Job Title:Bursar

JOB DESCRIPTION
The Bursar is the Chief Financial Officer of the University and responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the day-to-day administration and control of the financial affairs of the University.

REQUIREMENTS
Candidates for the post of Bursar must exhibit considerable degree of competence, responsiveness and demonstrable integrity and transparency on matters of financial resources management. Applicants must be in good health and able to endure the rigours of the duties of the Bursar. Prospective candidates must show innovative approaches to the running of an
ICT -driven Bursary, working at the highest level of efficiency to eliminate tirne wasting, bureaucracy and bottlenecks, The ability to advise the Vice•Chancellor in planning and executing strategies for enhancing internal revenue as well as promoting the culture of “doing more with less” shall be required. Candidates for the post must be such that they would not exceed the gazetted retirement age before the end of the five years tenure.

QUALIFICATION FOR THE POST OF BURSAR
The applicant should possess a good first or second degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Business Administration and must, in addition, be a member of any of the following professional Accounting Bodies: ICAN. ACA (E&W). ANAN, ACCA, CPA•USA. The applicant must be of the rank of at least Deputy Bursar and must have a minimum of fifteen (15) years cognate experience, seven (7} years of which must have been spent in a University or similar institution. Exposure to profeSSiOnal Accounting Practice and a Post-Graduate degree from a recognized University will be an added advantage.

How to apply;

Candidates are required to submit 25(twenty five) sets of their application, giving the information in the following order in their CV:

(1) Full Name
(ii) Post desired
(iii) Date of Birth
(iv) Place of birth and State of Origin
(v) Nationality
(vi) Permanent Home Address (Not P.O. Box or PMB)
(vii) Current Postal Address (add telephone, GSM, and e-mail contacts)
(viii) Marital Status
(ix) Number of Children with Names and Ages
(x) Institutions Attended (with dates)
(xi) Academic Qualifications with dates (where applicable)
(xii) Working Experience (General and Specific with dates)
(xiii) Details of administrative experience and Service to the Community (with status and dates)
(xiv) Present Employment, Status, salary and Employer
(xv) Extra Curricular Activities
(xvi) Publications (if any) .
(xvii) Candidates should also indicate in their curriculum vitae any capacity enhancing training they have undergone in their career and any publications relevant to engineering practice and maintenance they have authored or presented in professional conference.
(xviii) Names and addresses of three referees (two of whom must be professionals or authorities in relevant fields) who must be requested by the applicant to forward their confidential reports to the Vice Chancellor, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike and marked CONFIDENTIAL

Applicants should forward their correspondence to

“The Vice-Chancellor, Michael
Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike,
P.M.B, 7267, Umuahia, Abia State”. and

Deadline:03/06/2013

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