Vacancies: Director of Health Service, Director of University Farm
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the underlisted positions in Michael Okpara University of Agriculture.
Position: Director of Health Service
Job Description
The Director of Health Services is the Administrative Head of the University Health Services and responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the day today running of medical services of the University.
Responsibilities:
- Candidates for the post of Director of Health Service must exhibit considerable degree of competence, responsiveness and demonstrable integrity for the administration of the Health services of a University.
- Applicants must be in good health and able to endure the rigours of the duties of the office.
- Prospective candidates must be proficient in ICT with demonstrable competence in medical practice. The ability to effectively advise the Vice-Chancellor on health matters shall be required.
Qualifications:
- Candidates for the post of Director of Health Service must have MBBS at least fifteen (15) years of relevant experience.
- Such candidate must not be below the rank of a Deputy Director of Health Service m a University or similar institution.
- Possession of Postgraduate Fellowship of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria or the West African Medical College or its equivalent will be an added advantage. The candidate must be registrable with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) and must have a current practicing license.
Position: Director of University Farm
Job Description
The Director of University Farm is the Head of the Farm Management Centre of the University and responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the administration and planning of the fanning activities of the University as well as the co-ordination of different Units of the Centre.
Qualification for the Post of Director of University Farms.
- Candidates for the post of Director of University Farms should possess a degree in Agriculture or related field plus at least fifteen (15) years cognate experience.
- Candidates must be a member of relevant professional body and on CONTISS 14 in a University, Research Institute or similar institution. Possession of a post graduate degree in Marketing or Management will be an added advantage.
- Candidates for the post of Director of University farm must exhibit considerable degree of competence, responsiveness and integrity for the administration of the University farms. Prospective candidates must be proficient in ICT, have good knowledge of the latest farming techniques, marketing of farm products and general Management.
Conditions of Service/Tenure of Directors
The successful candidates shall hold office for a period of five (5) years from the effective date of appointment and may or may not be re-appointed on such terms and conditions applicable to Federal Universities in Nigeria and as may be determined by appropriate University laws and the Governing Council of the University.
Method of Application
Candidates are required to submit 25 (twenty five) sets of their application, giving the information in the following order in their CV:
(i) Full Name
(ii) Post desired
(iii) Date of Birth
(iv) Place of Birth and State of Origin
(v) Nationality
(vi) Permanent Home Address (Not P.O. Box or PMB)
(vii) Current Postal Address (add telephone, GSM, and e-mail contacts)
(viii) Marital Status
(ix) Number of Children with Names and Ages
(x) Institutions Attended (with dates)
(xi) Academic Qualifications with dates (where applicable)
(xii) Working Experience (General and Specific with dates)
(xiii) Details of administrative experience and Service to the Community (with status and dates)
(xiv) Present Employment, Status, salary and Employer.
(xv) Extra Curricular Activities
(xvi) Publications (if any)
(xvii) Candidates should also indicate in their curriculum vitae any capacity
enhancing training they have undergone in their career and any publications relevant to engineering practice and maintenance they have authored or presented in professional conference.
(xviii) Names and addresses of three referees (two of whom must be professionals or authorities in relevant fields) who must be requested by the applicant to forward their confidential reports to the Vice-Chancellor, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike and marked Confidential.
- Candidates for the post must be such that they would not exceed the gazetted retirement age before the end of the five years tenure.
- Prospective candidates must be proficient in ICT with demonstrable competence in medical practice. The ability to effectively advise the Vice-Chancellor on health matters shall be required.
Applicants should forward their correspondence to “The Vice-Chancellor, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. P.M.B. 7267, Umuahia, Abia State” and position applied for written boldly at the top left corner of the envelope, to reach him before the closing date.
Closing Date: on 27th June.
N.B. Candidate who had applied based on earlier advertisement on these vacancies need not re-apply
