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Roles and Responsibilities

Accreditation

  • Leads and assists in the production of OAAA; Quality Audit, ISAA, and PSAA portfolios
  • Implements changes as directed by OAAA reports

Auditing

  • Conducts Internal Quality Audits and produces reports that include recommendations and action plans
  • Directs the development and management of Academic Depts’. Risk registers

Documentation

  • Policy management – reviews existing policies and assists in the development of new policies for approval
  • Organisational Structure – Regularly reviews and updates the CBFS organisational structure
  • Committee Structure & TsoR – Annually reviews and updates the CBFS committee structure and TsoR as required

Institutional Development

  • Provides support in the implementation of change management
  • Advocates a philosophy of continuous improvement amongst all CBFS staff
  • Champions a culture of the sharing of good practice amongst all CBFS staff

Institutional Research

  • Produces surveys, analyse the results and disseminate to relevant Faculties/Depts
  • Guides and facilitates local and international benchmarking events

Planning

  • Facilitates in the development of CBFS’s Strategic Plan, including as required
  • Reviewing and updating of CBFS’s mission, vison, and values
  • Supports the development of Departmental Operational Plans
  • Delivers CBFS’s Operational Statement at the end of each semester

Quality Assurance and Enhancement

  • Responsible for providing Action Plans to surveys and follow up
  • Conducts Focus group sessions, as and when required
  • Identify and implement good practice from within the Omani and International HE community where applicable

Accreditation/Audits

  • Quality Audit Portfolio Submission – December 2010
  • Quality Audit Panel Visit – March 2011
  • Quality Audit Report Published – October 2011
    http://www.oaaa.gov.om/Institution.aspx#Inst_ReviewDwnld
  • Institutional Standards Assessment Application Submission – September 2017
  • Institutional Standards Assessment Application Panel Visit – February 2018 http://www.oaaa.gov.om/rating1/CompareUniversity.aspx
  • GFP Quality Audit Portfolio Submission – November 2018
  • GFP Quality Audit Panel Visit – February 2019
  • GFP Quality Audit report published on OAAA website - 11th December 2019.