Job Vacancy: Registrar – Madrasa Teacher Training College at Aga Khan Foundation, September 2026

Aga Khan Foundation

Reference: 4999BR
Organization: Aga Khan Foundation
Sector: Social Development
Region: Eastern Africa
Location: Tanzania
Job Type: Full-time
Application Deadline: 24th September 2026

The Position

The Registrar will lead and coordinate the College’s academic administration and student records functions, ensuring effective management of admissions, student registration, academic records, examinations, results, certification, and student progression.

The Registrar will also contribute to establishing efficient, accountable, and compliant academic administration systems for the College’s diploma-level teacher education programmes.

The position will report to the Academic Manager/Head of Academic Affairs and/or designated College Management and work closely with academic staff, students, MECP-Z management, government education authorities, and other relevant stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate student admissions, registration, orientation, and academic progression.
• Maintain accurate, secure, and confidential student records, transcripts, and academic information.
• Coordinate examinations, assessment administration, results processing, and related documentation.
• Manage student completion, certification, and graduate records.
• Ensure effective implementation of academic policies, regulations, procedures, and calendars.
• Maintain institutional academic data and prepare reports for management and relevant education authorities.
• Support quality assurance, programme reviews, inspections, accreditation, and regulatory compliance processes.
• Provide responsive academic administrative support to students and coordinate effectively with the Academic Manager, Diploma Teachers, and College management.
• Strengthen academic records, information-management, and administrative systems of the College.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Education Administration, Educational Management, Administration, Records Management, Public Administration, or a related field from a recognised institution.
• Relevant experience in academic administration, student records, examinations, registry services, or administration within a teacher training institution, college, university, or similar education institution.
• Demonstrated ability to manage confidential academic and student records and digital information systems.
• Strong computer, organisational, communication, and coordination skills.
• Knowledge of education regulatory and quality-assurance requirements will be an added advantage.
• A postgraduate qualification in Education Administration, Educational Management, Higher Education Administration, Records Management, or a related field will be an added advantage.

Key Competencies

• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent records and information-management skills.
• Integrity and confidentiality.
• Strong organisational and analytical abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Teamwork.
• Problem-solving.
• Commitment to quality, accountability, and student-centred service.
• Commitment to child safeguarding and professional ethics.

MECP-Z is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and partners to share this commitment.

About the Agency

The Madrasa Early Childhood Programme (MECP), an affiliate of the Aga Khan Foundation, was established in East Africa in the 1980s to improve access to and quality of Early Childhood care and services in marginalized communities on the Coast of Kenya, Zanzibar, and Uganda.

As a locally rooted entity with an entirely local staff, MECP has been a driving force in championing affordable, high-quality Early Childhood Development (ECD) programmes for the past four decades.

MECP works with key stakeholders to deliver ECD interventions for children aged 0–8. MECP has been working closely with governments to enhance the delivery of quality ECD interventions, focusing on supporting frontline education and health workers and influencing ECD policy and practice, including quality teacher training.

To date, MECP has:

• Trained over 8,000 teachers.
• Reached over 1 million children.
• Developed technical proficiency across teacher capacity development, curriculum design, community engagement, and programme evaluation.
• Supported graduates who have successfully and consistently transitioned to higher levels of education.
• Supported over 10,000 people who have gained employment as ECD teachers, head teachers, caregivers, and community development workers.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are requested to submit:

• Cover Letter
• CV, including contacts of three references

Application Deadline

24th September 2026

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