National Examinations Council (NECO): Chief Security Officer & Assistant CSO

The National Examinations Council (NECO) is recruiting to fill the positions of Chief Security Officer and Assistant Chief Security Officer.

Applications are hereby invited from suitably candidates for appointment into the following vacant positions

1.)  Chief Security Officer – CONTISS 13
      (N1,445,559 - N1,908,855)

2.)  Assistant Chief Security Officer – CONTISS 12
      (N1,075,353-N1,508,373

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants for the positions must be retired senior military officers with intelligence/security training.
Applicants must not be more than fifty(50) years of age.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
i) Chief Security Officer
Applicants must not be below the rank of Colonel(Retired) or its equivalent

ii) Assistant Chief Security Officer
Applicants must not be below the rank of Major (Retired) or its equivalent

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
Appointments shall be on contract. Apart from the statutory allowances paid by the council, other conditions of Service are as applicable to contract personnel in the Federal Civil Service.

METHOD OF APPLICATION
One copy of handwritten application should be forwarded together with five(5) photocopies of credentials and curriculum vitae (CV). The CV must include such details as:

• name ,
• date and place of birth,
• nationality,
• state of origin,
• local government,
• sex,
• marital status,
• number of children and ages,
• name and address of spouse,
• names and addresses of next of kin,
• permanent contact address,
• present position,
• salary grade level and step,
• education background.
• Schools attended with dates and qualifications obtained,
• working experience,
• current schedule of duty,
• special honours(awards),
• publications,
• hobbies,
• names and addresses of three(3) referees, one of which must be a serving senior military officer from the rank of Colonel and above. Such referees should be asked by the applicants to write directly to the undersigned. 

Only applications of candidates shortlisted shall be acknowledged.

Applications should be properly enveloped and marked “APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AS “ X” (Where “X” represents position of choice) and addressed to:

The Registrar/ Chief Executive
National Examinations Council
Private Mail Bag 159
Minna, Niger State

Application Closing Date
Application with accompanying credentials must be received latest 21st October 2010