Job Title: Director of Health Services
Location: Umuahia, Abia State.
Organisation: Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike
Sector: Education
Job Description:
• The Director of Health Services is the administrative head of the University health Services responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the day to day running of medical services of the University.
Candidates:
• Candidates for the post of Director of Health Services must exhibit considerable degree, of competence, responsiveness and demonstrable integrity for the administration of the Medical Services of a University.
• Applicants must be in good health and able to endure the rigours of the duties of the office.
• Prospective candidates must be proficient in ICT with demonstrable competence. The ability to advise the Vice-Chancellor on health matter shall be required.
• Candidates for the post must be such that they would not exceed the gazetted retirement age before the end of the five year tenure.
Qualifications:
• Candidates for the post of Director of Health Services must have MBBS plus at least fifteen (15) years of relevant experience. Such candidate must not be below the rank of a Deputy Director of Health Services in a University or similar institution.
• Possession of Postgraduate Fellowship of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria or the West African Medical College or its equivalent will be an added advantage.
• The candidate must be registrable with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) and must have a current practicing license.
Conditions of Service/Tenure:
The successful candidates shall hold office for a period of five (5) years from the effective date of appointment and may be reappointed for a further period of five (5) years on such terms and conditions applicable to Federal Universities in Nigeria and as may be determined by appropriate University laws and the Governing Council of the University.
Method of Application:
Candidates are required to submit 15 (fifteen) copies of their application, giving the information in the following order:
• Full Name;
• Post desired;
• Date of Birth;
• Place of Birth and state of Origin;
• Nationality;
• Permanent Home Address (Not P.O.BOX or P.M.B)
• Current Postal Address (add telephone, GSM, and e-mail contacts);
• Marital Status;
• Number of Children with Names and Ages;
• Institution Attended (with dates);
• Academy Qualifications with dates (where applicable);
• Working Experience (General and Specific with dates);
• Details of Administrative Experience and Service to the Community (with status and dates);
• Present Employment, Status, Salary and Employer;
• Extra Curricular Activities;
• Publications;
• Candidates should also indicate in their curriculum vitae any capacity enhancing training they have undergone in their career and any publications relevant to engineering practice and maintenance they have authored or presented in professional conference.
• Names and addresses of three referees (two of whom must be professionals or authorities in relevant fields) who must be requested by the applicant to forward their confidential reports to the Vice-Chancellor, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike and marked CONFIDENTIAL; for the attention of the Vice-Chancellor at the top left hand corner of the envelope, to reach him before the closing date.
Applicants should forward their correspondence to:
The Vice-Chancellor
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike
P.M.B. 7267
Umuahia, Abia State.
The envelope should be marked CONFIDENTIAL; for the attention of the Vice-Chancellor at the top left hand corner of the envelope, to reach him before the closing date.
N.B Eligible applicants should note that this advertisement supersedes that of Bursar published on page 41 of Daily Trust Newspaper of Thursday October 6, 2011 and The Guardian Newspaper of Thursday October 6, 2011.
Dr. A.C. Nwokocha
Registrar/Secretary to Council
Deadline: 26 January 2012.
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