Federal College of Education, Obudu Vacancy Announcement for a Bursar and Provost
Federal College of Education, Obudu, a top ranking college of education
in Nigeria and indeed the nation's pride. The college was established in
1983 and it has grown tremendously.
Federal College of Education, Obudu invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position below:
Job Title: Bursar
Location: Obudu
Duties
- The Bursar is the Chief Financial Officer of the College, and is
responsible to the Provost for the day-to-day administration and
control of the financial affairs of the College.
- The Bursar plans, organizes, directs and co-ordinates the operation of the financial system of the College.
Qualifications
- Candidate for the post of Bursar should be a holder of a good
honours Degree in Accountancy/Accounting, or HND in Accounting/Finance
from a recognized institution of higher learning or equivalent; in
addition to a Professional Accountancy qualification with at least 18
years post qualification cognate experience; plus registration with a
recognized Professional Accounting body. Also NYSC discharge Certificate
or exemption certificate is necessary.
Salary
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Job Title: Provost
Location: Obudu
Duties
- Candidates for the post must demonstrate evidence of strong
Academic and Administrative leadership, initiative, and creativity in
policy formulation, good human relations and positive managerial
attributes.
- The Provost is the Chief Executive of the College, and is
charged with the responsibility of seeing to the day-to-day management
and operations of the College.
- The successful candidate would be expected to provide the
required Academic, Administrative and Professional leadership for the
College in executing the broad policies laid down by the Governing
Council for the achievement of the objectives for which the Institution
was established.
Among others, some specific duties of the Provost include being:
- The Chief academic, administrative and accounting officer of the College.
- The Chairman of the Academic Board that directs and oversees academic activities of the College.
- A Member of the Governing Council of the College in charge
- providing periodic reports on the progress of the College in
terms of personnel, finances and infrastructure, and ensuring that the
decisions of Council are carried out promptly.
- Responsible for approving and authorizing all payments and
expenditures of the College in accordance with financial regulations,
treasury circulars and Governing Council’s decisions!directives under
sound financial discipline and management.
- Responsible for ensuring meetings of Council and its committees are serviced, etc.
- A person to foster good rapport with the relevant organs of the
Federal Ministry of Education, National Commission for Colleges of
Education (NCCE) and other professional bodies that would lead to the
ultimate attainment by the College of the status of a Centre of
Excellence.
Qualifications
- Candidates should possess a Doctorate degree from a recognized
university in a field relevant to at least one programme in the College.
- He/she should be a registered and active member of a Professional Association in the field of Education.
- The possession of a professional teaching qualification, a
minimum of Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) or Post Graduate
Diploma in Education (PGDE), is MANDATORY Registration as a Professional
Teacher with TRCN will be an added advantage.
- Candidate must not be above the age of sixty (60) years at the time of taking up the appointment.
- Candidate must possess a minimum of fifteen (15) years post
qualification teaching/research experience in an institution of higher
learning; and in addition must have held a senior teaching/research and
top administrative post in an institution of higher learning as evidence
of ability to manage human and material resources.
- Candidates must show evidence of good track record in result
oriented researches reaching high National and International status in
their research achievements, as evident in scholarly publications.
- Candidate must be a Chief Lecturer or higher from a College of
Education or equivalent Tertiary Institution or a Professor,
Reader/Associate Professor in a University or equivalent institution,
with at least five years’ experience on the post
- Candidate must be of good conduct and character, possess sense
of discipline, dedication, drive and resourcefulness; and be able to
command the respect and loyalty of the members of staff and students of
the Collage.
- He/She must be somebody who is not likely to foster personal,
social, ethnic, political, religious and other sectional interests.
- Candidate must be proficient in ICT packages and capacities; and must have evidence of Community Service.
- Candidate must be a man/woman of vision, a goal setter and
getter, and one that can produce and execute a strategic plan for the
College.
Terms of Appointment
- The appointment is for a tenure of four (4) years in the first
instance, but the candidate may be eligible for re-appointment for a
second and final term of four (4) years based on satisfactory
performance.
- The salary/remunerations are as contained in the Conditions of
Service for Provosts of Federal Colleges of Education in Nigeria, and as
may be determined by Government policies from time to time.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications in
twenty (20) copies with up-to-date Curriculum Vitae which must include
the following:
- Full Names, Surname underlined
- Marital Status, and Number of Children, indicating the age of each
- Date and Place of Birth, Local Government Area and State of Origin
- Current postal Address and Permanent Home Address
- Educational Institutions attended with Dates
- Academic and professional Qualifications and Distinctions with Dates
- Membership of Professional Associations/Bodies
- Work Experience in chronological sequence
- Present Employer - Status and Salary
- Extracurricular activities
- Publications in Standard APA format
- Names and Addresses of three (3) Referees, one of whom must be the Present Employer
Applications with photocopies of credentials and other supporting documents should be addressed and forwarded to:
The Registrar,
Federal College of Education,
P.M.B. 1038,
Obudu,
Cross River State.
Note
- Candidates should indicate on the top right hand of the envelops the position being applied for.
- Candidates are required to request their referees to send
Confidential reports on them to the same address as above before the
closing date
Application Deadline 27th April, 2016.