About the position
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
- Manage, direct, coordinate and supervise the provision of registration, accreditation and quality assurance services for the Education and Training sector (more specifically those involved at the level of GE, TVET and HE)
- Create a proper work environment for the department, and manage its resources for achieving its goals
- Promote and support crossYfunctional exchanges and operations within the department
- Drive organisational and cultural change in the department, and ensure all policies, guidelines, regulations and codes of ethics are cascaded down and adhered to
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE JOB
Leadership, management, and service delivery
- Participate in defining, reviewing, and updating BQA's strategic directions
- Provide inputs to the preparation of BQA's strategic/operating plans and budgets
- Develop and coordinate the implementation of the relevant policy and strategy for the conduct of QAD's mandate
- Ensure that the department's vision, work environment and operations are in line with the overall mission, vision, values, strategies, and goals of BQA
- Ascertain provision of service in line with SLAs
- Take delegated functional decisions and report periodically to the DEPUTY CEO
- Lead the design and review of cost effective and value driven systems, rules, regulations, standards, procedures, guidelines, and instruments needed to perform the department's work, and ensure that staff are trained to use them and comply with them in the conduct of their activity
- Plan the department's activity: (a) determine priorities, (b) prepare work plan, (c) schedule work and estimate resource needs, and (d) allocate and delegate tasks whilst retaining overall accountability
- Direct management and oversight on the department's operations:
- Ensure suitability of resources for implementing its mandate
- Senior staff recruitment, training, mentoring, motivation and appraisal
- Ensure the department's expenditures are kept within budgets
- LineYmanage senior staff, review and quality assure their work
- Uphold optimal resource use and high productivity/ efficiency levels
- Promote and support crossYfunctional exchanges and operations among the divisions within the department
- Advise the Deputy CEO, CEO or Board on registration, accreditation, and Quality Assurance matters
Undertake any other duties as may be delegated by Deputy CEO, CEO or Board
Registration, accreditation, and quality assurance
- Lead the registration, accreditation, and quality assurance functions, and ensure effective regulation of the education and training providers (institutions and workplaces)
- Review recommendations for registration and accreditation, and quality audit reports prepared by panels before approval by the QA Committee of the Board
- Ensure that registration, accreditation, and quality assurance are carried out in an objective, transparent and efficient manner
- Advise on and ensure the effective use and reference to regulatory instruments, including the NCQF, in the registration, accreditation and quality assurance functions
- Ascertain that case files / investigations for appeals are prepared, documented, and submitted to the Appeals Tribunal in a timely manner and as per the Act
- Lead the development and maintenance of up-to-date database and files for registration, accreditation and quality assurance, and present periodic reports / statistics to the Deputy CEO, CEO or Board
- Network at a senior level with relevant education and training providers and interested stakeholders to promote the work of the department; seek to promote the work of BQA and gain their buy in of accreditation, registration and quality assurance procedures and criteria
- Participate in external joint committees and working groups with HRDC to ensure that education and training providers are effectively regulated in line with the skills and manpower needs of Botswana
- Ensure provision of secretarial services to the Department's internal committees and specialist panel groups
- Represent the department at local, national, regional, and international seminars and meetings on registration, accreditation and quality assurance
Qualifications:
- A PhD from a recognised institution or any other equivalent qualification acceptable to BQA.
Experience and working knowledge
- At least 10 years of experience with registration, accreditation or quality assurance in an Education and Training environment, including 5 years in a senior management position
Technical competencies
- Knowledge of the provisions of the National Credit and Qualifications Framework
- Knowledge of the Education and Training sector (including policies and strategies) in Botswana
- Knowledge of relevant legislations and regulations governing Education and Training sector
- Knowledge of registration, accreditation and quality assurance systems, processes, and instruments
- Computer literate. Experience with systems and applications in the specific work area
Other competencies
- Strategic planning and orientation
- Appreciation of the external operating environment
- Team building, leadership, and motivation
- Results oriented and performance driven
- Service oriented and client focus
- Communication, influence, and impact
- Decisiveness and assertiveness
- People management and interpersonal skills
- Creativity, innovation, flexibility, and analytical thinking
- Planning, organising, budgeting and resource management
Desired Skills:
- Quality Assurance
- Education
- Training
- Accreditation
Desired Work Experience:
- More than 10 years Regulating Bodies & Organisational
- 5 to 10 years Executive Management / Director
Desired Qualification Level:
About The Employer:
Botswana Qualifications Authority (BQA) is a State-Owned Enterprise (SEO) under the Ministry of Education, Skills and Development established by the Botswana Qualifications Authority Act, No 24 of 2013. The mandate is to provide for and maintain the National Credit and Qualifications Framework (NCQF), coordinate the education, training and skills development quality assurance system, from early childhood to tertiary level. Our client was formed to be a trusted cutting-edge leader of globally competitive qualifications systems.
