Rector at Imo State Polytechnic, Omuagwo

Imo State Polytechnic, Omuma - For effective education, skills acquisition of students and following the upgrade of the Umuagwo campus of the Imo State Polytechnic to a University status, the Imo State Polytechnic Omuma has been created through the Law passed by the Imo State House of Assembly, Imo State Law No, 11 of Imo State Polytechnic (Amendment) Law 2020, to carry out the vision of the Polytechnic and service delivery with innovations in the training of middle and high level manpower geared toward the technological development of the country. Imo State Polytechnic shall continue to be a multi-campus Institution.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the position below:

Job Title: Rector

Location: Imo

Job Descriptions

• The Rector is the Chief Executive, Academic, Administrative and Accounting Officer of the Polytechnic.
• He / She shall be the chief exponent of the educational advancement of the Polytechnic and his / her office shall serve as the nerve center for the coordination of the activities of various organs.
• He / She is charged with the general responsibility of all matters relating to the day to day management and operation of the Polytechnic.
• He is responsible to the Governing Council for the management of the human, monetary and material resources of the Polytechnic.
• It is also the duty of the Rector to see that the provisions of the law, statutes, ordinances and the regulations of the Polytechnic are observed, and he / she may exercise such powers as may be necessary for that purpose.
• The Rector shall therefore, be competent to always advice the Council on any matter affecting the policy, finance and administration of the Polytechnic.

Qualifications and Experience

• The candidate must be distinguished scholar with outstanding academic and administrative records. Specifically, the candidate must possess the following:
• Minimum of Doctorate Degree in any of the taught programs of the Polytechnic or related disciplines coupled with not less than twenty (20) years of cognate experience in tertiary institutions.
• Must be a Chief Lecturer in a Polytechnic and not below the rank of Associate Professor in a recognized University.
• Have advanced knowledge of computer usage and Information Technology packages.
• A proven and demonstrable ability to attract National and International research and development grants.
• Demonstrate ability to attract and retain highly skilled professional and talented teaching and non-teaching staff.
• Demonstrate interpersonal and team building skills and possess the ability to build bridges between staff, students and other members of the Polytechnic Community / Stakeholder
• Candidate must not be more than sixty (60) years at the time of Application.

Qualities of the Candidate:

• The candidate must have the ability to lead, motivate and inspire administrative associations, academic and non-academic staff as well as students and other stakeholders to work towards the advancement of learning and acquisition of skills.
• The Candidate must be a person with initiative and vision to stimulate an accelerated development of the Polytechnic even under financial and challenging constraints.
• The candidate must be a person of Impeccable integrity with the ability to command the respect and trust of both staff and students.
• The candidate must possess the drive, initiative and foresight and must understand the intricacies and complexities of the 21St Century higher educational institution.
• The candidate must be of pleasant disposition with sound leadership qualities and must be of good physical and mental health.
• The candidate shall submit a statement of his / her vision / mission for the Polytechnic which should be not more than one thousand words (1 )words.

Application Closing Date
26th October, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates are advised to arrange all Application Documents (including Application Cover Letters, CV, and copies of academic and professional Certificates, etc) in one document and submit a single PDF file to: [email protected] ; [email protected] uisng the Job title" as subject of the email.

In addition, ten (10) hard copies of Applications, CV and Credentials should be sent in one envelope marked with the position applied for to:
Registrar,
Imo State Polytechnic,
Omuma, Imo State.
Interested applicants are required to arrange their Curriculum Vitae, photocopies of certificates and other relevant credentials as follows:

• Name in full (Surname first) in block letters
• Date and place of birth
• Nationality
• State of Origin
• State of Marriage
• Local Government of Origin
• Local Government of Marriage
• Permanent Home Address
• Present Contact Address
• Marital Status
• Educational Institutions attended with dates and qualifications obtained including members / fellowship of relevant professional bodies.
• Work experience including full details of former and present duties with dates.
• List of Publications
• Major Professional achievements, contributions including awards received.
• Name and Address of (3) Referees. Each Referee must be contacted to forward directly to the Registrar; Confidential Report on the applicant’s character, academic and managerial competence in a properly sealed envelope marked "Referee / Post of Rector" at the top left corner of the envelope.

The application should be submitted in a sealed envelope marked "Application for the Post of Rector". Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Note

• All applicants are advised to convert all their documents (including Application Cover Letters, detailed CV (containing email addresses, telephone numbers and Zoom Ids, among others) and copies of academic and professional certificates, among others) to PDF.
• AII applicants are to save their PDF documents with their Names (first and surname) and position applied for (For example, Akingbade Babajide  Deputy Registrar). All applicants are to provide valid e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of their referees.
• Shortlisted applicants will be contacted via their email addresses, telephone numbers, and / or Zoom lds.