Company Description Qualifications Development Bank (QDB) is the first accreditation body serving the vocational sector in Egypt, and the sole authorized representative of City and Guilds. QDB focuses on qualifying and accrediting training centers and educational facilities within the technical and vocational fields.
Role Description This is a full-time on-site role for a Qualifications & Assessment Management Officer at Qualifications Development Bank located in New Cairo. The Qualifications & Assessment officer Operate the day-to day work of the qualifications & Assessment department, through conducting research, documenting and auditing and reporting to the Team
Responsibilities & Duties:Qualification Development1. Conduct research for relative off-the-shelf qualifications and learning outcomes at City & Guilds.2. Initiate the documentation of qualifications resulting from City & Guilds qualifications research.3. Search for potential SMEs in different professions (master trainers, assessors, trainers) based on set of predetermined criteria to qualify for the qualification development program.4. Participate in committee meetings discussions and compile and write agreed upon outcomes.5. Facilitate and Attend SMEs committee meetings and research required related information for the development of technical content relative to different professions with respect to City & Guilds standards.6. Research behavioral competencies content and activities to be integrated in the technical curriculum.7. Facilitate orientation sessions execution & search the tools & techniques of appropriate teaching techniques and skills with the team to ensure efficient content delivery as per identified learning outcomes and quality standards of City & Guilds.8. Collaborate with the team in performing different jobs activities and analysis with reference to technical outcomes and search for behavioral competencies to be integrated into a framework and consistently refer to and verify with SMEs in the concerned industry.9. Arrange and handle orientations sessions to centers on the technical and/or behavioral content and observe and report their delivery effectiveness to ensure it meets identified learning outcomes. Assessment:10. Coordinate with SMEs to develop theoretical & practical assessments as per learning outcomes.11. Maintain trainings schedule and co-ordinate assessment dates, prepare all required documents in collaboration with training centers, invigilators and assessors.12. Attend assessments periodically, to monitor assessments execution and ensure they are carried out in a valid way in accordance with the assessment procedures.13. Perform collective analysis on assessments results. Audit and reporting14. Regularly update and edit assessment versions based on assessors’ feedback, observation and analysis or/and with SMEs create new assessment versions based on needs and results analysis.15. Undertake and document audits drafts to evaluate the effectiveness of the technical skills and knowledge being utilized and transferred by teachers/trainers during the training, relative to the qualification learning outcomes16. Follow up on the use of appropriate teaching techniques and skills during the training and the ability to deliver the session effectively.17. Compile and draft audit reports periodically to identify issues pattern & areas of development.18. Communicate audit results to centers/schools and relevant parties, advise and follow up on action plans implementation to achieve smooth running of operations.19. Deliver the assigned strategic initiatives as per the identified project requirements. Qualifications: B. Sc. In Business administration (Professional qualifications) or relevant degree and/or similar certificate. Relevant experience of a qualifications / training environment. An understanding of the training environment within the vocational industry. An understanding of the requirements of regulatory bodies such as Ofqual or QAAGood command of English and Arabic language (written and spoken ). 3-5 years of experience working in relevant field. Strong Communication and interpersonal skills for collaborating with different stakeholders and audiences. Being Passionate about learning and development. Acquiring a high degree of understanding cultural sensitivity and diversity. Proficiency with MS office Suite with excellence in excel and Power Point. Excellent command of English and Arabic language C1; (written and spoken ).