The Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku, Rivers Stat Nigeria - This is to inform the general public that the position of the PROVOST of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku, Rivers State will soon be vacant
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.
POSITION : Provost
Requirements:
- Possess a Doctorate Degree from a recognized University in a field relevant to at least one programme in the College. However for ours which is a Technical College of Education, qualifications must be in the area of Sciences or Vocational or Technical Education.
- Be a registered and active member of a professional association in the field of Education.
- 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 is also mandatory.
- Be somebody who is not likely to foster personal,social, ethnic, political, religious,and other sectional interests.
- Must be proficient in ICT packages and capacities.
- Evidence of community service both at local and national levels.
- Not be above sixty (60) years of age at the time of taking up the appointment.
- 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.
- Show evidence of good track record in a result-oriented research reaching high national and international status in his/her research achievements, as evident in scholarly publications.
- Be a Chief Lecturer with at least five (5) years cognate experience.
- Be of good conduct and character; possess a 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 College.
- Candidate must be a man/woman of vision, a goal getter, and one that can produce and execute a strategic plan for the College.
Duties
- The Provost is charged with the responsibility of day-to-day management and operations of the College.
- 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.
- Being the Chief academic, administrative, and accounting offIcer of the College.
- Being the Chairman of the Academic Board that directs and oversees academic activities of the College.
- Being member of the Governing Council of the College in charge of 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.
- Being responsible for approving and authorizing all payments and expenditure of the College in accordance with the financial regulations, treasury circulars, and Governing Council’s decision/directives under sound financial discipline and management.
- Being responsible for ensuring that meetings of Council and its committees are serviced.
- Being the person to foster good rapport with 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.
Terms of Appointment
- The appointment is for a period of four (4) years in the first instance, but may be eligible for re-appointment for a second and final term of four (4) years based on satisfactory performance.
Remuneration
As contained in the Condition of Service for Provosts of Federal Colleges of Education in Nigeria, and may be determined by Government policies from time to time.
How to Apply
Candidates should submit 20 copies of their Applications with up-to-date CV that contains 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, State or Origin.
- Current Post Address and Permanent Home Address.
- Educational Institutions Attended with Dates.
- Academic and Professional Qualifications and Distinctions with Dates.
- Membership of Professional Association/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.
Addressed and forwarded to:
The Registrar,
Federal College of Education (Technical),
P.M.B 11,
Omoku,
Rivers State,
Nigeria.
Note: Please request your referees to send confidential reports on them to the same address as above before the closing date.
Sorry the application deadline for this job has elapsed
