Executive Director at African Regional Institute for Geospatial Information Science and Technology (AFRIGIST)

Duties

• Responsible for administration, management and direction of the Institute as its Chief Executive.
• Secretary of Governing Council.
• Chairman of Academic Board.
• Chairman, Staff meetings.
• Chairman, Consultancy Management Board.
• Adviser to Editorial Board.
• Chairman, Appointments and Promotions Committee (for General Service Staff) and Member, Appointments and Promotions Committee (for Professional Staff).
• Member, Technical Advisory Committee.
• To submit proposal programme budget to Governing Council for approval.
• To submit a report of activities of the Institute vis-à-vis execution of approved programmes at every meeting of Council.
• Liaise between the Institute and external bodies.
• Give lectures in areas of specialization.
• Supervise students theses and projects.

The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate for the post of Executive Directors are:

• Possess a PhD Degree in the fields of Geospatial Information Science and Technology (Photogramme. Remote Sensing, Cartography & Geographic Information Science) or related discipline (Geodesy, Surveying/Surveying and Geoinformatics, Geography, Geology, Urban & Regional Planning, or Computer Science with strong competence in applications of geospatial information science and technology),
• A minimum of 12 years post qualification experience not less than 5 years of which should be in a tertiary institutional administrative capacity.
• Be between 45 and 55 years of age.
• Demonstrate astute managerial ability to maintain the peace and academic stability for which the Institute is reputed.
• Be a scholar of outstanding national and international repute, with proficiency in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and considerable experience at the top levels of administration.
• Be an academic, with track record of teaching, research, supervision of students and community service.
• Be a person of entrepreneurial and innovation pre-disposition, with proven track record appropriate to the vision and mission of a first-class regional Institute.
• Be a person endeared with strong character and ability to give courageous and effective leadership.
• Be a person capable of inspiring the advancement of capacity building in Africa and reaching out to all persons without discrimination in any form.
• Be of a sound health, pleasant disposition, unassailable integrity and strong moral character for inspiring and maintaining moral discipline among staff and students.
• Be able to initiate and sustain partnership with national and international organisations.
• Be able to continue with vigour and innovation the academisation process of the Institute.
• Be conversant with UNECA system and be able to ensure international standards within the Institute.
• Empower others to translate vision into results and be proactive in developing strategies to accomplish objectives.
• Establish and maintain relationships with a broad range of people to understand needs and gain support.
• Anticipate and resolve conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable solutions, Provide leadership and take responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives.
• Provide an environment in which others can talk and act without fear of repercussion.
• Manage in a deliberate and predictable way.
• Operate with transparency, has no hidden agenda.
• Place confidence in colleagues, staff members, Treat sensitive or confidential information appropriately.

Basic Salary
D2 $43,873 - $46,320.

Conditions and Benefits:

• The Executive Director is appointed on a "fixed term" for a definite period as stipulated in the rules and regulations and letter of appointment. He/She is entitled to a first term of four (4) years and renewable for second and third terms of two years each upon satisfactory performance.
• The benefits include among others, severance allowance of annual salary, vehicle and furniture, transportation, meal subsidy, utility, housing, entertainment, spouse, children and educational grant and allowances.
• Salaries are quoted in US dollars (S) but paid in appropriate national currencies of staff. The Executive Director should be a national from AFRIGIST member states, but preferably Nigerian.