Vice-Chancellor at UNIBEN

Location: Benin City, Edo

Qualities and Qualifications Required of the Candidate
The person to be appointed the Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin must:

• Be one of unassailable integrity;
• Be a Professor of at least eight (8) years;
• Understand the contemporary demands of Leadership of the University. He/she should have had a wide administrative experience of at least 5 years, and be capable of giving dynamic leadership to this University;
• Be one with high scholastic and academic credentials who must have accomplishment in academics and/or in public life generally. He/she should, have a senior teaching and/or research position in a University;
• Command both national and international respect, particularly in the academic world, to enhance the good reputation of University;
• Be one who is likely to command the respect and loyalty of Members of Staff and Students of the University;
• Be a person who is not likely to foster personal, racial, ethnic, political, religious other sectional interests;
• Be morally sound. He/she must be free from financial embarrassment;
• Be of good health and have a pleasant, strong personality;
• Be a person of courage who can decisions on the merit of facts and principles and not on the basis of pressures for individuals or groups;
• Not be above 65 years old at the time of assumption of duty;
• Be Information and Communication Technology (ICT) proficient;
• Write in not more than five hundred (500) word his/her vision/mission for the University.

Terms and Conditions of Service Applicable to the Post

• The Vice Chancellor shall hold office for a single term of five years only on such terms and conditions as may be specified in his/her letter of appointment.