Bursar at Modibbo Adama University of Technology

Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola formally known Federal University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa state Nigeria was established in 1981 by the Federal Government of Nigeria to provide the much needed technologically skilled manpower for the nation. It is one of the Federal Universities recognized by National Universities Commission (NUC) to offer Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate degrees in different fields of Science and Technology.

The University’s first set of 108 students graduated in the 1988/89 academics session. The University was merged to University of Maiduguri in the 1984, when it became the Modibbo Adama Campus (MACUM), of University of Maiduguri. However, in 1988, it was de-merged and granted full autonomy with the name reverted to Federal University of Technology, Yola. In 2011, the then President and Commander in-Chief, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR approved the change of the University’s name to Modibbo Adama University of Technology, (MAUTECH) Yola, effective from 1st October 2011.

The Governing Council of the Modibbo Adama University, Yola hereby announces a vacant position in the University. Applications are therefore invited from suitably qualified candidates with experience in University administration for the position below:

Job Title: Bursar

Location: Yola, Adamawa

Job Description

• The Bursar as a Principal Officer, and in accordance with the University Act, the Chief Financial Officer of the University, is responsible to the Vice Chancellor.
• The duties of a Bursar includes the administration and Control of Financial Affairs and the provision of accounting services for the University.

Qualifications and Experience

• Candidate must possess a good University degree in Accounting from a recognized university plus full professional qualification as iCAN, ACCA etc, with 20 years post qualification or relevant cognate working experience.
• He / she must have at least 10 years unbroken service in the University system, and must have served in an administrative capacity not below the rank of Deputy Bursar.
• The candidate must also be computer literate.

Salary and Conditions of Service for Bursar

• Appointment is made for fixed period of 5 years in the first instance and an extension of one year of service, if considered satisfactory.
• The salary is as approved for Bursars in the Federal Universities.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their Applications and 20 copies of their current Curriculum Vitae signed by themselves, giving the following information:

• Full name, current postal address, permanent home address
• Place and Date of Birth
• Nationality
• State of Origin
• Marital Status
• Number and Ages of Children
• Educational Institutions attended with dates
• Qualifications obtained with dates
• Details of previous and current appointments with dates
• Hobbies
• Academic and Professional qualifications including distinctions and dates
• Statement of experience including full details of former and present posts and employers.
• List of Publications stating Journals / Books in which they were published (if any).
• Other activities outsides current employment
• Names and addresses of three (3) Referees, one (1) of whom must be from the candidate's present employer.
• Proposed date of availability for duty if appointed.

Applications should be submitted in an envelope marked "Application for the post of Bursar" and addressed to:
The Registrar,
Modibbo Adamawa University,
P.M.B. 2076, Yola,
Adamawa State, Nigeria.

Note

• Candidates should please request their Referees to forward reports attesting to their character, integrity and capability for the post of Bursar, in a sealed envelope, marked "Confidential", to the address above.
• Only shortlisted applications will be acknowledged

Application Deadline  18th December, 2021.