Registrar at Benson Idahosa University

Location: Benin, Edo

The Position

• The Registrar of the University is a Principal Officer and the Chief Administrative Officer of the University, who is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the day-to-day administration of the University except for financial matters, which fall within the purview of the Bursar.
• The Registrar is also the Secretary to the Governing Council, Senate, Convocation, Congregation, and other statutory bodies and their respective committees, as defined by the University Law.
• Given the nature of the administrative processes of a 21st Century University (which are seen by many to be complex and scientific), he/she must not only be innovative but must also be self-driven and exceptionally creative with an ability for institutional networking with the outside world.

Qualifications

• Must Not be more than sixty (60) years of age on the date of assumption of duty.
• Must be of the rank of Deputy Registrar in any Government licensed and recognized university.
• The ideal candidate must possess a good degree from a recognized University.
• The ideal candidate must also have at least twelve (12) years relevant post-qualification experience, most of which should preferably be in university administration.
• A higher degree (M.Ed.), (Educational Management, MPA, LLM), will be an added advantage.
• The ideal candidate must be highly conversant with the intricacies and peculiarities of a world-class university system.
• The ideal candidate must possess a strong knowledge of the relevant trends and tools in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) with a clear-cut implementation strategy for the University’s administrative processes. These processes shall include Student Enrollment & Academic Registration (SEAR), Human Resource Management (HRM), Internal (Office-2-Office) communications (IC), Academic Records Management (ARM), and Faculty Support Systems (FSS).
• The ideal candidate must be a person with an articulate vision for the strategic growth and development of the University in general and the Registry in particular, combined with a strong passion to implement the vision.
• The ideal candidate must be a person of strong character, sound leadership skills and ability to instill confidence and engender trust in his/her members of staff.
• The ideal candidate must be of good physical and mental health, and pleasant disposition.
• The ideal candidate must be a Christian with proven track record and personal testimony (ies).
• The ideal candidate must be devoid of any criminal record.

Conditions of Service
The appointment is for a tenure of five (5) years, while salary and other (very attractive) conditions of service shall be as approved by the Governing Council of Benson Idahosa University.