Quality Assurance Compliance Manager

Kingston Stanley; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingston Stanley in Dubai is partnering with a British university to recruit a Quality Assurance & Compliance Manager. You will lead QA, accreditation, regulatory compliance and institutional effectiveness, collaborating with academic and professional services teams in Dubai and the UK.

Reporting to the Founding Director & CEO, you will drive CAA accreditation, self-study preparation, regulatory reporting and performance dashboards, while developing QA frameworks and overseeing learning

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of relevant experience within UAE higher education.
• Hands-on experience with CAA accreditation, self-study preparation and regulatory reporting.
• Strong knowledge of outcome-based education, learning outcome assessment and institutional effectiveness.
• Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience leading teams or cross-functional workstreams.
• Familiarity with UK higher education frameworks and international branch-campus operations is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead CAA accreditation, institutional licensure, self-study reports and external review preparation.
• Ensure compliance with CAA, OBEF, KHDA and MoHESR requirements.
• Coordinate HEDB/HEDS submissions and other regulatory reporting.
• Develop quality assurance frameworks, institutional KPIs and performance dashboards.
• Support learning outcome assessment, benchmarking and continuous improvement.
• Manage relationships with regulators, senior leadership and UK home-campus colleagues.

Skills

Quality assurance

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Regulatory reporting

Leadership

Job description

Kingston Stanley is partnering with a British university in Dubai to recruit a Quality Assurance & Compliance Manager.

Reporting to the Founding Director & CEO, you will lead quality assurance, accreditation, regulatory compliance and institutional effectiveness, collaborating with academic and professional services teams in Dubai and the UK.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead CAA accreditation, institutional licensure, self-study reports and external review preparation.
• Ensure compliance with CAA, OBEF, KHDA and MoHESR requirements.
• Coordinate HEDB/HEDS submissions and other regulatory reporting.
• Develop quality assurance frameworks, institutional KPIs and performance dashboards.
• Support learning outcome assessment, benchmarking and continuous improvement.
• Manage relationships with regulators, senior leadership and UK home-campus colleagues.

Key Requirements

• 5-10 years of relevant experience within UAE higher education.
• Hands-on experience with CAA accreditation, self-study preparation and regulatory reporting.
• Strong knowledge of outcome-based education, learning outcome assessment and institutional effectiveness.
• Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience leading teams or cross-functional workstreams.
• Familiarity with UK higher education frameworks and international branch-campus operations is highly desirable.