Bursar at Federal Polytechnic, Ohodo

Responsibilties

• The Bursar is the Chief Financial officer of the Polytechnic.
• He/she is responsible to the Rector for the day-to-day administration and control of the financial affairs of the Polytechnic.
• He/she is one of the Principal Officers of the Polytechnic.
• He/she heads the Bursary Department and the custodian of the Polytechnic Finances.

Qualifications and Experience
The candidate for the post must possess the following qualifications and qualities:

• First Degree with at least a second class lower division or Higher National Diploma (HND) with at least a lower credit in Accountancy or Finance related courses from a recognized institution of higher learning:
• Have a minimum of Eighteen (18) years post qualification cognate experience for first degree and HND holders or Master's degree in relevant discipline with a minimum of fifteen (15) years post qualification cognate experience or Doctorate degree (Ph.D.) in relevant. discipline with a minimum of twelve (12) years post qualification cognate experience, at least ten (10) years of which must have been gained in a Polytechnic or similar TVET institution; 
• Registration with ICAN or ANAN:
• Registration with ICAN or ANAN;
• Currently on the rank one level below the Bursar (i.e. Chief Accountant or Deputy Bursar or Deputy Director, Audit as the case may be) for a period not less than five (5) years in a Polytechnic or similar TVET institution;
• Be proficient in information and communication technology (ICT) skills and accounting packages;
• Not more than fifty-nine (59) years of age as at March, 2026;
• Demonstrate evidence of strong financial and administrative leadership,
  initiative and creativity in financial policy formulation, good human relation and positive managerial attributes;
• Be knowledgeable in the Financial Rules and Regulation of the Polytechnic system;
• Provide evidence of membership of professional body/bodies;
• Be a person who is not likely to pursue, racial, gender, political, religious or other sectional interest
• Be morally sound, of impeccable character, proven integrity and free from financial embarrassment and;
• Be physically and mentality fit (with evidence from a Government hospital).
• Be physically and mentality fit (with evidence from a Government hospital).

Terms of appointment and condition of service

• The appointment is for a single tenure of five (5) years in line with extant provisions.
• The salary is consolidated and the appointee shall enjoy any other benefits attached to the position of a Principal Officer of the Polytechnic as approved by the Federal Government.