Academic Accreditation and Compliance Officer

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Woolf University Malta

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Woolf University Malta is a global collegiate higher education institution with a mission to expand educational opportunities by connecting students and teachers worldwide. Offering high-quality degrees recognized in 60 countries, Woolf is composed of multiple constituent colleges accessible across the globe. It promotes academic excellence while broadening access to higher education, upholding humane, democratic, and international values. Woolf University's extensive range of accredited bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs aim to equip students for success in various fields. The institution is committed to advancing human understanding through research across technology, business, humanities, and other disciplines. By employing research-driven teaching practices and fostering a vibrant academic community, Woolf University seeks to shape a better future for human civilization.

1001 - 5000 employees

📚 Education

📋 Description

• You'll be responsible for helping to maintain Woolf’s innovative quality assurance system, including regular review of learning materials to identify potential standards issues, as well as verifying educational documents from around the world. • You will conduct compliance audits of Woolf’s colleges, ensuring that their records are up to date and free from abnormalities, and that their online presence complies with strict accreditation requirements. You’ll quickly develop a full understanding of Woolf’s accreditation and internal structure, and be able to quickly and carefully identify even subtle compliance issues. • You must be able to manage large and complex projects with multiple workstreams and ensure that they are completed with minimal support. You’ll need to be self-activating: rather than waiting for an email reply, you’ll proactively reach out to the relevant person. • You'll collaboratively help both senior and junior academics reduce complexity in their new academic courses and degree designs, with a keen understanding of how degree design will impact students and the future usability of the program. • You're ready to interact across cultural barriers with academic leaders, government officials, and others - all while remaining polite, patient, and cheerful despite challenges. You'll persist and remain goal-focused, even when others might be exasperated.

🎯 Requirements

• Graduate-level education • Either a PhD or experience in law, regulatory compliance, policy-making, large grant applications, or similar role • Excellent English written and verbal communication skills • You’re a meticulous, systematic, goal focused, and able to work with complex regulatory frameworks • You're patient but persistent in the face of bureaucratic inertia • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team • Ability to distill complex information and communicate it effectively • Strong, solution-oriented problem-solving skills • Readiness to work in a start-up environment - you'll be a self-starter, able to take initiative in breaking ambiguous projects into concrete, time-bound steps. • Experience in the higher education sector, such lecturing, maintaining compliance with accreditation standards, curriculum mapping, and curriculum development (preferred) • Previous experience or demonstrated passion for higher education/edtech (preferred) • Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and adapt quickly to new circumstances (preferred) • Passion for Woolf’s mission, vision, and embodiment of our core values (preferred) • Experience working remotely (preferred) • A background in computer science is not essential, but would be valued in this role (preferred).

🏖️ Benefits

• Contract Type: Independent Contractor (Global) • Please note: contractors are responsible for their own taxes and benefits in compliance with their local regulations. • Global Impact: Work with education leaders worldwide to shape the future of learning. • Remote Flexibility: Work from anywhere with a schedule that fits your lifestyle. • Growth Potential: Join a fast-growing company with opportunities to expand your role. • Innovative Culture: Be part of a mission-driven team backed by top investors.