The Accreditation and Compliance Manager is responsible for managing the Institute's accreditation processes, producing quality and timely accreditation reports, and overseeing peer review visits. S/he should be highly knowledgeable of all accrediting standards and ensures that the Institute is compliant on all requirements of accrediting bodies. Reporting to the Assistant Dean for Academic Services, the Accreditation Manager will work independently and collaboratively and play a key role in leading and managing all accreditation activities of the Institute.

Duties & Responsibilities

Acts as the lead in coordinating all accreditation efforts and activities of the Institute. Serves as an advisor on issues related to accreditation.
Proactively engages all stakeholders to ensure key strategies and objectives of the Institute are implemented and monitored in relation to all accreditation standards.
Conducts research, benchmarking activities, reviews policies and governance matters, monitors all activities, and analyzes and manages data relevant to all accreditation requirements and reports. Efficiently manages the budget of accreditation activities
Prepares regular progress reports and escalates risks and issues together with recommendations for mitigations.
Organizes and prepares excellent quality accreditation reports with all accreditation standards and requirements that are fully supported and justified by the data; and,
Executes special projects as assigned by the President and Dean.

Specification

Education: Master's degree or postgraduate degree in Business Management, Communications or related field.
Minimum Experience: At least five (5) years' experience in higher education with a minimum 2 years' experience with accreditation and administration.