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National Universities Commission - Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the position of Director/Chief Executive, Nigeria French Language Village, Topo-Badagry, Lagos Nigeria.
Job Title: Director/Chief Executive
Job Location: Lagos
The Village
The Nigeria French Language Village was established in 1991 as an Inter-University Centre under the ambit of the National Universities Commission (NUC) with the statutory mandate of:
- Providing Language Immersion Programme (LIP) as a domestic alternative to the erstwhile foreign-based (year round) component of the B.A./BEd French programmes in Nigerian Universities:
- Providing similar acculturation for students of French in Nigerian Colleges of Education.
Responsibilities
- Broadly, the Director, as the Chief Executive, shall be the Chief Administrative and Academic Officer of the Language Village, the Chairman of the Academic Board, and an ex-officio member of the Governing Council
- He/She is the image figure for the Language Village.
- Maintaining efficiency and good order of the Language Village. All other officers within the internal management structure are responsible to him/her. His/Her success in managing the resources available to him depends not only on his/her profession as an academic, but also on his/ her ability to lead, motivate and inspire administrative associates. academic and non-academic staff as well as students, to work toward the central purpose of the Village, to advance learning and enhance talent.
- The Director shall exercise generate supervision over the Language Village and shall have a general responsibility to the Council for maintaining and promoting the efficiency and good order of the Language Village, and it shall be his/her duty to see that the provisions of the Act establishing the Language Village and the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations are observed
- He/She shall, by virtue of his office, be a member of the Council, where he/she is the main official source of information on the state of affairs of the Language Village.
- He/She will bring to the Council all development programmes relating to the future of the Language Village after they have been discussed at the various Committees and the Academic Board.
- He/She shall be the Chairman of the Academic Board of the Language Village with responsibility for formulating and continuously evaluating the academic programmes and research policy of the Village
Requirements
- The candidate for this position is expected to be an internationally distinguished French Linguist with the following qualifications and attributes:
- Possession of a Ph.D Degree in French Language from a reputable University as well as having been a full Professor of French in a reputable University for at Least eight (8) years.
- Evidence of distinguished French Language research accomplishments characterized by consistent and sustained publications of high Level research articles in reputable international journals and/or research books/monographs by reputable international publishers - including at least two such articles or one book in the last five years.
- Ability and resolve to provide the type of leadership that will enable the Language Village achieve its mandate outlined above
- Extensive cognate administrative experience
- Ability to generate funds for the Language Village beyond the basic Government funding
- Having a clear vision for further development of the Language Village into a world class Centre of Excellence in French Language, as well as ability to provide quality Leadership and leadership by examples: and
- Belief in accountability, justice and fairness
Tenure of Appointment
The tenure of appointment for this Office is as enshrined in the enabling Act of the Language Village. i.e a single term of five (5) years, and no more
Salary and Fringe Benefits
The salary and fringe benefits for this position is the same with that of a Vice-Chancellor of a Federal University in Nigeria
Mode Of Application
All interested candidates should send fifteen (15) copies each of:
- Letter of Application containing details of qualifications and experience for the position;
- Updated Curriculum Vitae with list of three (3) Referees;
- Relevant Credentials/Certificates available or claims of qualifications to:
The Executive Secretary
National Universities Commission,
Aja Nwachukwu House
No 26, Aguiyi Ironsi Street
Maitama District
PMB 237, Garki G.P.O
Abuja. Nigeria
Application Deadline: 27th September, 2013
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