Provost at Nigerian Police Service Commission

Job Description

• The Provost is the head of the Academic Wing of the Academy. S/he has the power to exercise authority over both staff and cadets on academic matters as the Chairman of the Senate.
• In addition to proven management and leadership experience, the successful candidate must have demonstrable passion for academic endeavour as well as value addition to the Academy.

Qualities and Qualifications
The candidate for the post is expected to possess the following academic qualifications and personal qualities:

• Must be a Professor in any of the disciplines offered in the Academy with a minimum of fifteen (15) years of professional and administrative experience, at least five of which must have been gained in an institution of comparable status.
• Must not be more than sixty five (65) years of age at the time of assumption of office.
• Must demonstrate evidence of strong academic and administrative leadership, initiative and creativity in policy formulation, good human relations and positive managerial attributes.
• Must provide evidence of membership of a reputable professional body in Nigeria.
• Must provide evidence of scholarly publications in reputable journals as well as presentation of invited papers at academic conferences, seminars and/or workshops.
• Must be a person with initiative and vision for sustaining the accelerated pace of development of the Academy even under financial and other challenging constraints.
• Must be a scholar and administrator whose sole focus is the growth and development of the institution in a demonstrable manner.
• Must be morally sound, of Impeccable character and free from financial burden.
• Must be proficient In Information & Communication Technology (ICT).
• Must be able to attract research grants and other development facilities to the Academy.
• Must be a fair-minded and dynamic individual with an impeccable reputation.

Terms of Appointment and Conditions of Service
The appointment is for a single term of five years. The salary is consolidated and the appointee shall enjoy other benefits of office as may be approved from time to time by the Council.