Academic Quality and Curriculum Assurance Officer

About the role

The Academic Quality and Curriculum Assurance Officer is a junior academic governance role at Lyceum College in Randburg. It supports the integrity, compliance and continuous improvement of the institution's academic programmes through curriculum assurance, quality systems, moderation, programme reviews and audit readiness. The role works closely with faculties, moderators and academic governance structures, and offers exposure to the full academic quality lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Quality assurance and curriculum assurance: implement QA processes, ensure fact sheets, faculty handbooks and programme records follow institutional templates, and give general QA administrative support.
• Moderation and assessment quality: coordinate moderation, liaise with internal and external moderators, track moderation reports, check assessment papers and allocate and track markers and moderators.
• Curriculum support: help Heads of Faculty with curriculum alignment, module structuring and documentation, including applied learning and digital pedagogies.
• Programme monitoring and reviews: coordinate cyclical programme reviews, collate student performance data and external examiner feedback, and support review reports and the Self Evaluation Report.
• Audit and accreditation readiness: prepare evidence for audits and accreditation, and support CHE, DHET and SAQA submissions.
• Staff allocation and faculty liaison: coordinate full-time and sessional staff allocation, maintain staff records and liaise with faculties.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree at NQF Level 7 in Education, Law, Public Administration, Governance, Political Studies, International Relations or a related field; a postgraduate qualification is an advantage.
• 1 to 3 years' experience in higher education academic administration, quality assurance support, curriculum documentation, moderation or programme coordination.
• Experience with academic documentation, assessment processes or audit and accreditation preparation; exposure to CHE accreditation is advantageous.

Required skills

• Document quality assurance and academic documentation skills.
• Understanding of higher education quality assurance processes and programme standards.
• Coordination of moderation, assessment checks and engagement with moderators and faculties.
• Excellent organisational ability, attention to detail, written communication and record keeping.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel and Outlook.