Open Call for Applications: Positions on the ICAPA Accreditation Committee

Diogo Pereira,

The International Commission on Accreditation of Public Administration education and training (ICAPA) is the quality assurance body of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA), an entity affiliated with the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS).ICAPA evaluates compliance of public administration/management/governance, public policy and public affairs programs with the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training jointly elaborated by IASIA and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

ICAPA’s governance structure includes a Steering Committee (SC), a standing committee of IASIA in charge of ICAPA policy and governance, the Accreditation Committee (AC), which conducts site visits and makes accreditation recommendations, and a Secretariat. Under internal regulations, the SC nominates prospective members of the AC for endorsement by the IASIA Board of Management (BoM) based on qualifications. This nomination exercise is the subject of this Call for Nominations.

The call for applications

The SC invites expressions of interest in being nominated for a position on the AC from applicants with the stated application criteria, subject to endorsement by the BoM. Please submit an expression of interest and the stated application materials to Hamid Ali (hamid.ali@dohainstitute.edu.qa) and copy Margaret Tabler  (m.tabler@iias-iisa.org)  not later than close of business June 15, 2024.

Application Criteria

  • Substantial experience as an academic or practitioner of public administration, public policy, or other related disciplines
  • Knowledgeable about program accreditation of public administration programs, including relevant standards/criteria and their application, experience organizing and conducting site visits (preferred)
  • Possession of the below qualifications (as many as possible, preferred)

Qualifications 

The criteria include:

  1. Experience in the field of Public Administration and Accreditation
  2.  Knowledge and mastery of Standards of Excellence.
  3.  Ability to work in a team in an inclusive and participatory manner.
  4. Readiness to review and master any new Standards of Excellence.
  5.  Ability to mobilize Networks and Institutions.

Application Requirements

Notification of interest in nomination for the AC transmitted to Prof. Hamid Ali (hamid.ali@dohainstitute.edu.qa) and copy Margaret Tabler  (m.tabler@iias-iisa.org) not later than June 15, 2024

  • Letter discussing the Candidate’s qualifications as set out above
  • CV including skills and experience as Public Administration academic or practitioner and regarding program accreditation activities

Processes

Note that additional applicants may be considered for AC vacancies, so not all qualified applicants may be nominated.  After gathering and analyzing information regarding candidates, the SC will submit names and descriptions of the candidates’ qualifications and experience to the BoM for further action in the form of endorsement of some or all of the nominations for membership in the AC.

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