Principal Administrative Officer at a Federal Government Agency

Bradfield Consulting - Our Client, a newly established independent examination body saddled with the responsibility of providing a unified syllabus and conducting a qualitative examinations for candidates seeking Direct Entry admissions into tertiary institutions.

The aim of this body is to play a leading role in researching, developing and delivering assessment to Federal, State and private Universities as well as interested foreign tertiary institution.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Principal Administrative Officer

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• The Principal Administrative Officer will be responsible for the management of Human Resources, Staff Training & Development and Public Relations, Works and Services and related matters.

Responsibilities

• Provides Secretarial/Administrative support to the Board
• Manages effectively the HR function including Training and Development, Administrative, Clerical and support staff including supervision and performance development reviews.
• Ensures that an effective staffing database is maintained.
• Ensures that documentation is reviewed regularly, amended as necessary and available to the Board.
• Coordinates examination and assessment processes, ensuring all assessment question sheets are collated, formatted and stored.
• Assists in preparing candidate profiles for Examination Board.

Skills and Competencies

• Show flexibility in working hours and methods and be adaptable to the needs of the Board during the lead up to entries, exam preparation time and during the main exam.
• Have sufficient knowledge or expertise to work on day to day issues in their own area without direct or continuous reference to others
• Ability to ensure staffs adhere to agreed policies and procedures.
• Possess excellent organisational skills.
• Possesses good interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Willingness to work flexibly in response to changing organisational requirements
• Ability to devise, apply and introduce new administrative systems.
• Ability to work effectively as an individual, as part of a team and in partnership with others.
• Ability to work under general direction and to recognise times when matters require referral to the Governing Board

Qualification and Experience

• A Minimum of Second Class Lower B.Sc. Degree from a recognized institution
• Possession of higher qualifications will be an added advantage.
• Must be a duly registered member of NIM, CIPM or other equivalent professional bodies
• Applicant must have at least 10 years post-qualification experience
• Must be at a Management/Principal level in the private or public sector.

Application Closing Date
30th January, 2015

How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online