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.
