Job Vacancies at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike

Job Description

• The post of the Director of Physical Planning of the University will soon be vacant Applications are therefore invited from suitably qualified candidates.
• The Director of Physical Planning is the Head of the Department of Physical Planning and is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the conceptualization, Design, Supervision and Management of the University Architectural, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Projects.

The Candidate

• Candidates for the post of Director of Physical Planning must have a degree in either Architecture, Engineering, Building, Quantity Surveying, Estate Management, Urban and Regional Planning, plus at least 15 years of relevant experience especially on Campus Planning and Development.
• Candidates must not be below the rank of a Deputy Director of Physical Planning in a University or similar institutions.
• Possession of a post graduate degree(s) will be an added advantage.
• In addition , candidates must be a registered member of relevant professional bodies such as Council for the Society of Engineers (NSE) and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), ARCON (for architects), OQSRBN (for quantity surveyors), NIOB (for builders), NIESV (for estate surveyors and valuers) etc.
• The successful candidate shall hld office for the period of 5 years in the first instance on such terms and conditions applicable to the federal Universities in Nigeria and as may be determined by appropriate University Laws and the Governing Council of Nigeria.

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Job Description

• The post of the Registrar of the University will soon be vacant Applications are therefore invited from suitably qualified candidates.

Duties

• The Registrar is the Chief Administrative Officer of the University and is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the day-to-day administrative work of the university, except as regards matters for which the Bursar is responsible.
• Importantly, the Registrar is also the Secretary to Council, Senate, Congregation and Convoction.

The Candidate

• Candidates for the post must have a good First Degree, preferably in the Humanities, Social Sciences and related disciplines.
• Possession of a higher degree(s) will be an added advantage.
• Such candidates must have a minimum of twenty (20) years post qualification cognate experience most of which must be in a University or other Tertiary Institution and must not be below the rank of a Deputy Registrar.
• Candidates must not only be ICT compliant but must also demonstrate capacity to involove and integrate ICT skills in normal University Administrative and Management functions.
• Applicants would be expected to show dynamism and flexibility in organizing and managing the human resources component of the administrative arm of the Institution in order to provide the needed strategic support for the achievement of the University's mandate.
• Candidates for the post must be such that they would not exceed the gazette retirement age before the end of the five-year tenure.

Conditions of Service

• These are the same in the Federal Public Service and as applicable to Nigerian Federal Universities.