Council on Higher Education (CHE) in Lesotho invites suitably qualified professionals to express interest to serve in the Higher Education Quality Assurance Committee (HEQAC).
Section 13 (2) (g) of the Higher Education Act, 2004, provides for CHE to appoint five (5) HEQAC members. The term of office for the current HEQAC will be coming to an end soon and Council wishes to replace some of the members. In accordance with Section 5(3) of the Higher Education Act, 2004, the terms of reference for HEQAC include to:
Promote quality assurance across higher education institutions
Audit internal quality assurance mechanisms and systems of higher education institutions
Accredit higher education programmes and
issue certificates of accreditation
Monitor and evaluate the performance of
higher education programmes
Monitor and evaluate the performance of
higher education institutions
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants are likely to be invited to serve
in HEQAC if they have the following attributes:
A
minimum of a Master’s Degree coupled with relevant work experience;
Expertise and experience in working in either a higher education institution or in a regulatory environment;
Knowledge about quality assurance, use of standards, development of quality assurance mechanisms, systems and tools;
Broad experience in working in the higher education sub-sector both as an instructor and an administrator;
Good communication skills in speaking and writing.
Curriculum Vitae Format
Detailed Curriculum Vitas must follow the
following format:
Personal Data
Educational Qualifications
Employment History
Relevant Work Experience
Publications
Professional/Community Service
The submissions should be made at the CHE offices which are located at 5 Bowker Road, Old Europa, Maseru. Contact number for the office is (+266) 22313503 and it is available from 08:00-17:00 on weekdays (excluding lunch hours: 12:45-14:00).
Each CV, together with a covering letter and two letters of reference, may be handdelivered to the CHE offices or addressed to:
The Chief Executive
Council on Higher Education P.O. Box 14046
Maseru 100
Lesotho The deadline for submissions is 1st August, 2019.