Rector at The Federal Polytechnic, Offa

The Position

• The Rector is the Chief Academic, Administrative and Accounting Officer of the Polytechnic.
• He/she has the power to exercise general authority over both the 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 a demonstrable passion for academic endeavour and be credible to the academic community.

Qualifications and Experience
The candidate for the post is expected to possess the following qualifications and qualities:

• Must hold a Master's or Doctorate Degree from a recognized institution in any of the disciplines offered in the Polytechnic, (viz Science, Technology, Commerce and Management) with a minimum of fifteen (15) years of teaching experience, professional and administrative experience, at least five of which must have been gained in an institution of comparable status.
• Must be a Chief Lecturer from the Polytechnic sector with not less than five (5) years experience on that cadre.
• Must not be more than fifty-nine (59) years of age as at the time of assumption of office 4
• 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 numerous scholarly publications in reputable journals as well as presentation of invited papers at educational conferences, seminars and/or workshops.
• Must be able to attract research grants, endowments, investments and development facilities to the Polytechnic.
• Must be a person with initiative and vision for sustaining the accelerated pace of development of the Polytechnic even under financial and other challenging Constraints.
• Must be fair-minded with a good heart and dynamic individual with an impeccable reputation
• Must be a person who is not likely to pursue racial, ethnical, political, religious or other sectional interest
• Must be a person of high integrity and moral attitude
• Must possess NYSC Discharge Certificate or Certificate of Exemption
• Must be a person with good capacity to sustain the accelerated pace of development of the Polytechnic even under financial and other constraints.
• Must be morally sound and free from financial embarrassment.
• Must enjoy excellent physical and mental health.
• Must be Information and Communication Technology (ICT) proficient.

Terms of Appointment / Condition of Service

• The appointment is a term of five (5) years only arid not renewable
• The salary is consolidated and the appointee shall enjoy other benefits office as may be approved from time to time by the Federal government.