# RIL - Institutional Licensure Renewal Inspector

> BlackStone eIT · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Full-time · Posted 2026-08-18

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Outsource

## Description

### Role Overview

The RIL Inspector will support **the customer** in **Renewal of Institutional Licensure (RIL)** activities for existing Higher Education Institutions.

This is a senior inspection profile requiring strong experience in higher education quality assurance, institutional accreditation, licensing, regulatory compliance, KPI verification and institutional assessment.

### Key Responsibilities

-   Participate in institutional licensure-renewal inspections.
-   Review institutional data and documentation before visits.
-   Conduct KPI data verification and evidence assessment.
-   Review applicable compliance requirements, including admissions and other relevant regulatory areas.
-   Review previous findings and Corrective Action Plans.
-   Conduct evidence gathering, sampling and triangulation.
-   Validate institutional records and supporting documentation.
-   Assess the completeness, accuracy and reliability of institutional data.
-   Identify significant risks, anomalies and potential regulatory breaches.
-   Participate in on-site inspections across UAE institutions.
-   Conduct professional discussions with institutional leadership and representatives.
-   Maintain clear and traceable evidence.
-   Provide evidence-based input into inspection reporting.
-   Support CAP review and verification where required.
-   Escalate high-risk findings and data anomalies to **the customer team**.
-   Participate in **customer calibration, training and alignment activities**.

### Minimum Qualifications

-   **Master’s degree** in Education, Quality Assurance, Higher Education Management, Public Policy or a related discipline.
-   Doctorate preferred for candidates working with research-intensive institutions.
-   Professional training/certification in Quality Assurance, Accreditation, Audit or Risk Management.

## Requirements

### Required Experience

-   Minimum **5–7 years** of relevant experience.
-   Demonstrated experience in:

-   Higher Education Quality Assurance
-   Institutional Accreditation
-   Institutional Licensure / Regulatory Compliance
-   Institutional Effectiveness
-   Academic or Regulatory Audits
-   KPI / Performance Verification

-   Experience working with regulators, accreditation bodies or government entities is highly preferred.
-   UAE higher education experience is a strong advantage.

### Required Competencies

-   Strong understanding of higher education regulatory and accreditation environments.
-   Evidence-based and risk-based inspection.
-   KPI and institutional data verification.
-   Sampling and triangulation.
-   Institutional governance assessment.
-   Ability to assess evidence for sufficiency, relevance and authenticity.
-   Ability to identify high-risk findings and compliance breaches.
-   Strong analytical and report-writing skills.
-   Experience with digital education and institutional systems.
-   Strong stakeholder-management skills.
-   Integrity, confidentiality and impartiality.
-   Arabic and English proficiency preferred.
-   Ability to travel across the UAE according to the inspection calendar.

## Apply

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