Job Description: Director of Quality Assurance and Control
Organization: Africa Health Sciences University (AHSU)
Duty Station: Kigali, Rwanda
Reports to: Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs
Contract: 1 year, renewable based on performance
Position Overview
The Director of Quality Assurance and Control will provide institutional leadership in the strategic development, implementation, governance, and continuous improvement of the University's Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS), ensuring compliance with Rwanda Higher Education Council (HEC) requirements and alignment with relevant regional and international quality assurance standards.
The role oversees institutional and programme accreditation, academic and clinical training quality assurance, assessment standards, research ethics compliance, performance monitoring, and continuous quality improvement across academic, clinical, research, and administrative units. The Director will also lead the progressive alignment of residency programmes with ACGME International (ACGME-I) standards and integration of the CanMEDS competency framework.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development, implementation, and periodic review of the University's Quality Assurance Policy, procedures, manuals, and tools.
- Provide leadership to the Quality Assurance Committee (QAC), serve as its secretariat lead, and report on quality matters to Senate and University leadership.
- Collaborate with the Academic Standards, Curriculum and Review Committee (ASCRC) on curriculum review, programme approval, and quality benchmarking.
- Ensure alignment of the IQAS with HEC's internal quality assurance standards, relevant IUCEA/EAC frameworks, and internationally recognised standards, including ACGME-I and CanMEDS.
- Advise University leadership on quality risks, regulatory requirements, accreditation priorities, and institutional improvement strategies.
- Lead institutional and programme self-assessments, including the preparation and validation of Self-Assessment Reports (SARs).
- Coordinate accreditation and re-accreditation submissions to HEC, new programme approval processes, and applications to relevant regional and international accrediting bodies.
- Organise external reviews, peer assessments, and regional and international benchmarking exercises, ensuring that resulting Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs) are implemented and monitored.
- Oversee academic assessment quality assurance, including assessment blueprinting, standard setting, item analysis, OSCEs, and internal and external moderation.
- Establish and monitor quality standards for clinical training sites and affiliated teaching hospitals, covering supervision, learning environments, patient safety, and clinical exposure.
- Assure the quality of simulation-based education, including scenario design, debriefing standards, and effective use of facilities.
- Lead annual programme monitoring and periodic programme review processes.
- Work with the Institutional Review Board/Research Ethics Committee to monitor compliance with research ethics, integrity, and responsible conduct of research.
- Oversee faculty quality assurance processes, including peer review of teaching and student evaluations, linking findings to faculty development and appraisal.
- Promote academic integrity and anti-plagiarism compliance across teaching and research.
- Oversee the collection and analysis of student and stakeholder feedback through REDCap and other institutional platforms, ensuring feedback is addressed and communicated.
- Define, monitor, and report institutional Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), including progression, retention, graduation, employability, and licensing examination pass rates.
- Oversee quality dashboards and prepare annual quality reports for Senate, the Board, and regulatory bodies.
- Lead the Plan–Do–Check–Act (PDCA) cycle of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), including internal quality audits and follow-up on corrective and preventive actions.
- Perform other related duties assigned by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic Affairs.
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- PhD or equivalent in Health Professions Education, Medical/Nursing Education, Public Health, Health Sciences, Education, or a related field. Candidates with a Master's degree in a relevant field and substantial senior quality assurance leadership experience may also be considered.
- At least five (5) years of progressive experience in higher education, including at least three (3) years in a senior quality assurance, accreditation, or academic leadership role, preferably in health professions education.
- Proven experience leading institutional or programme accreditation processes with HEC Rwanda and/or other national or regional accreditation agencies.
- Detailed knowledge of HEC and IUCEA internal quality assurance guidelines and international standards for health professions education.
- Experience in assessment quality assurance, including blueprinting, OSCEs, standard setting, and external moderation.
Preferred
- First degree in a health profession, such as Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery, Pharmacy, or Allied Health Sciences.
- Formal training or certification in quality management, auditing, or health professions education.
- Record of scholarly publications in education, quality assurance, or health sciences.
Required Technical Skills
- Strategic leadership and quality assurance governance.
- Quality policy development and implementation.
- Institutional and programme accreditation and self-assessment.
- Knowledge of HEC, IUCEA/EAC, ACGME-I, and CanMEDS frameworks.
- Curriculum review, programme evaluation, and academic standards monitoring.
- Assessment quality assurance, including OSCEs, blueprinting, and moderation.
- Clinical training and simulation-based education quality assurance.
- Research ethics and academic integrity oversight.
- KPI development, data analysis, and performance dashboard monitoring.
- Internal auditing, risk management, and continuous quality improvement.
- Preparation of institutional reports and accreditation documentation.
- Stakeholder engagement and institutional collaboration.
Core Competencies
- Strategic leadership and quality assurance governance.
- Quality policy development and implementation.
- Institutional and programme accreditation and self-assessment.
- Knowledge of HEC, IUCEA/EAC, ACGME-I, and CanMEDS frameworks.
- Curriculum review, programme evaluation, and academic standards monitoring.
- Assessment quality assurance, including OSCEs, blueprinting, and moderation.
- Clinical training and simulation-based education quality assurance.
- Research ethics and academic integrity oversight.
- KPI development, data analysis, and performance dashboard monitoring.
- Internal auditing, risk management, and continuous quality improvement.
- Preparation of institutional reports and accreditation documentation.
- Stakeholder engagement and institutional collaboration.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should apply via this Link by November 18, 2026
- Location: kigali , RW