Head: Accreditation at University of Venda

Job Requirements

• A minimum of an Honours Degree in Education/Higher Education or an appropriate field as well as registration with a relevant professional body coupled with seven years relevant experience in an accreditation or quality assurance field. 
• Candidate should further have management experience. 
• Demonstrated experience working with CHE/HEQC, DHET, and SAQA processes, policies, and regulatory frameworks.
•  Proven experience in programme accreditation, re-accreditation, curriculum development, and PQM management.
• Experience in data management, reporting, and developing dashboards or management information systems is an advantage.
• Prior experience providing capacity development or training to academic staff on accreditation and compliance processes.

Duties:

• Facilitate the application process for the accreditation and registration of University of Venda (Univen) programmes.
• Manage the full accreditation and registration lifecycle for all programmes offered by Univen.
• Contribute to the development and review of Univen policies related to Teaching and Learning, particularly those aligned to the Programme Qualification Mix (PQM).
• Ensure assurance and compliance with national regulatory frameworks and institutional governance requirements for qualification standards, programme approval, and programme registration.
• Develop and maintain management information systems and dashboards to monitor, report, and safeguard the integrity of Univen’s PQM and all accreditation activities.
• Build capacity and support staff, Faculties, and academic departments on programme accreditation processes, statutory requirements, university regulations, and approval protocols.