Academic Quality Assurance Coordinator

Abu Dhabi University

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ref: HP200-69

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Abu Dhabi University (ADU) is a private, multi campus university dedicated to meeting the needs for educational opportunities in the United Arab Emirates and neighboring countries. The University is committed to offering challenging educational programs to all admitted students and program participants seeking a superior education regardless of their race, religion, color, gender, disability or national origin. Abu Dhabi University promotes collegial, efficient and effective management practices found in the international academy; seeks and capitalizes upon opportunities to cooperate with peer institutions worldwide; and applies state-of-the-art learning technologies in modern facilities.

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Dean, the Academic Quality Assurance Coordinator participates in achieving academic excellence within the college with respect to academic planning, assessment, and accreditation.

Key Responsibilities

Management

- Analyzes data to provide various internal and external academic reports related to academic planning, assurance of learning, and academic accreditation.
- Prepares the students' projections and faculty workload estimates to create the class schedule every semester and follow up with the concerned departments/parties on the implementation of the class schedule.
- Manages the faculty workload and overload payment process to ensure contracts are created and payments are processed after verifying the completion of all relevant faculty course requirements.
- Deals with enquiries in relation to faculty class scheduling and overload payments.
- Disseminates information to and from the department, college, and university.
- Collaborates and network with faculty to share best practices, implement strategies for building a culture of evidence of student learning and development within the College.
- Integrates assessment and accreditation data to illustrate linkages of outcomes at the college and institutional levels.
- Generates and customize reports for the analysis of data and the documentation of evidence of outcomes assessment for external accrediting bodies.

Coordination

- Controls and manages materials on SharePoint and Digital Measures such as (course syllabi, course files, faculty publications, assurance of learning plans, program reviews and accreditation information) that tracks the integration of all components of the academic process.
- Collects information through the ERP system and reviews statistics to generate reports on the college's effectiveness and its future academic planning activities.

Reports/Documentation

- Audits the course files for completion and accuracy every semester to provide reports vital to the assurance of learning committee, program reviews team and accreditation body.
- Assumes the role of Document Controller for the College.

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience Required for the Role

- You must hold a Bachelor's degree with 2 years of relevant experience.
- Master's Degree preferred.

Language Skills

- English is a must, Arabic is preferred

Special Skills and Abilities

- Coordination, communication, database management, accuracy, and proficient/advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office applications (Excel in particular)

About the Company

Abu Dhabi University is the largest private university in the UAE and is committed to becoming the institution of choice for students across all Emirates and more widely in the region.

With four Colleges offering over 40 undergraduate and postgraduate programs, campuses in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai and Al Dhafra Region, and multiple affiliations with globally renowned institutions, a UAE-wide, truly international quality education is guaranteed for all of our students.

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Co-Ordinator salaries in UAE

Average monthly compensation
AED 6,500

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