The University of Lagos was established in 1962, by an Act of Parliament of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to encourage the advancement of learning. Located in the urban and commercial city of Lagos, it has its main campus in Akoka and two other campuses in Yaba and Idi-Araba. The University caters for both full-time and part-time students and has an overall population of over fifty-eight thousand students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It has a staff strength of about four thousand. The University of Lagos, a highly reputable institution, has a College of Medicine, twelve Faculties, six Institutes, nineteen Research Centres, and several Centres of Excellence, a School of Postgraduate Studies and the University of Lagos Business School (ULBS).
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Registrar
Location: Lagos
The Position
- The Registrar is a Principal Officer, the Chief Administrative Officer, and is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the day-to-day administrative work of the University except for financial matters, which fall within the purview of the Bursar.
- The Registrar is also the Secretary to Council, Senate, Convocation and Congregation of the University.
- The University of Lagos seeks candidates with vision, proven academic distinction, managerial ability, and transparency in private and public life.
- The candidate shall be a person of high integrity, who is capable of giving dynamic administrative leadership while building strong and positive relationships with staff, students and the University community.
- He/she must have strong moral and steady character and should be able to instill confidence in others and command the loyalty and respect of the people.
- The candidate must be a team player, a thoroughbred administrator with a clear vision of a 21st-century professional University Registry and must fully understand the complexity of a university system and the uniqueness of the University of Lagos.
- The candidate must be able to effectively utilize the human and material resources to move the Registry of the University to an enviable global top-class status.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Candidates must possess a good Honour’s Degree plus National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate or evidence of exemption.
- Possession of a relevant higher degree and membership of a recognized professional body will be added advantages.
- The candidates should have at least fifteen (15) years post-qualification administrative experience.
- In addition, candidates must have at least ten (10) years relevant experience in a senior management level in the University system or tertiary institutions of comparable status.
Required Experience:
- Furthermore, the candidate must be ICT-compliant and should possess relevant 21st-century skills including:
- Communication and Information Literacy
- Strategic Planning,
- Staff Management
- Technology and Digital Literacy.
Tenure
- The successful candidate shall hold office for a period of five (5) years from the effective date of appointment with additional one (1) year subject to satisfactory performance as may be determined by the appropriate University laws and the Governing Council of the University of Lagos.
Salary Range and Condition of Services
- The remuneration and other conditions of service are as applicable to the post of a Registrar of Federal University in Nigeria and as may be determined from time to time by the Federal Government of Nigeria and the University’s Governing Council as appropriate.
Application Closing Date
13th September, 2024.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online