Senior Assistant Registrar, Academics Grade 13 - 2 Posts at The Open University of Kenya

Duties and Responsibilities 

The duties and responsibilities shall include but are not limited to:

• Implementing academic guidelines and policies. 
• Ensuring preparation of university examinations. 
• Ensuring safe custody of examinations. 
• Coordinating processing of academic reports. 
• Processing student admissions.
• Managing students' databases on admissions and other related records. 
• Developing guidelines on students' discipline and welfare.  
• Managing students' discipline and welfare. 
• Ensuring adherence to ethics and professional conduct and standards in the University. 
• Preparing certificates and transcripts for students. 
• Ensuring dispatch of examination materials. 
• Managing examination records. 
• Verifying examination marks. 
• Preparing departmental work plans and budget. 
• Monitoring and evaluation of learning and teaching. 
• Coordinating student exchange programmes. 
• Coordinating students’ industrial attachment. 
• Coordinating research and innovation activities.  
• Coordinating alumni activities.
• Supervising department staff.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this post, one MUST have:

• A Master’s degree in a relevant area of a recognized and accredited University.
• At least twelve (12) years’ relevant work experience with at least three (3) years as an Assistant Registrar, grade 12 or its equivalent.
• Leadership and Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks cumulatively.
• An outstanding professional competence in administration and management.
• Attained membership of a recognized professional administration or management body where applicable.
• Computer proficiency and conversant with use of web-based technologies including LMS and ERP systems.