Director of Administration at the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta

The Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta invites applications from interested and suitably qualified candidates to fill the vacant position of:

Job Title: Director of Administration

Location: Ogun

Responsibilities
The Director of Administration shall be responsible to the Medical Director for day-to-day general administration of the Hospital. He shall be the Chief Administrative Adviser to the Medical Director on general administration matters and Secretary to the Board of Management. In addition, the Director of Administration shall:

• Take charge of the department of administration:
• Participating in formulation, execution and review of policies as directed by the Medical Director and/or the Board.
• Coordinating the activities of support departments in the Hospital;
• Conduct the correspondence of the Board and keep the records of the Hospital;
• Perform such other functions as the Board or the Medical Director, may from time to time assign to him/her.

Qualifications and Experience

• Candidates must possess a good honours degree in any of the disciplines of Social Sciences, Humanities or any professional qualification with bias in administration from a recognized University or its equivalent;
• Candidates must have had at least twenty-five (25) years post qualification experience;
• Possession of Master's Degree or any other relevant higher degrees or postgraduate professional qualifications in Hospital Management or any of the disciplines specified in (i) above would be an added advantage:
• Working experience in a hospital is an added advantage;
• Applicants who have less than four (4) years to retirement need not apply.

Salary and Conditions of Service

• Salary and Condition of Service shall be in accordance with the Public Service salary structure for this category of officer.

Tenure
The Director of Administration shall hold office, for a maximum period of eight years only; effective from the date of appointment inclusive of any period served as a Director in any other organization in the Public Service, provided the officer does not attain the mandatory retirement age of Sixty (60) years or thirty-five (35) years in service (whichever is earlier) and on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the letter of appointment.

Application Closing Date
2nd May, 2016.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates are to forward fifteen (15) copies of their application along with photocopies of their credentials and details of Curriculum Vitae highlighting the following:

• Full Names
• Place and date of birth
• Home address
• Contact address
• Nationality
• Marital Status
• Number and ages of Children (if any)
• Institutions attended with dates
• Academic Qualifications obtained with dates
• Working experience
• Present employment indicating present status and salary
• Extra-curricular activities (m) Referees (3)

In a sealed envelope marked application for the post of Director of Administration, on the top left hand corner of the envelope and addressed to:
The Medical Director,
Federal Medical Centre,
P.M.B 3031,
Sapon Post Office,
Abeokuta,
Ogun State,
Nigeria.

The Curriculum Vitae must include the names and addresses of three (3) referees one of whom must be within a rank of Directorate cadre, Recommendation letters from the referees should be sent directly to the above address by the referee.

Note: Only short-listed candidates will be invited for interview.