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JOB TITLE: Director of University Farm
JOB LOCATION: Umudike, Abia
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- The Director of University Farm is the Head of the Farm Management Centre of the University and responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the administration and planning of the farming activities of the University as well as the co-ordination of different Units of the Centre.
Qualifications
- Candidates for the post of Director of University Farms should possess a degree in Agriculture or a related field plus at least fifteen (15) years of cognate experience.
- Candidates must be a member of a relevant professional body and on CONTISS 14 in a University, Research Institute or similar institution.
- Possession of a postgraduate degree in Marketing or Management will be an added advantage.
- Candidates for the post of Director of University Farms must exhibit a considerable degree of competence, responsiveness and integrity in the administration of the University Farms.
- Prospective candidates must be proficient in ICT, hand ave good knowledge of the latest farming techniques, marketing of farm products and general Management.
Conditions of Service
- The appointment is pensionable on such terms and conditions as applicable to Federal Universities in Nigeria and as may be determined by appropriate University laws and the Governing Council.
Conditions of Service/Tenure of Directors:
- The successful candidates shall hold office for a period of five (5) years from the effective date of appointment and may not be re-appointed on such terms and conditions applicable to Federal Universities in Nigeria and as may be determined by appropriate University Law and the Governing Council of the University.
- HOW TO APPLY
- To apply for the ongoing Michael Okpara University of Agriculture job recruitment, Interested and qualified candidates should send twenty-five (25) sets of their Application, with copies of all relevant Credentials, as well as Curriculum Vitae (CV) structured to provide the following information:
- Full Name (Surname first)
- Post Desired
- Date of Birth
- Place of Birth and State of Origin
- Nationality
- Permanent Home Address (Not P.O Box or P.M.B)
- Current Postal Address (add telephone, GSM and e-mail contacts)
- Marital Status
- Number of children with names and ages
- Institutions attended with dates
- Academic Qualifications with dates (where applicable)
- Working Experience (General and Specific with dates)
- Details of administrative experience and Service to the Community (with status and dates)
- Present Employment, Status, Salary and Employer
- Extra Curricular Activities
- Publications (if any)
- 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 to professional conferences.
- Names and addresses of three referees (two of whom must be professionals or authorities in relevant fields) who must be requested by the applicants to forward their confidential reports.
- All applications should be submitted in a sealed envelope containing the Application, Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Credentials and marked “Post of Director of Physical Planning” at the top left-hand corner, addressed and sent by courier mail to:
- The Vice-Chancellor,
- Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike,
- P.M.B 7267,
- Umuahia, Abia State.
- Note: Candidates for the post must be such that they would not exceed the gazetted retirement age before the end of the five-year tenure.
Deadline: March 11, 2025
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