Institute Bursar at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS)

The Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) is Nigeria's apex and premier institution of legal research and training. It was established in March 1979 and has the mandate to provide support facilities for postgraduate studies in any field of law in Nigeria, as well as conduct legal and related research to enhance national development and the application of the results of research in the country's interest.

NIALS also offers specialised degree-awarding programmes such as the Postgraduate Diploma in Legislative Drafting (PGDLD), Master’s Degree in Legislative Drafting (LLM), and PhD programme in Legislative Drafting.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Institute Bursar

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• The Institute Bursar is the Financial Officer of the Institute and is responsible to the Director-General for the day-to-day administration and control of the financial affairs of the Institute.

Requirements

• Candidate must possess a good honours degree, not below second class lower division, in Accounting, Finance, or Economics from a recognised university and must hold professional qualifications such as ICAN, ACA, ANAN, CPA, ACMA, or ACCA.
• Should possess post-qualification cognate experience and be very conversant with accounting software.
• Candidate must be ICT-compliant and should command respect while being able to carry colleagues along. The possession of higher degree(s) is/are added advantage.

Salary & Condition of Service
As applicable and obtainable in Nigerian public universities and as may be determined from time to time by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Tenure of Office

• The Three (3) Principal Officers will each serve a tenure of Five (5) years.
• Candidates seeking these offices should not be more than Fifty-Eight (58) years of age on assumption of office.

Application Closing Date
21st April, 2025.