Senior Administrator: Accreditation & Quality Assurance

Optimi has an opportunity for a highly organised and detail-oriented Senior Administrator: Accreditation & Quality Assurance to join our dynamic Academics team. This role is critical in maintaining compliance and quality standards in our learning programmes and supporting various accreditation and learner support processes. The ideal candidate must have extensive experience in the post-school training sector, especially working with SETAs, QCTO, and professional bodies.

REQUIREMENTS

• Grade 12
• NQF Level 6–7 qualification in education, ODETDP, or project management
• ETD certifications (assessor, moderator)
• A minimum of 5 years in post-school education and training
• Strong working knowledge of accreditation and compliance with SETA, QCTO, Umalusi and the DHET
• Experience with internal and external LMS systems (SETA LIMS, Moodle)
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365
• Familiarity with instructional design tools (advantageous)

DUTIES

• Coordinate all accreditation and re-accreditation applications and processes.
• Ensure compliance with SETA, QCTO, Umalusi, the DHET, and other quality councils.
• Support reviews, audits and ongoing accreditation maintenance of the QMS.
• Manage learner enrolments on internal and external LMS and QC systems.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of learner and training data.
• Contract and support ETD practitioners.
• Liaise with stakeholders, including SETAs, for communication and reporting.
• Oversee assessment, moderation, certification, and quality audits.
• Monitor and act on stakeholder feedback and internal QA evaluations.
• Recommend improvements to QA processes aligned with the QMS.
• Support instructional design, material development and programme alignment with NQF standards.
• Assist with curriculum reviews and training data analytics.
• Conduct quality checks at training sites and during material development.
• Perform daily ETQA operations and provide support to the ETQA manager.
• Represent the department on internal committees (OHS, BBBEE, and tenders).
• Act as SDF, supporting WSP/ATR submissions and SETA engagements.

The position is based in Centurion.

Should you not receive a call from us in 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.