Provost

Plateau State College of Health Technology started as a School of Health Technology in 1977 with the sole aim of training middle man power cadre health personnel for the implementation of Primary Health Care Policies in the rural areas. The School was upgraded to a College in 2003, via Plateau State of Nigeria Gazette No 2 Vol. 10 (College of Health Technology Law, 2003), by the then Governor of Plateau State, Chief Joshua C. Dariye with Mrs. Mercy Kyesduhun as its pioneer Provost.

We are on a mission to be the foremost institution of training qualified medical personnel to meet the demands of the World Health Organization (WHO) targets of Health for All by the year 2020 and beyond.

The Governing Council in accordance with the applicable law establishing the College and subject to the approved conditions of service, invites applications from suitably qualified and interested candidates for appointment to the following position below:

Job Title: Provost

Location: Zawan, Plateau

Job Description

• The Provost is the Chief Executive and Academic Head of the College and shall be responsible to the Governing Council for the overall administration of the College in accordance with the enabling law, regulations, and policies of the College.
• The successful candidate shall provide strategic, academic, and administrative leadership and shall be responsible for promoting the academic development, institutional growth, efficiency, and orderly administration of the College.

Requirements

• Possess at least a good Master's Degree in an appropriate field of Health or Medical Sciences from a recognised university.
• Be an academic staff member not below the rank of Chief Lecturer in a College of Health Technology or similar tertiary institution, with at least five (5) years' experience at that level; or be a Senior Lecturer or equivalent in a university with at least three (3) years' experience at that level, subject to the applicable regulations.
• Possess not less than eighteen (18) years of relevant teaching and research experience.
• Possess appropriate registration/licence with the relevant professional regulatory body, where applicable to the candidate's discipline.
• Demonstrate substantial academic, administrative, and managerial experience relevant to the leadership of a tertiary institution.
• Demonstrate evidence of scholarly and professional accomplishment.
• Demonstrate competence in the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
• Possess proven leadership ability, sound judgment, interpersonal skills, and the capacity to work effectively with staff, students, Council, and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrate commitment to fairness, inclusiveness, institutional integrity, and the promotion of the objectives of the College.
• Demonstrate the capacity to mobilise legitimate external support, partnerships, and resources for institutional development.
• Be of good character and demonstrate integrity and responsible management of institutional resources.
• Be medically fit to perform the duties of the office, in accordance with applicable public service requirements.
• Not be below forty-five (45) years and not above sixty (60) years of age by 31st December 2026.

Tenure and Condition of Service

• The successful candidate shall hold office for a term of four (4) years, renewable once, on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the letter of appointment.
• The remuneration and other conditions of service shall be as applicable to this post in similar institutions in the State and as may be determined by the Governing Council of the College in accordance with the Law.
• Remuneration and other conditions of service shall be as applicable to the respective position in the College and similar institutions in the State, subject to the approved conditions of service and decisions of the Governing Council.