Accreditation Manager

Overview

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of the Department's strategy, as well as annual business plans.
• Contribute to the development of the Department's policies and procedures, in line with the overall business objectives of the University, ensuring they promote leading practices and excellence.
• Contribute to the development and management of the Department’s budgets and report back on a timely basis to ensure that divergences are addressed promptly.
• Establish, oversee and evaluate the effectiveness of program accreditation framework for ZMU
• Develop policies, procedures standards and indicators for licensing, accreditation, authorization audit, etc.
• Coordinate program accreditation for ZMU from national and international associations / bodies and manage the licensing and renewal activities
• Conduct reviews (i.e. licensing, authorizations, audit ... etc..) in coordination with the relevant stakeholders
• Maintain and improve a database of reviewers.
• Conduct annual reviews based on prior identified indicators.
• Develop and implement sanctions and penalties mechanism.
• Provide an enhancement platform to promote quality culture (i.e. capacity building, consultation meetings, feedback mechanism, workshop …)
• Conduct periodic system wide analysis and revise mechanisms to ensure relevance to the needs
• Promote the credibility of the awarded qualifications locally and internationally
• Liaise with education regulators in UAE as well as with all relevant international program and / or institutional accreditation bodies on matters related to compliance
• Liaise with faculty and administrative functions to prepare documents related to licensing and / or accreditation at institutional and / or program levels
• Produce data and reports on educational performance in coordination with faculty, measuring it against set standards and KPIs
• Coordinate the University’s program accreditation from national and international associations /bodies and manage the University’s licensing and renewal activities
• Coordinate with faculty and administrative functions to prepare documents related to licensing and / or accreditation at institutional and / or program levels
• Support Director on matters related to compliance and coordination with education regulators in UAE as well as with all relevant international program and / or institutional accreditation bodies. Ensure adherence to the University's information security policies and procedures, and report breaches or other security risks accordingly.
• Ensure coordination with other departments to facilitate the accomplishment of tasks and responsibilities, as and when needed.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment and practice to maintaining safe & healthy work environment
• Perform any other tasks assigned by Line Manager
• Provide coaching, guidance and mentoring as required to enhance the internal capabilities of the team and ensure the achievement of established objectives and plans.
• Recommend appropriate training courses as per the pre-determined training needs, evaluate their effectiveness, and monitor their results.
• Carry out performance appraisals for subordinates according to planned schedules and recommend necessary actions as per the applied practices.
• Conduct periodic meetings with subordinates to ensure that priorities are clear and workflow is running smoothly.
• Follow-up on employees' administrative affairs such as vacations, leaves and other administrative and related affairs.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor degree (Masters preferred) in Quality Assurance/ Education/Administration, or related field
• A minimum 12 years of relevant experience.