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Job Title: Director, Works and Services
Job Description
- The Director, Works and Services, is responsible for managing and maintaining the university’s physical infrastructure, including buildings, roads, utilities, gardens, parks and landscape.
- The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership and direction for the Works and Services Department, ensuring that the university’s physical environment is safe, functional, and conducive to learning.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership and direction for the Works and Services Department.
- Plan, organize, and supervise the maintenance and repair of university buildings, roads, and utilities, gardens, landscape and parks.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for the management of the university’s physical infrastructure.
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure that the university’s physical environment is safe and functional.
- Manage the department’s budget and resources.
- Supervise and evaluate the performance of staff in the Works and Services Department.
Requirements
- At least a second-class lower honours degree in a relevant field (e.g., Civil Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying).
- A minimum of 15 years of post-qualification experience in a relevant field, with at least 5 years in a senior management position.
- Proven experience in managing physical infrastructure in a university or similar institution.
- Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Applicants should not be over sixty (60) years old when applying.
Conditions of Service
- The successful candidate will be appointed for a single term of four (4) years and entitled to the benefits and allowances approved by the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Governing Council as the case may be.
Application Instructions:
The application deadline is on 3rd March, 2024. Interested and qualified candidates should forward thirty (30) word-processed applications and thirty (30) copies of detailed Curriculum Vitae with copies of credentials highlight the following:
- Full Name (Surname first in capital letters)
- Place and Date of Birth
- Nationality
- State of Origin & Local Government Area
- Permanent Home Address
- Present postal Address/GSM Numbers/E-mail Address
- Marital Status
- Educational Institutions Attended with Dates
- Academic Qualifications Obtained with Dates
- Professional Qualifications Obtained with Dates
- Working Experience including full details of former and present post(s)
- Full details of service to the Nation and immediate community where applicable
- List of Publications where applicable
- Honours/Distinctions
- Extra-Curricular Activities
- Names and addresses of three referees.
All applications and detailed Curriculum Vitae with copies of credentials should be sealed and marked at the top left-hand corner of the envelope addressed and sent through a courier with the title of the position applied for to:
The Registrar,
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University,
P.M.B. 0248 Gubi campus,
Ningi-Kano Road,
Bauchi State.
Note
- Candidates should also request their three Referees to separately send reports on them, under confidential cover, direct to the same address above. The Referees should also be informed to indicate the position applied for.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview.
- The university reserves the right to verify any information provided by candidates.
- Applicants should not be over sixty (60) years old when applying.
Job Features
Job Category | Director of Works |