Registrar

Metropolitan College; Malaysia; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Metropolitan College (Malaysia) seeks an experienced Registrar to lead academic governance, regulatory compliance, and student records management. You will oversee admissions, enrolment, transcripts, graduation eligibility, and reporting to MOHE, MQA and other regulators.

The role requires a minimum of 10 years in private higher education governance, strong liaison skills with government bodies, and proven experience as secretary to Senate or committees.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in operations/education/management or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in private higher education governance.
• Proven liaison with MOHE, MQA, EMGS, Immigration, PTPTN.
• Strong knowledge of accreditation, APEL, micro-credentials, audits.
• Experience as Secretary to Senate/Committees.

Responsibilities

• Oversee academic governance and regulatory compliance.
• Act as primary government liaison with MOHE, MQA, EMGS, Immigration, PTPTN, local authorities and regulators.
• Manage programme approvals, renewals, audits, and enforcement visits.
• Lead institutional licensing, restructuring and compliance reporting.
• Ensure PDPA compliance and data digitisation; lead digital transformation of registry operations.
• Oversee Admissions, Enrolment & Student Lifecycle to align with MOHE/MQA standards.
• Lead APEL & Micro-Credential Unit: applications, assessments, reporting, MOHE compliance.
• Design workflows and SOPs across Registry & Compliance; train staff.

Skills

Governance

Regulatory liaison

Data governance

Quality assurance

Leadership

Policy development

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Job description

The Registrar oversees academic governance, regulatory compliance, student records, admissions, and institutional reporting to ensure adherence to MOHE, MQA, and other relevant regulatory requirements.

Job Description

• Academic Governance & Compliance
• Act as primary Government Liaison with: MOHE, MQA, EMGS, PTPTN, Immigration, Local Authorities, Fire & Rescue, SIRIM, SETARA – MyHER (Malaysian Higher Education Rating System) SETARA, JPK, PTPK.
• Manage the programme approvals, renewals, audits, and enforcement visits.
• Institutional licensing, restructuring & compliance reporting.
• Ensure compliance with: MQA programme standards, accreditation requirements, and micro-credential framework.
• Lead quality assurance systems and regulatory submissions via: eIPTS, SKPG, eSP, eMAS, Micro-Credential portals.
• Strengthen internal governance controls and risk management.
• Registry, Academic Records & Data Governance
• Oversee the students’ records lifecycle, academic transcripts, certification, graduation eligibility.
• Maintain data integrity and institutional reporting.
• Ensure PDPA compliance and records digitisation.
• Lead digital transformation of registry operations.
• Admissions, Enrolment & Student Lifecycle
• Ensure alignment with MOHE/MQA admission standards.
• Support recruitment and conversion strategies.
• Coordinate programme intake approvals.
• APEL & Micro-Credential Unit
• Lead APEL (A & C) Centre: Applications, assessments, reporting, MOHE compliance.
• People & Process Leadership
• Design workflows & SOPs across Registry & Compliance units.
• Lead cross-department coordination and train registry and compliance staff.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Operations / Education / 2. Management or other equivalent field.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in private higher education governance.
• Proven liaison with MOHE, MQA, EMGS, Immigration, PTPTN.
• Strong knowledge of accreditation, APEL, micro-credentials, audits.
• Experience as Secretary to Senate/Committees.