Provost at Sikiru Adetona College of Education, Science and Technology

Sikiru Adetona College of Education, Science and Technology, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the vacant position below:

Job Title: Provost

Location: Ijebu Ode, Ogun

Responsibilities

• The Provost is the Chief Executive of the College, and is charged with the responsibility of seeing to the day-to-day management and operations of the College.
• The successful candidate would be expected to provide the required Academic, Administrative and Professional leadership for the College in executing the broad policies laid down by the Governing Council for the achievement of the objectives for which the institution was established.

Among others, some specific duties of the Provost include being:

• The Chief Academic, Administrative and Accounting Officer of the College.
• The Chairman of the Academic Board that directs and oversees academic activities of the College.
• Amember of the Governing Council of the College in-charge of providing periodic reports on the progress of the College in terms of personnel, finances, infrastructures and academic matters and ensuring that the decisions of Council are carried out promptly.
• Responsible for approving and authorizing all payments and expenditures of the College in accordance with Financial Regulations, Treasury Circulars and Governing Council's decision/directives under sound financial discipline and management;
• Responsible for ensuring that meetings of Council and its Committees are serviced, etc.
• A person to foster good rapport with the relevant organs of the State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) and other professional bodies that would lead to the ultimate attainment by the College of the status of a Centre of Excellence.

Qualifications

• Candidate should possess a Doctorate Degree from a recognized University in a field relevant to at least one programme in the College.
• He/She should be a registered and active member of a Professional Association in the field of Education.
• The possession of professional Teaching qualification, a minimum of Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) or Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE), in addition to registration as a Professional Teacher with Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) is MANDATORY.
• Candidate must not be above fifty-nine (59) years of age at the time of taking up the appointment.
• iCandidate must possess a minimum of fifteen (15) years post qualification teaching/research experience in College of Education system and in addition must have held a senior teaching/research and top administrative post in a College of Education system as evidence of ability to manage human and material resources.
• Candidate must show evidence of good track record in result oriented researches reaching high National and International status in their research achievements, as evident in scholarly publications.
• Candidate must be a Chief Lecturer with at least five (5) years cognate experience in a College of Education system.
• Candidate must be of good conduct and character, possess sense of discipline, dedication, drive asecnd resourcefulness
• and be able to command the respect and loyalty of mer embers of staff and students of the College. He/She must be somebody who will not foster personal, social, ethnic, political, religious and other personal interests.
• Candidate must be Computer literate and proficient in the use of relevant computer applications.
• Candidate should show evidence of Community Service towards both local and national development.
• Candidate must be a man/woman of vision, a goal getter, and one that can produce and execute a strategic plan for the College.
• Candidate must be able to attract research grants and development facilities to the College.
• Candidate must be a person with initiative and vision with the capacity to sustain the accelerated pace of development of the College even under financial and other challenging constraints.

Terms of Appointment

• The appointment is for a single term of five (5) years.
• The salary/remunerations are as contained in the Conditions of Service for Provosts of State Colleges of Education in Nigeria and may be determined by Government policies from time-to-time.

Application Closing Date
16th August, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit twenty (20) copies of their Applications with up-to-date curriculum vitae which must include the following:

• Full Name, Surname underlined.
• Marital Status and Number of Children indicating the age of each.
• Date and Place of Birth, Local Government Area and State of Origin. Nationality and how acquired.
• Honours and Distinctions (if any).
• Current Postal Address and Permanent Home Address.
• Educational Institutions attended with dates.
• Academic and Professional Qualifications and distinctions with dates.
• Membership of Professional Associations/Bodies.
• Work Experience in chronological sequence.
• Previous Employer(s); Post(s) held with dates.
• Present Employer, Status and Salary.
• Extracurricular Activities.
• Academic/scholarly Publications in standard APA format.
• Conferences attended and papers presented with dates.
• Evidence of Medical Fitness from a recognized Government Hospital.
• Statement of own visions for the College (20 pages).
• Names and Addresses of three (3) Referees one of whom must be the present Employer.

Applications should be submitted in a sealed envelope marked "Application for the Post of Provost" on the top left-hand corner and addressed to:
The Registrar,
Sikiru Adetona College of Education, Science and Technology,
P.M.B. 2128,
Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.

Note

• Candidates are required to ask their three (3) referees to forward Confidential Reports on them to the same address as above before the closing date.
• Such Referees should be able to attest to the candidate's claim to high academic and managerial capabilities as well as to the candidate's notable uprightness.
• Applicants will be required to produce originals of their certificates and other relevant credentials if invited for interview; photocopies will not be accepted.