Curriculum Development & Transformation Lead - Curriculum Development/Studies

Zetech University is seeking a Curriculum Development & Transformation Lead to support the design, development, and phased implementation of a University-wide Curriculum reform aligned with the National Competency-Based Education (CBE) framework. Reporting to the Curriculum Development & Change Management Lead, the position holder will play a critical role in modernizing academic structures and ensuring quality and employability across all faculties.\n\n### Key Responsibilities\n- Conduct a thorough review of the current undergraduate programmes across all faculties.\n- Support the Deans of Schools and Heads of Departments in reconfiguring programmes from 4-year to 3-year structures while ensuring quality, equity, and employability.\n- Map programmes to competencies, develop continuous and formative assessment strategies, and establish quality assurance mechanisms.\n- Prepare the University’s Resource Plan (Curriculum Materials, Staffing, Infrastructure, Digital Platforms, Assessment Systems, and Governance Structures) required to implement the reforms.\n- Develop a 3-year (or phased) degree structure template for all disciplines, ensuring coherence with the national CBE framework.\n- Design rubrics, portfolios, performance tasks, practicals, projects, and workplace-based (attachment/teaching practice) assessments mapped to competencies.\n- Conduct a needs assessment for human resources, including lecturer qualifications, teaching assistants, and industry mentors.\n- Propose new or revised grading and progression schemes consistent with the CBE approach.\n- Establish mechanisms for continuous improvement, including mid-course evaluations and annual programme reviews.\n- Create a communications plan for ongoing updates to internal and external stakeholders, including CUE and other regulators such as the Nursing Council of Kenya and the Council for Legal Education.\n- Develop a robust M&E framework with key performance indicators (KPIs), data collection methods, and reporting cycles.\n\n### Qualifications and Experience\n- A minimum of a relevant PhD, Masters and Bachelor's degree in Curriculum Development/Studies, Assessment, Education, Educational Measurement or a related discipline from a recognised University.\n- Minimum 3 years progressive experience in higher education Curriculum Development, Reform, Accreditation, or Quality Assurance; experience with competence-based/Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) reforms is highly desirable.\n- At least three (3) years of teaching/research experience at the university level as a Lecturer/Research Fellow and at least one year of management experience.\n- A minimum of thirty-two (32) publication points as a Lecturer/Research Fellow, of which twenty-four (24) should be from refereed journal articles.\n- Evidence of supervising at least two (2) postgraduate students to completion.\n- Proven ability to attract research funds as a Lecturer/Research Fellow.\n- Must be registered by the relevant Professional Body.\n- Evidence of attending and contributing at academic conferences, seminars, or workshops.\n\n### Core Skills\n- Curriculum design and mapping to competencies.\n- Continuous and formative assessment design, implementation, and scaling.\n- Change management, organisational development, and stakeholder engagement in a university context.\n- Quality assurance, accreditation processes, and standards alignment at national and international levels.\n- Resource planning, budgeting, and project/program management for large-scale reforms.\n- Knowledge of Kenyan higher education policy contexts (KICD, National Qualification Frameworks).\n- Proficiency in data-driven decision making and M&E design.\n\n### How to Apply\nInterested and qualified candidates should apply online through the Zetech University careers portal at https://careers.zetech.ac.ke.