External Examiners - School of Social Sciences

Job Title: External Examiner

Mount Kenya University invites applications from suitably qualified individuals to serve as External Examiners for its academic programmes. The successful candidate will play a critical role in upholding academic standards and ensuring quality assurance in assessments and curriculum.

Qualifications

To qualify for appointment a candidate must:

• Hold an earned PhD degree in the relevant discipline from a recognized academic institution.
• Be at least at the rank of Senior Lecturer or equivalent in a recognized university or institution of higher learning.
• Demonstrate a strong record of teaching, research, and academic supervision in the relevant field.
• Have experience in examination moderation, curriculum development, and quality assurance processes.
• Be registered with the relevant professional body where applicable.
• Not be a current member of staff of Mount Kenya University.

Key Responsibilities

• Moderate examination papers and marking schemes before administration.
• Review and moderate marked examination scripts, projects, dissertations, theses and other assessments as applicable.
• Evaluate the academic standards of programmes and assessments against national and international benchmarks.
• Provide independent reports on the quality and standards of academic programmes.
• Advise the University on curriculum development, assessment practices, and academic quality enhancement.
• Attend examination boards and academic meetings when invited by the University.
• Submit annual reports on the conduct and standards of examinations and academic programmes.