Rector at Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri

Location: Owerri, Imo

Job Description

• The Rector is the Chief Academic Administrative and Accounting Officer of the Polytechnic,
• He/She has power to exercise general authority over both staff and students, and
• He/she is also responsible for discipline in the Polytechnic, subject to the general control of the Governing Council.
• In addition to proven Management and leadership experience, the successful candidate must have demonstrable passion for academic endeavour and to be credible to the Polytechnic.

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

• Must have a Master's or a Doctorate degree from a recognized educational Institution in any of the disciplines offered in the Polytechnic, with a minimum of fifteen (15) years, of professional and academic experience, at least five of which must have been gained in a Polytechnic.
• Must be a Chief Lecturer with not less than five (5)years experience on the rank from the Polytechnic Sector.
• Must not be more than 60 years of age at the time of assumption of office as Rector.
• 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 reputable professional body/bodies in Nigeria.
• Must provide evidence of scholarly publications reputable journals as well as presentation of invited papers at educational conference, seminars and/or workshops,
• Must be able to attract research grants and development facilities to the Polytechnic.
• Must be a person with initiative and vision with capacity to sustain the accelerated pace of development of the Polytechnic, even under financial and other challenging constraints.
• Must be a fair-minded and dynamic individual with impeccable reputation.
• Must be a person who is not likely to pursue racial, ethnic, gender, political, religious or other sectional interest,
• Must be morally sound, or impeccable character and free from financial embarrassment.
• Must enjoy excellent physical and mental health (with evidence from a government hospital).
• Must be proficient in Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

Terms of Appointment/Conditions of Service

• The appointment is for a term of four (4) years in the first instance and renewable, subject to satisfactory performance for another term of four (4) years and no more.
• The salary is consolidated and the appointee shall enjoy other benefits of office as may be approved from time to time by the Federal Government.