partnerships;

Overseeing the development and dissemination of Educational Assessments, Research and Innovation Resource Centre materials and publications;

Coordinating the development and implementation of Quality Assurance standards for fairness, validity, and equity;

Aligning assessments practices with national education goals and international standards;

Overseeing risk management initiatives, including audit, compliance and assessments malpractice controls;

Setting research priorities, overseeing publication strategy, and directing innovation initiatives;

Establishing partnerships and policy agreements with external assessments;

Managing the competency development and performance of the direct reports for succession planning.

Person Specifications

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

Cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years relevant work experience, three (3) of which should have been in the Grade of Deputy Director or in a comparable position;

Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Education, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Planning, Project Management, Research or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;

Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Education, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Planning, Project Management or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;

Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;

Membership to a professional body where applicable;

Valid practicing license where applicable;

Proficiency in computer applications;

Exhibited a thorough understanding of national policies, goals and priorities; and ability to relate them to the Assessment administration function.