Chief Librarian at the Polytechnic, Ibadan

The Polytechnic, Ibadan was established in the year 1971 to produce man-power particularly in the field of technology who would not only be technically knowledgeable, but also capable of a degree of supervisory management in Commerce, Industry and Business, The institution is one of the foremost pioneer Technological Institutions in the country and is currently ranked by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) as the best State Polytechnic and the fourth best among Federal, State and Private Polytechnics in Nigeria.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the vacant position below:

Job Title: Chief Librarian

Location: Ibadan, Oyo

Details

• The Chief Librarian is the Chief Supervising Officer of the Institution/s Library and he/she is responsible for the overall library policy and preparation of library budgets.
• The Chief Librarian, who also plays a supervisory role over departmental libraries Is responsible to the Rector for the smooth running of the Libraries within the Institution and other matters as may be directed by the Rector.

Requirements
The candidate for the post must have:

• Possess a good honours degree and a postgraduate degree at Masters Level in Library Studies with a minimum of fifteen (15) years cognate experience;
• Have been an Assistant Chief librarian or its equivalent for a minimum of three(3) years
• Be ICT compliant and be highly knowledgeable in managing Library of a 21st century higher educational institution.

Conditions of Service

• All appointments will be for a term of five years and not renewabla Salary and other conditions of service shall be as approved for each position by Government and as may be approved by the Institution’s Governing Council from time to time.
• Candidates must not be more than 60 years of age at the time of assumption of duty in February 2019.

Application Closing Date
24th January, 2019.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward 25 copies of their Applications with detailed CV in the following order:

• Full Name
• Marital Status
• Number and age of Children
• Date and Placed Birth
• Nationality
• Current Postal/E-mail Address/Phone Number
• Permanent Home address
• Educational Institutions attended with Dates
• Academic and Professional Qualifications and Distinctions Obtained with Dates
• Membership of professional Associations/Bodies
• Working Experience (In chronological sequence)
• Present Employment - Status and Salary
• Extra Curricular Activities
• Publications
• Major Technological Innovations/inventions or Projects Completed
• Names and Addresses of three Professional, Academic and Character Referees
• Date Available to resume duty If appointed

All applications and Referees Reports should be submitted under confidential cover (Position sought after must be indicated at the top left hand corner of the envelope) and addressed to:
The Registrar & Secretary to the Governing Council,
The Polytechnic, Ibadan,
P.M.B 22, U.I Post Office,
Ibadan - Oyo State

Soft copies of the application and accompanying documents including Referee's reports should be mailed in PDF format to: [email protected] the subject line should read "Application for the post of Chief Librarian"

Supporting Documents
In addition to relevant documents, every candidate is to submit his/her vision/mission statement to include the following among others:

• Repositioning of The Polytechnic, Ibadan Library for improved level of performance, as an Internal Revenue Generation (IGR) Unit and for building town and gown relationships

Referees’ Reports

• Each Referee must forward a confidential report on the candidate’s character, academic, professional and administrative or managerial competences in a properly sealed envelope.