Registrar at University of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Umuagwo

Preamble

• In accordance with the University Law (2020), the Registrar is a Principal Officer and is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the day-to-day administration of the affairs of the University except financial matters, which fall within the jurisdiction of the Bursar.
• The Registrar is the chief administrative officer of the University and the repository of University documents / records.
• The Registrar is an ex-officio member of the Governing Council, and the Secretary to Council, Senate, Congregation AND Convocation.
• The Registrar is a member of the University Management and Head of the University Registry.
• The candidate must be a person of proven integrity, possess high moral character, an excellent manager of human resources and a team player. He must be a person with proven leadership qualities and great inter-personal skills.
• The job demands a person who can instill confidence in others as well as command loyalty and respect of people.
• The person must understand the complexity of a University system and be capable of harnessing the potentials of subordinates to attain the overall goals of the University.

Qualifications and Experience

• Applicants for the post of Registrar, UAES should possess:
• A good (Honours) Degree plus fifteen (15) years post qualification relevant administrative experience in University or comparable institution, with a minimum of five (5) years at the Management level;
• Possession of relevant higher degree or postgraduate professional qualification in appropriate field(s);
• Candidate must be competent in the use of ICT for management services;
• Candidate must have served for NOT less than five (5) years at the level of Deputy Registrar in a University or comparable institution;
• Membership of Association of Nigerian Universities Professional Administrators [ANUPA] and relevant professional associations is mandatory
• A vision and mission statement for the Registry in not more than one thousand (1000) words.

Qualities of the Candidate:

• The candidate shall be a person of high integrity and strong moral character, and with excellent interpersonal relations.
• The candidate must be able to instill confidence in others and command the loyalty and respect of people.
• The candidate must fully understand the complexity of a how a University system should work and must be able to effectively utilize its human resources to attain a world class administrative system.
• The candidate must be in good health, have advanced knowledge of ICT and must not be older than Fifty-nine (59) years at assumption of duty.
• Also in addition, the Registrar must be able to demonstrate dynamism and wisdom when confronted with crisis or undesirable situations.
• He must also be an achiever who should show exceptional abilities, qualities for institutional loyalty and networking with the outside world.

Tenure

• In consonance with the UAES Law 2020, the appointment of Registrar is for a single term of five [5] years respectively.
• Also note that the salary and other conditions of service shall be as approved for the applied position (Librarian) of State Universities and by the Governing Council of the UAES