ALPHA UNIVERSITY BURAO Job Description for Research and Quality Assurance Quality assurance Duties 1. Oversees the internal monitoring, evaluation and review of all courses in the university. 2. Oversees quality assurance operations in the University. 3. Reports to the Academic dean and president on the activities including identification of issues which require a management response. 4. Receives the outcomes of external reviews of quality and standards, and monitors action plans to address any matters raised. 5. Coordinates total quality management system and oversees the implementation of the different Heads of Academic Unit activities. 6. Report the audit outcomes to the president and vice president of academic affairs and the management at large. 7. Accountable for assuring the quality of all processes of the University 8. Initiates and supports program and institutional self-assessment, peer review, external review. 9. Provide assistance for assessment conducted by academic departments as part of Academic program Review. 10. Establish and maintain a set of procedures which allow the university to respond in a systemic and transparent manner to the external requirements of External Audit Agencies, such as Somaliland Higher education commission. 11. Ensuring compliance with the university quality framework to meet required standards. 12. Work with Department Heads/Deans to provide professional advice and guidance on quality assurance and enhancement matters 13. Responsible for any other activities related to institutional quality assurance. ALPHA UNIVERSITY BURAO Job Description for Research and Quality Assurance Research Duties 1. Producing every semester at list one research based on community problems. 2. Monitoring and guiding Student research projects in each department and setting Guide lines of the research Book 3. Making plans of student research deadlines and setting date to start and date to defend. 4. Initiating and Conducting Research 5. Research findings should be disseminated through publications of books and periodicals, presentation of occasional papers and participation and conduct of seminars, and workshops. 6. Head of the research should work in hand for the purpose of offering quality education, training and advancement of knowledge in various disciplines that are relevant to the development needs of the country. 7. Head of the Research at is expected to contribute to capacity building and continued growth of the University, the development of arts, science and technology. 8. The initiation and approval of research priorities shall be the responsibility of the head of the research 9. Implementing and nominating Research committee. Name: Mr Saed Mohamed Ismael Signature ……………………………… Date ………………………………… SIGNED by: President: Abdiqani Ibrahim Hassan Signature________________________________ Date _____________