Director of Administration at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Katsina

The Management of Federal Teaching Hospital, Katsina invites application from suitably qualified candidates to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Director of Administration

Location: Katsina

Responsibilities
The Director of Administration shall be responsible to the Chief Medical Director for day-to-day general administration of the Hospital. He shall be Chief Administrative adviser to the Chief Medical Director and Secretary to the Board of Management. In addition, the Director of Administration shall:

• Take charge of the Department responsible for administration;
• Participate in formulation, execution and review of policies as directed by the Chief Medical Director and/or the Board;
• Coordinate the activities of support departments in the Hospital;
• Conduct the correspondences of the Board and keep records of the Hospital administrative processes;
• Perform such other functions as the Board or the Chief Medical Director may, from time to time assign to him/her.

Qualifications and Experience

• Candidates must possess a good First Degree in either Hospital / Health Services Management or Humanities or Social Sciences from a recognized University or its equivalent
• Candidates must have not less than twenty-five (25) years post-qualification working experience in Public Service
• Candidate must have attained the post of at least a Deputy Director in a government establishment
• Possession of Master’s Degree or any other relevant higher degree would be an added advantage
• Fellowship or Associate Membership of the Institute of Health Service Administrators of Nigeria (IHSAN) or any other recognized professional certificate is an added advantage
• A candidate that has less than five (5) years to retirement need not apply
• Candidates must be Computer literate
• Working experience in a tertiary hospital is an added advantage.

Tenure:

• The Director of Administration shall hold the office effective from the date of appointment inclusive of any period previously served in the Public Service, provided the officer has not attained the mandatory retirement age of sixty (60) years or thirty-five (35) years of service (whichever comes first) and on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the letter of appointment.

Salary and Conditions of Service
Salary and the conditions of service shall be in accordance with the Public Service salary structure for this category of officers.

Application Closing Date
5th September, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward fifteen (15) copies of their Applications accompanied with photocopies of their credentials and Curriculum Vitae (CV) highlighting the following:

• Full name
• Place and date of birth
• Home address
• Contact address
• Nationality
• Marital status
• Number and ages of children (if any)
• Educational Institutions attended with dates
• Academic qualifications obtained with dates
• Working experience with dates
• Present employment indicating present status and salary
• Extra-curricular activities.
• Referees (3).

The application and the attachments should be in a sealed envelope marked "Application for the Post of Director of Administration" at the top left-hand corner of the envelop and addressed to:
The Chief Medical Director,
Federal Teaching Hospital,
Katsina - Katsina State.

Note

• The Curriculum Vitae must include the addresses of the referees one of whom must be within the rank of Directorate Cadre.
• Recommendation letters from the referees should be sent directly to the above address by the referee.