Academic Planning and Quality Assurance Office at The School of Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic University

Job Summary

• The Academic Planning and QA Officer coordinates academic planning processes and ensures operational efficiency.
• This role involves collaborating with academic departments, faculty, and administrative units to effectively develop and implement academic programs and schedules.
• Responsibilities include resource planning to meet university capacity, preparing statistical reports, conducting quality assurance audits, performing surprise checks on the teaching and learning processes, liaising with stakeholders (NUC, Ministry of Education, JAMB, rating organizations, and other universities), coordinating accreditations and resource verification for new programs, and executing tasks assigned by the DAP.

Job description

• The responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
• Coordinate and support academic planning activities, balancing resources, staff, and students.
• Assist the Directorate of Academic Planning and Schools with programme accreditation and NUC resource verification.
• Collaborate on curriculum review and benchmarking.
• Attend academic planning, quality assurance, and teaching/learning meetings with stakeholders.
• Coordinate and collate mid-semester and end-of-semester student evaluation feedback.
• Conduct snap checks on course content, teaching quality, and student complaints.
• Develop and execute a quality assurance audit plan, producing audit reports.
• Perform secretariat duties for university strategic planning exercises.
• Collaborate with the University’s audit unit to strengthen governance structure.

Qualifications

• BSc/BA/B.Edu and MSc/MA/M.ED (Major in Statistics, Education Management, Data Science, and Information Systems.)

Requirements/Competencies

• Minimum of 3 years of teaching/administrative/professional experience or equivalent relevant experience.
• Effective organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Proficiency in data management and reporting tools.
• Strong collaboration skills with diverse stakeholders.
• High accuracy, attention to detail, multitasking, meeting deadlines, and adherence to ethical and legal standards.
• Capability to work efficiently both independently and in a team environment.
• Competence in compiling and organizing data to derive meaningful insights and interpret results.
• Ability to work well under pressure and travel on short notice.