Senior Academic Accreditation Evidence Specialist

Week-end Juridique; United Arab Emirates; Remote; AED 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Week-end Juridique is seeking a Senior Academic Accreditation Evidence Specialist to coordinate collection, evaluation, and quality assurance of documentary evidence for accreditation, institutional reviews, and programme evaluations. The role supports institutions in aligning with accreditation standards and QA requirements, working remotely with academic leaders and support teams.

Responsibilities emphasize evidence mapping, digital repositories, gap analysis, and progress reporting, with a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Education or related field required.
• Master's degree preferred in Education or Quality Management.
• Extensive experience in academic accreditation and quality assurance.
• Experience coordinating accreditation evidence portfolios and self-evaluation reports.
• Familiarity with UAE education quality assurance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate collection and organization of evidence for accreditation.
• Develop evidence matrices linking standards to documents.
• Maintain digital repositories and audit trails.
• Review evidence for completeness and alignment with standards.
• Identify gaps and coordinate corrective actions.
• Prepare accreditation self-evaluation reports and portfolios.
• Monitor timelines and submission deadlines.

Skills

Research skills

Documentation

Project coordination

Technical writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

Job Title: Senior Academic Accreditation Evidence Specialist

Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Arrangement: 100% Remote — Work From Home

Level: Senior

About the Role

The Senior Academic Accreditation Evidence Specialist is responsible for coordinating the collection, organisation, evaluation, and quality assurance of documentary evidence required for academic accreditation, institutional reviews, programme evaluations, and ongoing compliance activities. The role supports educational institutions in demonstrating alignment with applicable accreditation standards, qualification frameworks, academic policies, and quality assurance requirements.

Working remotely with academic leaders, programme coordinators, faculty members, institutional research teams, and quality assurance departments, the specialist ensures that accreditation evidence is complete, traceable, accurate, and appropriately mapped to relevant standards. The position requires strong research, documentation, analytical, and project coordination skills, together with an understanding of academic governance and accreditation processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the collection, classification, review, and organisation of evidence required for institutional and programme accreditation.
• Develop evidence matrices linking accreditation standards, assessment criteria, institutional policies, and supporting documentation.
• Maintain structured digital repositories containing academic reports, programme specifications, assessment records, policies, meeting minutes, and quality assurance documents.
• Review submitted evidence for completeness, relevance, consistency, accuracy, and alignment with applicable accreditation requirements.
• Identify evidence gaps, outdated records, inconsistencies, and documentation weaknesses requiring corrective action.
• Work with academic departments and programme teams to obtain missing evidence and clarify supporting information.
• Prepare evidence mapping reports that demonstrate how institutional practices address individual accreditation standards.
• Maintain evidence registers, document indexes, version histories, submission trackers, and audit trails.
• Review programme review reports, course evaluation summaries, assessment outcomes, graduate data, and student feedback for accreditation relevance.
• Coordinate the preparation of accreditation self-evaluation reports and supporting evidence portfolios.
• Ensure that documentary evidence is appropriately dated, referenced, approved, and traceable to its source.
• Monitor accreditation timelines, evidence submission deadlines, review milestones, and outstanding departmental actions.
• Develop standard operating procedures, templates, checklists, and guidance materials for accreditation evidence management.
• Analyse recurring evidence deficiencies and recommend improvements to institutional documentation and quality assurance processes.
• Support internal accreditation readiness reviews through structured document assessments and evidence validation exercises.
• Coordinate virtual meetings with academic stakeholders to clarify requirements, resolve documentation issues, and monitor progress.
• Prepare dashboards and progress reports showing evidence coverage, completion rates, outstanding items, and readiness indicators.
• Maintain confidentiality and appropriate access controls when handling student records, personnel information, institutional data, and sensitive academic documentation.
• Track changes in relevant accreditation standards, qualification frameworks, and institutional quality assurance requirements.
• Support post-accreditation monitoring by organising follow-up evidence, improvement plans, and responses to review recommendations.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Higher Education Administration, Academic Quality Assurance, Educational Leadership, or a related discipline.
• Master's degree in Education, Quality Management, Higher Education, or a relevant field is preferred.
• Substantial experience in academic accreditation, institutional quality assurance, programme evaluation, academic administration, or compliance documentation.
• Strong understanding of accreditation processes, academic governance, programme standards, and institutional review requirements.
• Experience preparing or coordinating accreditation evidence portfolios, self-evaluation reports, and supporting documentation.
• Knowledge of programme learning outcomes, assessment frameworks, curriculum documentation, and academic performance indicators.
• Familiarity with higher education accreditation frameworks and relevant UAE education quality assurance requirements.
• Ability to interpret accreditation criteria and translate them into practical evidence requirements and documentation plans.
• Experience maintaining digital document repositories, evidence registers, compliance trackers, and audit-ready records.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and collaborative document management platforms.
• Strong research, analytical, and evidence evaluation skills, including the ability to identify gaps and inconsistencies.
• Excellent technical writing and report preparation skills, with strong attention to detail and document accuracy.
• Ability to coordinate with faculty members, programme directors, institutional leaders, and administrative departments.
• Understanding of document control, version management, records retention, and confidentiality requirements.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to coordinate multiple accreditation workstreams and deadlines.
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment and collaborate effectively across departments and time zones.
• High professional integrity and discretion when handling confidential academic and institutional information.

What We Offer

• A 100% remote working arrangement based in the United Arab Emirates.
• Opportunities to contribute to institutional quality improvement and academic accreditation initiatives.
• A collaborative professional environment involving academic and quality assurance teams.
• Opportunities to strengthen expertise in accreditation frameworks, evidence management, and higher education governance.
• A structured full-time position with exposure to diverse academic programmes and institutional review activities.