Job Title: Rector
Company: Catholic Institute Of West Africa
Job Type: Full Time
Min Qualification: PhD/Fellowship
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Job Field: Administration/Education
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The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) hereby announces that the position of Rector for the Catholic Institute of West Africa CIWA is vacant. In accordance with the provisions of the Statutes of the Institute it hereby invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the post. '
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THE CANDIDATE:
The Rector of the Catholic Institute of West Africa who shall be a cleric and normally of the rank of Professor (CIWA Statutes Art. 30) has the general function of directing the activities of the Institute and shall to the exclusion of any other person or authority be the Chief Executive and Academic Officer of the Institute. He represents the Institute before all external bodies. He is ex-officio member of the Governing Council and of its statutory committees.
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Among other functions, the Rector shall: – Be competent at all times to advise the Council on any matters affecting the policy, finance and administration of the Institute; – Be generally responsible to the Council for maintaining the efficiency and good order of the Institute and for ensuring discipline and the proper enforcement of the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the Institute and Regulate the admission of students, subject to guidelines and procedures approved by the Senate of the Institute.
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The Rector shall also be:
(a) A person of unassailable integrity;
(b) One who understands the contemporary demands of leadership in an academic institute of such kind. He should have a wide academic/administrative experience of at least 10 years in the academic system and be capable of giving dynamic leadership to the Institute.