Fwd: Volunteer Position

[David Lubell]

*AHED volunteer position*

*at*

*National** University of Rwanda*

The National University of Rwanda is seeking the assistance of a 
experienced university administrator to work in the Office of the 
Registrar for a period of six months (consecutive or broken down into 
shorter periods) to review Registry operations, processes and 
procedures, recommend improvements and guide, mentor and train the 
Registrar with regard to modern ICT based Registry operations.

In addition, the volunteer would organize and deliver appropriate 
training programs for Registry staff and assist in the development of a 
Registry Procedures Manual and Students Handbook.

The Mentor would have the full support of the NUR management to 
implement appropriate systems and train the Registry staff in best 
practices that have been established elsewhere, especially in developing 
policies and procedures that would be complimentary to the incoming MIS 
system currently under development through the support of donor funds

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*Qualifications: *

Ideally, the volunteer/Mentor would have experience as a Registrar, 
Deputy Registrar, University Secretary, or equivalent. She or he needs 
to be able to work in a challenging multicultural environment. The 
ability to speak French is an asset

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*All Expenses covered by AHED/NUR:*

Economy airfare, airport transfer, vaccinations and medication, medical 
and travel insurance.

Accommodation and living expenses during the period in Rwanda will be 
covered by a local salary provided by NUR (600,000 Rwf - approx. $ Cdn 
1150 per month). If this does not cover these expenses, AHED will make 
up the difference.

*Date:* Immediately. This is a priority for NUR.

*Location:* Butare, Rwanda

*Background:*

NUR was founded in 1963 but its early development came to an end during 
the 1994 war and Genocide period, when the University was closed and 
many students and staff were either killed or fled the country. The 
University re-opened in 1995 and has made a remarkable recovery. Over 
10,000 students have graduated. Over 300 academic staff, around 50 of 
them expatriates, and around 9500 students make the University the 
largest provider of Higher Education in Rwanda. These figures alone 
represent real growth and progress, starting from a virtually zero base 
in 1995. The Rwandan Government, working together with the Donor 
Community, has made substantial commitments to developing Higher 
Education in general and to NUR in particular.

The Higher Education in Rwanda is being transformed. All institutions 
are required to commit to the new National Qualifications Framework, 
which is intended to benchmark provision to the Bologna Process. 
National guidelines have been developed against which institutional 
structures, processes and procedures will be assessed. The National 
Education Council has been established to carry out subject inspections 
and institutional audits. As the largest and most broadly based Higher 
Education Institution (HEI), NUR will be profoundly affected by these 
changes, which set the scene for quality enhancement and growth in the 
Higher Education sector in Rwanda

*AHED*:

Academics for Higher Education and Development/Universitaires pour 
l'éducation supérieure et le développement (AHED - UPESED) is a recent 
NGO, incorporated in Feb, 2007 and with Canadian charitable status in 
April of 2008. AHED's mission is to support developing countries build 
capacity in higher education. www.ahed-upesed.org 
<http://www.ahed-upesed.org/>. It fulfills its mission by sending 
retired and active professionals and academics, that is, staff, faculty 
and administrators, on projects at developing world universities, 
colleges, and ministries of higher education. http://www.ahed-upesed.org

*To apply*:

Please contact Steven Davis, Executive Director of AHED at 
sdavis at ahed-upesed.org <mailto:sdavis at ahed-upesed.org>





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