Student Affairs Coordinator

• Attendance allowance: MVR 145.00 per day attended
• Pension contribution received under the Pension Act of the Maldives.
• State pay framework minimum salary (as of 1 November 2025) plus overtime pay and other benefits.

1. Check that events and programmes are carried out in line with the MOU established by various parties with the centre.
2. Plan and manage the administrative tasks and resources required for establishing outreach centres, and the recruitment of teachers and other staff.
3. Look after the Hifz classes and level courses run at the centre's outreach centres, and keep accounts of teachers and other staff.
4. Review and align course sections in line with the regulations prepared by the bodies that set teaching principles, and carry out and oversee all related tasks in an organised manner.
5. Plan and run the short-term training courses and programmes conducted by the centre, and manage all administrative matters of the national Quran recitation competition.
6. Carry out the work of arranging Quran reciters for gatherings in line with an established procedure.
7. Plan and run all work related to international Quran competitions, and carry out all work with foreign countries required to strengthen the centre's activities.
8. Plan and run all work of the centre's library, and carry out all work of preparing content needed for the courses and classes run by the centre.
9. Oversee training programmes run in the Maldives and abroad in connection with the centre's teaching, oversee all programmes run by the centre, and process allowances for those delivering teaching.
10. Manage all arrangements for holding student graduation ceremonies.
11. Manage the affairs of the Hafiz committee, and test Hafiz students in line with the examination committee's views, and keep Hafiz records up to date.
12. Arrange for Hafiz records to be kept in a secure place for a long time, and ensure they can be retrieved easily and quickly when needed for various purposes.
13. Arrange administrative matters relating to the organisation of competitions, in liaison with letters received by the centre on those matters.
14. Manage the preparation and issue of student cards.
15. Manage administrative matters involved in recruiting students for the centre's courses in line with the centre's academic calendar, and manage all administrative affairs of student registration for the centre's courses.
16. Run orientation programmes for students selected for courses, carry out classroom observation in line with an established procedure, and compile reports bringing together statistics relating to the centre's students.
17. Update student records and arrange for them to be kept in a secure place for a long time, and ensure they can be retrieved easily and quickly when needed for various purposes.
18. Prepare the centre's academic year calendar in line with the advice of the heads of the centre's courses. Also prepare the timetable of classes taught on the courses.
19. Manage the preparation and issue of transcripts and certificates relating to the centre's courses.
20. Respond to those requiring information about student grades and resolve issues arising in relation to student records.
21. Manage the coordination work of the centre's teachers, and arrange the centre's examination papers and manage the work on those papers.
22. Plan and run special programmes conducted by the centre in connection with teaching, and manage all matters of teaching and monitoring teaching at the centre's offices established across the atolls.
23. Implement the regulations and procedures relating to the work of the section that manages the centre's teaching affairs.
24. Monitor the teaching affairs of the centre's courses in line with an established procedure.
25. Provide a section on the courses for the annual report, containing the information required.
26. Carrying out all work related to examination results.
27. Running programmes needed to strengthen all matters of the centre's level courses and Hifz classes for students, and the centre's teaching, and providing opportunities for various training programmes related to the centre's teaching.

1. A certificate at Level 9 of the Maldives Qualifications Framework in a field related to the duties of the post.

Or

1. A certificate at Level 7 or 8 of the Maldives Qualifications Framework in a field related to the duties of the post, together with 4 years of work experience in an area related to the duties of the post.

Educational qualifications for the post:

• Higher Education Administration
• Administration of Higher Education
• Higher Education
• Higher Education and Management
• Higher Education Management and Development
• Higher Education and Leadership
• Tertiary and Higher Education
• Tertiary Education
• Higher Education and Student Affairs
• Student Affairs
• Student Affairs Administration
• Innovation and Higher Education
• Education Management
• Leadership in Education
• Education Entrepreneurship
• School Management
• School Leadership
• Inclusive Education
• Leadership and Digital Education
• Educational Psychology
• Teaching
• Various postgraduate or undergraduate degrees obtained in a teaching subject
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Research
• Research Studies
• Research Methods
• Analytics
• Educational Research
• Health Research
• Social Research
• Various postgraduate or undergraduate degrees majoring in research methodology
• Critical Thinking
• Business Administration
• Development Studies
• Political Science
• Public Administration
• Public Policy
• Social Policy
• Economics
• Accounting
• Finance
• Commerce
• Shariah and Law
• Islamic Studies

Post core discipline

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Scope of duties of the post

Administrative and technical work in a higher education institution, or in an educational institution, or in a government institution engaged in higher education-related work, or in a government institution engaged in education-related work.

