REGISTRATION SPECIALIST

Job Description

About the Organization:

The Technical, Entrepreneurial, Vocational and Education Training (TEVET) Authority is a regulatory body established in 1999 by an Act of Parliament. The TEVETA was founded to operate as an independent and autonomous body responsible for technical, entrepreneurial, and vocational and education training in Malawi.

At its establishment, the Authority was mandated to create an integrated TEVET system in Malawi that is demand-driven, competence-based, modular, comprehensive, accessible, flexible, and consolidated enough to service both the rural and urban Malawian population. The primary purpose of TEVET Authority is to contribute to human resources development through, among other things, creating an enabling environment for the sustainable acquisition of internationally competitive skills and competences for a productive workforce capable of spearheading the country’s production and export-led socio-economic growth.

Job Responsibilities

The Registration Specialist, based in Lilongwe, will be responsible forproviding registration and advisory services.

 4.1 Key Duties and Responsibilities

·       Facilitating applications for registration of TEVET Providers, Programmes, Awarding Bodies and Quality Assurance Bodies (local and International).

·      Conducting pre-registration inspections (Initial and FullInspections) for formalTEVET Providers, Programmes, Awarding Bodies and Quality Assurance Bodies (local and International).

·      Conducting pre-registration inspections (Initial and Full Inspections) for Informal TEVET Providers and individuals.

·      Conducting surveillance and advisory inspections of unregistered TEVET Providers.

·      Drafting and reviewing registration rules, guidelines and procedures in the TEVET sector.

·      Updating registration and surveillance database.

·      Facilitating establishment of Internal Quality Assurance Committees (IQACs) in TEVET Providers

·      Preparing and submitting registration and surveillance reports

Educational Requirements

·            Bachelor of Science in Technical Education or Social Science/Development Studies/Business Administration

Experience Requirements

·         Minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience

Additional Requirements

4.3      Personal Attributes and skills

•         Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.

•         Strong numerical and analytical skills

•         Ability to work independently and collaboratively with diverse groups

•         Proficiency in the use of Microsoft packages