RIL - Institutional Licensure Renewal Inspector
On-siteDubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates or Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Job Summary
Conduct institutional licensure-renewal inspections across UAE higher education institutions by reviewing data, verifying KPIs, and assessing compliance with admissions and regulatory requirements. Perform evidence gathering, sampling, and triangulation to validate records, identify risks, and analyze anomalies while maintaining traceable documentation. Engage with leadership during on-site visits, provide evidence-based reporting, and support Corrective Action Plan reviews. Escalate high-risk findings to the customer team and participate in calibration and training activities. Requires 5–7 years of experience in quality assurance, accreditation, and regulatory audits.
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree in Education, Quality Assurance, Higher Education Management, Public Policy or a related discipline
- Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience
- Demonstrated experience in: Higher Education Quality Assurance, Institutional Accreditation, Institutional Licensure / Regulatory Compliance, Institutional Effectiveness, Academic or Regulatory Audits, KPI / Performance Verification
- Strong understanding of higher education regulatory and accreditation environments
- Evidence-based and risk-based inspection
- KPI and institutional data verification
- Sampling and triangulation
- Institutional governance assessment
- Ability to assess evidence for sufficiency, relevance and authenticity
- Ability to identify high-risk findings and compliance breaches
- Strong analytical and report-writing skills
- Experience with digital education and institutional systems
- Strong stakeholder-management skills
- Integrity, confidentiality and impartiality
- Ability to travel across the UAE according to the inspection calendar
Desired Qualifications
- Doctorate preferred for candidates working with research-intensive institutions
- Professional training/certification in Quality Assurance, Accreditation, Audit or Risk Management
- Experience working with regulators, accreditation bodies or government entities
- UAE higher education experience
- Arabic and English proficiency
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