Manager: Standards and Capacity Development at Council on Higher Education (CHE)

Reporting to the Quality Assurance Director: Standards and Capacity Development, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following: 

• Support the sub-programme to develop internal and external capacity development initiatives (e.g. organise and convene quality promotion and capacity building fora and other workshops for public and private higher education institutions and professional bodies, and to support institutions to implement the developed standards). 
• Support the sub-programme to compile and produce good practice guides on relevant themes. 
• Support the sub-programme to develop capacity in new institutions entering higher education and compile readiness reports. 
• Support the sub-programme in developing the Higher Education Practice Standards, Qualification Standards and other relevant standards. 
• Support the sub-programme to establish and maintain relevant Communities of Practice to support the development and review of the standards, as well as accreditation and quality reviews. 
• Support the development and monitoring of institutional improvement plans on Quality Assurance outcomes.  

The successful candidate should have: 

• A Master’s degree from a recognised higher education institution. 
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in higher education. 
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in teaching and learning and quality assurance in higher education. 
• Experience in developing and delivering capacity development programmes. 
• Experience in project management.