Vacancies: Bursar, Director of Physical Planning
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the undertisted positions that shall soon be vacant in Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike.
Position: Bursar
Job Description
The Bursar is the Chief Financial Officer of the University responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the day-to-day administration and control of the financial affairs of the University.
Requirements:
- Candidates must exhibit considerable degree of competence, responsiveness, and demonstrable integrity and transparency on matter of financial resources management.
- Applicants must be in good health and able to endure the rigours of the duties of the Bursar.
- Prospective candidates must show innovative approaches to the running of an ICT-driven Bursary, working at the highest level of efficiency to eliminate time wasting, bureaucracy and bottlenecks.
- The ability to advise the Vice-Chancellor in planning and executing strategies for enhancing internal revenue generation as well as promoting the culture of “doing more with less” shall be required,
- Candidates for the post must be such that they would not exceed the gazette retirement age before the end of the five year tenure.
Qualification:
- The application should possess a good first or second degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Business Administration and must, in addition, be a qualified Chartered Accountant and a member of any of the following professional Accounting Bodies: ICAN, ACA (E and W), ANAN, ACCA, CPA-USA. The applicant must be of the rank of at least Deputy Bursar and must have a minimum of fifteen (15) years cognate experience, seven (7) years of which must have been spent in a University or similar institution. Exposure to professional Accounting Practice and an MBA degree from an accredited Nigerian University will be an added advantage.
Position: Director of Physical Planning
Job Description
- The Director of Physical Running shall be responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the conceptualization. Design, Supervision and Management of University Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Projects.
Requirements:
- The candidates for the post must exhibit considerable degree of competence, responsiveness, and demonstrable integrity for the running of Directorates of Physical Planning and Works and Maintenance of a University.
- Prospective candidates must be proficient in ICT with demonstrable competence in computer aided designs and controls.
- Candidates for the two positions must be in good health to be able to endure the rigours of the duties of such Directorates and must be such that they would not exceed the gazette retirement age before the end of the five years tenure.
Qualification:
- Candidates must have a good honours degree in Engineering preferably in Civil or Mechanical Engineering or Architecture or Quantity Surveying as well as a Master of Science Degree in any of the fields listed above, plus at least 15 years relevant experience.
- Candidates must not be below the rank of a Deputy Director of Physical Planning in a University or similar institutions. Possession of a Ph.D will be an added advantage.
- In addition, candidates must be registered members of Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), AROCON.
Conditions of Service/Tenure:
- The successful candidates shall hold office for a period of live (5) years from the effective date of appointment and may be reappointed for a further period of five (5) years 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 15 (fifteen) copies of their application giving the information in the following order;
(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 P.M.B)
(vii) Current Post Address (add telephone, GSM and e-mail contacts);
(viii) Martta1 Status;
(ix) Number of Children with Names and Ages;
(x) Institution 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
(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.
(xvii) Names and addresses of three referees (two of whom must be professional 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: for the Attention of the Vice-Chancellor at the top left hand corner of the envelope, to reach him before the closing date.
Applicants should forward their correspondence to the Vice-Chancellor Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, P.M.B 7267, Umudike, Abia State. The envelope should be marked CONFIDENTIAL: for the attention of the Vice-Chancellor at the top left hand corner, to reach him before the closing date.
Closing Date:
On or before 26th January 2012.
N.B Eligible applicants will be shortlisted
N.B: Eligible applicants should note that this advertisement supersedes that of Bursar published on page 41 of Daily Trust Newspaper of Thursday October 6, 2011, and the Guardian Newspaper of Thursday October 6, 2011.
