Bursar needed at Usman Danfodio University
Job title : Bursar
Job Location : Sokoto
Deadline : April 08, 2024
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The Position
- The Bursar is a Principal Officer and as the Chief Financial Officer of the University is responsible to the Vice Chancellor for the day-to-day administration and control of the financial affairs of the University.
- For the vacant post, the University seeks candidatess with the vision, proven academic distinction, managerial ability, integrity and transparency in private and public life.
- The candidates should have the ability to develop linkages with the external communities to support the emerging needs of the University, command respect and engender cooperation and loyalty of staff and students of the University.
Qualifications
- Candidates must possess good honours Degree not below Second Class Lower Division in Accounting from a recognized University as well as recognised professional qualifications, such as ICAN, ACA, ANAN, CPA, ACMA or ACCA.
- The candidates must have had not less than fifteen (15) years cognate post-qualification experience preferably in a University or comparable institution and at Senior Management position.
- They must also be Information and Communication Technology (ICT) compliant and be able to command respect and to carry colleagues along.
- The possession of higher degree(s) would be an added advantage.
- The candidates must not be more than sixty (60) years at the time of assumption of duty.
Salary and Conditions of Service
Remuneration and other conditions of service are as applicable to the post of a Bursar of all Nigerian Federal Universities and as may be determined from time to time by the Federal Government of Nigeria/Governing Council as appropriate.
How to Apply for this Offer
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application Letters (30 copies) accompanied by 30 copies of the candidate’s detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV). The CV must contain, among others, the following:
- The candidate’s name in full
- Age
- Marital status
- Nationality
- Educational attainments with dates
- Number of Ph.D candidates supervised and graduated
- Research output
- Academic and non-academic recognition
- Professional achievements
- Scholarly publications in renowned domestic and international journals with dates, and books.
- Certificate of birth or statutory declaration of age
- Certificate of medical fitness based on documented comprehensive medical examination from a government hospital.
- A statement of the candidate’s Vision for the Usmanu Danfodiyo University in the 21st century of not more than 1500 words (30) copies).
- Names of three (3) referees who should be in a position to attest to the candidate’s claim to high academic standard, managerial capacity and moral uprightness.
All applications are to be forwarded under confidential cover in an envelope marked at the upper left hand corner “POST OF VICE CHANCELLOR – Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto” to:
The Registrar and Secretary to Council,
Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto,
Sokoto State.
A soft copy of the application and CV should also be sent to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Note
- In the case of a nominated or ‘searched candidate”, the CV must be accompanied by a letter of consent from the candidate.
- The three (3) referees should be requested by the candidate to forward referee’s reports directly to the Registrar under confidential cover.
- All shortlisted candidates will be required to make themselves available for interaction with the Joint Council/Senate Selection Board.
- All applications received will be duly acknowledged.
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