Director of Quality Assurance
FNTI First Nations Technical Institute
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Canada
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Salary
💰 CA$52 per hour
Job Level
About the role
- Provide strategic and culturally grounded academic leadership in fostering excellence across FNTI
- Oversee institutional quality assurance, program development and review, accreditation, and Indigenous pedagogical practices
- Ensure all academic activities reflect FNTI’s values and commitments
- Lead internal academic audits across all programs focusing on compliance with Indigenous and provincial QA standards
- Prepare documentation for external QA reviews, audits, and institutional accreditations
- Serve as primary liaison with provincial, national, and international accrediting agencies
- Collaborate with Deans to ensure academic delivery meets QA standards
- Design and implement systems to track academic performance indicators across programs
- Oversee learner satisfaction surveys, faculty performance data, and program review metrics
- Supervise the Manager of Teaching and Learning to ensure faculty development aligns with institutional quality goals
- Collaborate with faculties on program creation, renewal, and closure.
Requirements
- Lived experience as an Indigenous person, knowledge of Indigenous culture and Indigenous ways of knowing including considerations of best practices
- Master’s degree required, Doctorate or equivalent preferred in Education, Indigenous Studies, or Quality Assurance
- Five plus years in academic quality assurance, audit, accreditation, or academic policy leadership
- 8–10 years of progressive academic leadership experience
- Demonstrated knowledge of Indigenous post-secondary education systems, particularly related to Indigenous Advanced Education Skills Council or Institutional Quality Assurance Framework
- Experience in academic performance measurement, institutional reporting, and QA frameworks
- Experience liaising with government bodies, external reviewers, and accreditation agencies
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects, timelines, and regulatory reporting
- Proven ability to lead across functions with diplomacy and cultural sensitivity
- Strong skills in research, data analysis, policy writing, and compliance reporting
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and facilitation skills
- Valid Ontario G-class driver’s license and willingness to travel.
Benefits
- Willing and able to travel on occasion as well as work overtime as required
- Successful candidates must provide a satisfactory CPIC
- FNTI provides preference to those applicants with Indigenous ancestry who self-identify
- Must be legally entitled to work in Ontario, Canada
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
academic quality assuranceauditaccreditationacademic policy leadershipacademic performance measurementinstitutional reportingQA frameworksdata analysispolicy writingcompliance reporting
Soft Skills
diplomacycultural sensitivityinterpersonal skillscommunication skillsfacilitation skillsproject managementleadershipcollaborationstrategic thinkingorganizational skills
Certifications
Master’s degreeDoctorate or equivalentValid Ontario G-class driver’s license