Federal Medical Centre, Owerri - We are committed to being a versatile team spirited hospital system which sustains efficient, high quality, affordable, specialized services further enhanced through Research and Human Resource development.
The Federal Ministry of Health hereby invites applications from interested and suitably qualified candidates to fill the vacant position below:
Job Title: Head of Administration/Assistant Director
Location: Owerri
Duties/Job Responsibilities
Successful candidates shall be:
- Responsible to the Medical Directors for the day to day general administration of the Hospital;
- The Chief Administrative adviser to the Medical Director on general administrative matters:
- Taking charge of the administrative department;
- Participating information, execution and review of policies as directed by the Medical Director / or the Board:
- Coordinating the activities of support departments in the Hospital;
- Secretary to the Board of Management;
- Conduct the correspondence of the Bo4and keep the records of the Hospital;
- Perform such other functions as the Board or the Medical Director, as the case may from time to time assign to him/her
Qualifications and Experience
- Candidates must possess a good honours degree in any of the discipline of Social Sciences or Humanities from a recognized University or its equivalent;
- Candidates must have had at least twenty (20) years post qualification experience;
- Possession of Masters Degree or any other relevant higher degrees or postgraduate professional qualifications in Hospital Management or any of the disciplines specified in the first bullet point above would be an added advantage.
Tenure of Office
The Head of Administration/Assistant Director shall hold the office provided he/she does not attain the mandatory retirement age of sixty (60) years or thirty -five (35) years of service (whichever is earlier) and on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the letter of appointment of policy circular as may be issued from time to time.
Salary
CONHESS 13/1 - Other allowance are as applicable to that obtainable in other similar Health institution in the country.
Application Closing Date
24th March, 2017.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates are required to submit 15 copies of application along with photocopies of their credentials and detailed CV highlighting the following:
- Full Name.
- Place and date of birth.
- Home address.
- Contact address.
- Nationality.
- Marital Status.
- Number and ages of children (if any).
- Institution attended with dates.
- Academic qualifications obtained with date.
- Working experience.
- Present employment indicating present status and salary.
- Extra-curricular activities.
- Referees (3).
The application and attachment should be in a sealed envelope and marked "post of the Head of Admin/Asst. Director FMC" on the left hand corner address to:
The Medical Director,
Federal Medical Centre, Owerri,
PMB 1010,
Owerri,
Imo State.
Note: Candidates are to request their referees to send confidential reports on them directly to the Medical Director.