TVET Governance and Quality Assurance Specialist

About the role

IREX is seeking a TVET Governance and Quality Assurance Specialist to support a Millennium Challenge Corporation‑funded technical assistance consultancy in Belize. The role will help design and implement the Training and Transitioning to Work Activity, aiming to strengthen the governance, quality, and labour‑market relevance of Belize’s TVET system.

Key responsibilities

• Develop regulatory and operational frameworks for oversight of TVET providers under Belize’s emerging National Training Authority.
• Provide technical assistance on governance, quality assurance, accreditation, registration, certification, programme approval, verification, and compliance‑monitoring systems.
• Design and implement accreditation and certification systems, including standards, operating procedures, assessment methodologies, and evaluation tools.
• Adapt and operationalize national or regional vocational qualifications frameworks aligned with competency‑based education principles.
• Advise on quality assurance mechanisms for training and assessment across secondary, post‑secondary, tertiary, public and private TVET providers.
• Support capacity‑building activities for the National Training Authority, training providers, assessors, verifiers and institutional leaders.

Required profile

• Relevant experience in TVET governance, quality assurance, accreditation or related fields.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement regulatory frameworks and quality systems.
• Experience working with national training authorities or similar institutions.
• Strong analytical skills to assess feasibility, benefits, risks and resource implications of framework adoption.

Required skills

• Technical expertise in TVET quality assurance, accreditation and certification processes.
• Knowledge of competency‑based education and training principles.
• Familiarity with vocational qualifications frameworks and regional standards.