Vacancies: Bursar, Director of Physical Planning, Director of Works and Maintenance
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the underlisted positions in Michael Okpara University of Agriculture.
Position: Bursar
Job Description:
The Bursar is the Chief Financial Officer of the University and responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the day-to-day administration and control of the financial affairs of the University.
Responsibilities:
- Candidates for the post of Bursar mast exhibit considerable degree of competence, responsiveness and demonstrable integrity and transparency on matters 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 gazetted retirement age before the end of the five years tenure.
Qualifications:
- The applicant should possess a good first or second degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Business Administration and
- Must, in addition, be a member of any of the following professional Accounting Bodies: ICAN, ACA (F&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 a Post-Graduate degree from a recognized University will be an added advantage.
Position: Director of Physical Planning
Job Description:
The Director of Physical Planning is the Head of the Department of Physical Planning and responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the conceptualization, Design, Supervision and Management of the University Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Projects
Responsibilities:
- The candidates for the post must exhibit considerable degree of competence, responsiveness, and demonstrable integrity for the running of Directorates of Physical Planning of a University.
- Prospective candidates must be proficient in ICT with demonstrable competence in computer aided designs and controls.
- Candidates for any of the 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 retirement age before the end of the five years tenure.
Qualifications:
- Candidates for the Post of Director of Physical Planning must have degree in Engineering, Building, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Estate Management, Urban and Regional Planning plus at least 15 (fifteen) years of relevant experience especially on Campus Planning Development.
- Candidates must not be below the rank of a Deputy Director of Physical Planning in a University or Similar Institution.
- Possession of a Post graduate Degree will be an added advantage.
- In addition, candidates must be registered member of relevant Professional bodies such as Council for the Society of Engineering (NSE) and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), ARCON (for Architects, QSRBN (for Quantity Surveyors), NIOB (for Builders), NIESV (for Estate Surveyors and Valuers), etc.
Position: Director of Works and Maintenance
Job Description
The Director of Works and Maintenance is the Chief Technical Officer of the University and responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the day to day running and maintenance of University
Building, Roads, Water boreholes, Electrical Installations, Equipment and other properties, including provision of service and utilities for the well-being of the University.
Responsibilities:
- The candidates for the post must exhibit considerable degree of competence, responsiveness, and demonstrable integrity for the running of Works and Maintenance of a University.
- Prospective candidates must be proficient in ICT with demonstrable competence in computer aided designs and controls.
- Candidates for any of the 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 retirement age before the end of the five years tenure.
Qualifications:
- Candidates for the Post of Director of Works and Maintenance must have degree in Engineering, Building, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Estate Management, Urban and Regional Planning plus at least 15 (fifteen) years of relevant experience especially on Campus Planning Development.
- Candidates must not be below the rank of a Deputy Director of Works and Maintenance in a University or Similar Institution.
- Possession of a Post graduate Degree will be an added advantage.
- In addition, candidates must be registered member of relevant Professional bodies such as Council for the Society of Engineering (NSE) and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), ARCON (for Architects, QSRBN (for Quantity Surveyors), NIOB (for Builders), NIESV (for Estate Surveyors and Valuers), etc.
- Experience on Campus Planning and Services will be an added advantage.
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
