Provost at the Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo

Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo was established in October, 1977 with the sole mandate of training teachers for special needs education at the Primary and Secondary levels of education. The College also offers full-time, sandwich and part-time Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes, Pre-NCE and degree programmes (in affiliation with Universities).

The Governing Council of Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo invites applications from interested and suitably qualified candidates for the position of:

Job Title: Provost

Location: Oyo

Job Summary

• The Provost is the Chief Executive of the College and is responsible for the day-to-day management and operations of the College.
• Candidates for the post must possess demonstrable evidence of strong academic and administrative leadership, initiative and creativity in policy formulation, management of human and material resources, good human relations and other positive managerial attributes and ability to attract funds to the College, both locally and internationally.

Duties
The successful candidate would be expected to provide the required academic, administrative and professional leadership for the College in executing the broad policies laid down by the Governing Council for the achievement of the objectives for which the College was established. Some specific duties of the Provost, among others, include being:

• The Chief Academic, Administrative and Accounting Officer of the College;
• The Chairman of the Academic Board that directs and oversees academic activities of the College;
• A member of the College Governing Council in charge of providing periodic reports on the progress of the College in terms of personnel, finances, infrastructure and ensuring that the decisions of Council are carried out promptly;
• Responsible for ensuring meetings of Council and committees are serviced, etc;
• Responsible for approving and authorizing all payments and expenditures of the College in accordance with the financial regulations, treasury circulars and Governing Council's decisions under sound financial discipline and management;
• The Provost shall foster good rapport with the relevant organs of the Federal Ministry of Education, National Commission for Colleges of Education and other professional bodies that would lead to the ultimate attainment of the status of a Centre of Excellence by the College.

Qualifications
Candidates for the post of the Provost should possess the following:

• A Doctorate Degree (Ph.D) in a field relevant to, at least, one programme in the College with a minimum of fifteen (15) years post qualification teaching/research experience in the College of Education System; and in addition must have held a senior teaching/research as well as holding top administrative leadership position in an institution of higher learning.
• At least five (5) year experience as a Chief Lecturer in the College of Education System.
• Must not be more than fifty-nine (59) years of age at the time of taking up the appointment.
• Evidence of good track record in result-oriented researches at national and international levels, as evident in scholarly publications.
• Evidence of professional standing and honours.
• Demonstrable evidence of proficiency in ICT (packages and capabilities).
• Demonstrable evidence of good conduct, discipline, dedication, drive, resourcefulness and ability to command respect and loyalty of members of staff and students of the College.
• Candidate shall not foster personal, social, ethnic, political, religious and other sectional interest.
• Possession of Professional leaching Qualification, a minimum of Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) or Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE), including registration with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) is mandatory.
• Evidence of community services at both local and national levels.
• Candidate must be a person of vision, a goal getter, and one that can produce and execute a strategic plan for the College.
• Certification in Special Education as well as working knowledge of provision of Special Education will be an added advantage.

Personal Attributes:
The candidate for the post should therefore be:

• A distinguished Academic Scholar of National and International repute with considerable experience at the top level of Management and Administration of Tertiary Institutions.
• A person of entrepreneurial and innovative pre-disposition with proven track record appropriate to the vision and mission of a fast growing College of Education.
• A person capable of inspiring the advancement of learning and reaching out to all persons without discrimination of race, creed or sex.
• A person of good conduct, possessing sense of discipline, dedication, drive, resourcefulness and ability to command respect and loyalty of the members of staff and the students of the College.
• He/she must be somebody who is not likely to foster personal, social, ethnic, political, religious and other sectional interests.
• A person capable of upholding the best traditions of the College of Education system
• A person of good health, pleasant disposition, charitable manners, unassailable integrity and strong moral character.

Terms and Conditions of Appointments of Service

• The appointment is for a period of four (4) years in the first instance and re-appointment for a second and final term of four (4) years subject to satisfactory performance.
• The salary and fringe benefits attached to the post are as applicable to the post of a Provost in all Federal Colleges of Education in Nigeria and as may be determined from time to time by the Federal Government.

Application Closing Date
Tuesday; 14th March, 2023.