Accreditation Officer F/H

Escp Business School; Paris; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Escp Business School is seeking an Accreditation Officer to oversee the operational implementation of recognition, assessment and continuous improvement across its degree programmes. The role covers French and international accreditations, including HCERES, Qualiopi and RNCP, requiring strong knowledge of the French quality assurance landscape.

The officer will lead accreditation process implementation, coordinate data collection, monitor standards, and prepare self-assessment and external

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of the French quality assurance environment, HCERES, Qualiopi and RNCP.
• Experience with accreditation processes in higher education.
• Ability to organise data collection, analysis and reporting.
• Strong coordination with internal departments and audit teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of accreditation processes and prepare self-assessment files.
• Organise data collection from departments and ensure traceability of decisions.
• Coordinate audit visits and organise the school's quality approach with the relevant departments.
• Coordinate institutional surveys and ensure consistency of data across submissions to accreditation bodies.
• Monitor changes in standards and prepare internal information on quality and accreditation.

Job description

Within the Rankings, Strategic Studies, Accreditations and Quality Department, the Accreditation Officer is responsible for the operational implementation of the institution’s and its degree programmes’ recognition, assessment and continuous improvement processes.

The role covers French and international accreditations and recognitions in higher education. It requires an excellent understanding of the French quality assurance environment, particularly the requirements of HCERES, Qualiopi and the RNCP and, more broadly, the stakeholders and obligations relating to initial education, apprenticeships and continuing education.

1. Lead the implementation of accreditation processes

• Monitor the renewal schedule for accreditations and degree recognitions.
• Organise data collection from the various departments, analyse the data and integrate it into the tables and formats required by the relevant standards.
• Ensure the traceability of decisions, data, requests for clarification and approvals.
• Contribute to the preparation of the School’s self-assessment files and reports (HCERES, RNCP, EQUIS, AACSB, etc.), as well as degree recognition files (EFMD Accredited, etc.).
• Organise and monitor the School’s quality approach based on the Qualiopi standard, in coordination with the relevant departments.
• Prepare and organise audit visits with the various departments concerned.

2. Coordinate institutional surveys

• Coordinate data collection from the relevant departments and centralise responses.
• Complete additional annual quantitative and qualitative surveys (CGE, Onisep, etc.), ensuring consistency with the data submitted to accreditation bodies.

3. Monitor developments

• Monitor changes in standards, regulations, assessment and certification criteria, as well as practices in higher education institutions.
• Monitor developments in the accreditation environment and in labels relevant to the School.
• Contribute to preparing internal or external information on quality and accreditation processes, in coordination with the relevant departments.