Director of Administration at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH)

The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) is a foremost tertiary hospital with a mandate to provide excellent services of international standard in patient care, training & research. LUTH has over 950 admission beds, Forty-Six (46) Clinical Departments, Eighteen (18) Non-Clinical Departments and Outreaches at both Yaba and Pakoto. Presently the Hospital has over Two Thousand Three hundred (2,300) Staff comprising of Consultants, Resident/Medical Officers, Nurses, Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Medical Laboratory scientists, Nutritionists, Hospital Administrators, Engineers and other categories of staff.

We are recruiting qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Director of Administration

Location: Idi-Araba, Lagos

Responsibilities

• The Director of Administrations hall be responsible to the Chief Medical Director for day-to-day general administration of the Hospital.
• He/She shall be the Chief Administrative adviser to the Chief Medical Director and Secretary to the Board of Management.

In addition, the Director of Administration shall:

• Take charge of the department responsible for administration;
• Participate in formulation, execution and review of policies as directed by the Medical Director and/or the Board;
• Coordinate 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 Chief Medical Director, may from time to time as sign to him/her.

Qualifications and Experience

• Candidates must possess a First Degree in either Hospital/Health Services Management or Humanities or Social Sciences from are cognized University or its equivalent.
• Fellow or Associate membership of the Institute of Health Administrators of Nigeria (IHSAN) or any other relevant professional certificate is an added advantage.
• Candidates must have not less than twenty(20) years of post-qualification working experience in a government establishment.
• Possession of Master's Degree or any other relevant higher degrees would be an added advantage.
• Candidates must not be below Deputy Director or equivalent in a government establishment.
• Working experience in a hospital or healthcare service delivery organization is an added advantage.
• Candidate must be ICT complaint.

Tenure

• The Director of Administration shall hold office effective from the date of appointment inclusive of any period previously served 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 of service (whichever comes first) and on such terms and conditions as maybe specified in the letter of appointment.

Salary and Conditions of Service
Salary and conditions of services shall be in accordance with the Public Service salary structure.

Application Closing Date
8th March, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send twenty (20) copies of their Applications accompanied with photocopies of their Credentials and their Curriculum Vitae highlighting the following:

• Full Name
• 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.
• The Curriculum Vitae must include the names and addresses of three(3) referees one of whom must be within the rank of Directorate cadre.

The Application and Attachment should be in a sealed envelope marked "Application for the Post of Director of Administration" at the top left-hand corner of the envelope and addressed to:
The Chief Medical Director,
Lagos University Teaching Hospital, (LUTH),
Idi-Araba, Lagos State.

Note: Recommendation letters from the referees should be sent directly to the above address by the referee.