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Director of Studies

Exciting career opportunities in East Africa’s premier insurance training institution

The College of Insurance was established in 1985 by the Insurance Training & Education Trust (ITET) which is responsible for promoting, overseeing and coordinating insurance training and education, across all sectors of this very diverse industry.

This is an exciting time to join the College since there are several major developments underway including degree level courses and entirely new programmes in pensions management, risk management, weather and agricultural insurance.

The College is now seeking to fill the following key positions:

Director of Studies
Ref No: 81/AS/FN

This vacancy has arisen following the recent promotion of the previous holder of the position to become the new Chief Executive Officer of the College of Insurance.

The successful candidate will be the principal assistant to the Director of the College of Insurance and will deputize him in his absence.

He/She will be responsible for planning, implementing and managing all learning activities to satisfy industry needs while maximizing the usage of both the human and physical facilities of the College.

Key duties of the position include:-

* Researching into and quantifying the training needs of employers;
* Developing, implementing and constantly reviewing appropriate programmes to address the identified needs;
* Reviewing the impact of the training provided and making necessary adjustments;
* Coordinating and guiding teaching activities, including drawing up of time tables and allocation/supervision of academic staff as well as students;
* Coordinating research and development of new programmes;
* Editing of research reports, publications and journals as well as overseeing the management and utilization of libraries, archives and other learning resources;
* Training, inducting and supervising lecturers and facilitators, regularly evaluating their performance against set criteria.

Qualifications and other requirements:

* Applications are invited from Kenya citizens who hold a masters degree in education, human development or related fields and also a professional qualification preferably in insurance or a business related profession.

In addition, applicants should have:

* A minimum of 8 years senior level management experience, acquired in a reputable training institution, with evidence of administrative and leadership excellence.
* The proven ability to manage change and effectively lead a teaching faculty to attain sustained growth in student intake and income levels.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* A key selection factor will be the candidate’s proven ability to expand programmes, courses and services without sacrificing quality.

Our client will offer competitive salaries with a range of attractive benefits.

In addition, these key positions will offer the holders an excellent opportunity to make a real difference in the development of human resources not only for the insurance industry but also for associated sectors of the economy in the Eastern Africa region.

Send your application letter and CV- do not attach certificates/testimonials - and state how your experience matches the specification, quoting job Ref No. to hawkins.associates@khigroup.com