1. Application form for permanent employment (this form can be obtained from the Civil Service Commission website and the department website, at counters and from the link below) https://www.csc.gov.mv/download/2021/84/1e148c34-bc04-4150-9537-29309c104aa7.docx
2. Details of the applicant (including contact phone number and email address).
3. A readable copy of both sides of the card proving that the applicant is a Maldivian citizen (even if the validity period has expired), or if the ID card is lost, the applicant's birth certificate, passport or driving licence.
4. If a staff member with a service agreement to serve the Civil Service / Government is transferred to this position, a letter issued by the office providing the service stating that there is no objection to leaving the position.
5. Copies of educational certificates obtained;

(a) For educational certificates issued by institutions outside Maldives that have been graded by the Maldives Qualifications Authority at a certain level, copies of the educational certificate and transcript; or: in cases where there is no certificate, a copy of the letter confirming completion of the course and a copy of the assessment report and transcript issued by the Maldives Qualifications Authority.

(b) Copies of educational certificates and transcript issued by local educational institutions in Maldives; or copies of letter confirming completion of the course and copies of transcript.

Copies of documents covering the following criteria providing work experience:

1. (a) If work experience has been gained in a civil service post, in a state institution, in a government-owned company, a letter from that office stating the work undertaken, the period of work (in years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each).

(b) Work carried out where the experience duration is not visible from https://myaccount.csc.gov.mv/, a letter issued by that office stating the position held, the duration of the post (in years, months and days as applicable), and the responsibilities of the post (even if work has been done in different positions in the same office).

(c) If work experience has been gained in a private company or private organisation, a letter from that organisation stating the work undertaken, the period of work (in years, months and days), the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each) and the number of staff at the workplace.

(d) If work has been undertaken in a national or international association or society, a letter from that organisation stating the work undertaken, and the period (in years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each). This letter should state whether the position held is a salaried position or not, or alternatively, an official letter from that organisation confirming this.

(b) If employed in a Government established agency, or a registered private company or private agency, or a registered national or international organisation or association, the written confirmation issued by the office stating the position held, duration of employment and (in years, months and days), and job responsibilities (even if work has been carried out in different positions in different departments of one agency), or if no such written confirmation can be obtained, the 'Reference Check Form for Job Applicant' in Table 8 of the Recruitment Rules.

The criteria to be considered for the person to be most suitable for this post are specified in item 12 of the Civil Service Job Recruitment and Appointment Standards and Principles 2023 (Second Amendment).

Documents to be submitted for the post must be submitted by 13:00 on Tuesday, 27 October 2026, to the National Quran Centre. The application form and documents for the job may also be submitted by e-mail to [email protected].

And if the government announces a public holiday before the deadline of this announcement, applications can be received up to the number of days of the announced holiday.

From the applicants for this post, based on educational level and experience, the candidates most suitable for the post will be short listed; those with the highest scores will be selected.

Within three days of the interview being held, the "Sheet of Points Awarded to Job Applicants (A2 Sheet)" will be made public at this office and on the office's website. If there is any objection to the points awarded to job applicants, such objection must be submitted to this office within three days of the A2 Sheet being made public.

For clarification regarding this announcement, please contact 3019307 / 3019306. E-mail should be sent to [email protected].

The guidelines and principles for recruitment to civil service posts, and all documents related to these principles, are available on the Civil Service Commission website under Principles > "Recruitment Principles" (https://www.csc.gov.mv/Policy/Index/51).