Director of Administration at David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital (DUFUTH), Uburu

David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital (DUFUTH) - Our driving objective at DUFUTH is to become a world class teaching hospital, We hope to achive this using cutting edge technology and highly developed human resources committed to rendering  excellent medical services to the good people of Nigeria and beyond.

The Management of David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital, Uburu, Ebonyi State hereby invites applications from interested and suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Director of Administration

Location: Uburu, Ebonyi

Responsibilities

• The Director of Administration shall be responsible to the Chief Medical Director for the day-to-day general administration of the Hospital.
• He/She shall be Chief Adviser to the Chief Medical Director on general administrative matters and Secretary to the Board of Management. In addition, the Director of Administration shall:
• Take charge of the departments responsible for administration;
• Participate in formulation, execution and review of policies as directed by the Chief Medical Director and Board of Management;
• Coordinate the activities of support departments in the Hospital;
• Coordinate the correspondences of the Board and keep records of the Hospital.
• Perform such other functions as the Board or the Chief Medical Director, may from time to time assign to him/her.

Qualifications and Experience

• Candidates must possess a first degree in either Hospital/Health Services Management, Humanities or Social Sciences from a recognized University.
• Candidates must have not less than twenty (20) years of post-qualification cognate experience in administrative cadre in a government establishment.
• Candidate must be a Deputy Director in a Government establishment for not less than two years.
• Possession of Master’s Degree or any other relevant higher degrees in the relevant field would be an added advantage.
• Candidate must be ICT complaint.
• Candidate must be an Associate member of the Institute of Health Administrators of Nigeria (IHSAN).

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 has not attained the mandatory retirement age of sixty (60) years or thirty-five (35) years of service whichever comes first.
• He/she shall serve for a term of four (4) years in the first instance and may be re-appointed for a further term of four (4) years subject to satisfactory performance and no more.
• Such terms, and conditions as may be 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 for this category of officer.

Application Closing Date
25th December, 2025.