The Ekiti State Polytechnic was established in the year 2014 as College of Technical and Commercial Agriculture at Isan-Ekiti by Dr John Kayode Fayemi led Government of Ekiti-State with focus on middle-level manpower development in the Agricultural sector, but this was truncated by the subsequent Administration.

The College officially kicked-off in September 2019 as a Polytechnic with the appointment of the pioneer Rector, Professor Johnson Kayode Adesodun and the pioneer Registrar, Mr Joseph Akin Olugbenga Olorunsola. The College presently runs National Diploma (ND) Programmes in six academic departments. Effort are on to add more programmes and certificate courses.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below which will become vacant on 1st September, 2024:

Job Title: Registrar

Location: Isan-Ekiti, Ekiti
Employment Type: Full time

Job Description

• The Registrar is responsible to the Rector for the day-to-day administration of the Polytechnic and shall perform such other duties as the Governing Council or, as the case may be, the Rector may from time to time require him to do.
• He/She is one of the Principal Officers of the Polytechnic.
• He/She heads the Registry Department and is the custodian of Polytechnic’s seal and documents.
• He/She is the Secretary to the Governing Council, the Academic Board and any Standing Committee of the Council.

Qualifications and Experience
The candidate for the position must possess the following qualifications and qualities:

• Hold a First Degree with a minimum of second-class degree lower division or Higher National Diploma (HND) with at least a lower credit in Social Sciences, Education, Art, Humanities and other related courses from a recognized Institution of Higher Learning
• Have a minimum of eighteen (18) years post qualification cognate experience for First Degree and HND holders or Master’s degree in relevant discipline with a minimum of fifteen (15) years post qualification cognate experience or Doctorate degree (Ph.D.) in relevant discipline with a minimum of twelve (12) years post qualification cognate experience, at least ten (10) years of which must have been gained in a Polytechnic or similar TVET institution;
• Registered member with relevant professional bodies recognized by the State and Federal Government.
• Be currently on the rank of a Deputy Registrar for a period NOT less than five (5) years in a Polytechnic or similar TVET institution;
• Proficient in information and Communication Technology (ICT):
• Be not more than fifty-nine (59) years of age as at 1/09/2024 (date the post will become vacant);
• Demonstrate evidence of strong administrative leadership, initiative and creativity in administration, policy formulation, good human relations and positive managerial attributes,
• Knowledgeable in the Public Service Rules and Regulations of the Polytechnic system
• Provide evidence of membership of professional body/bodies recognised by the Federal Government;
• A person who is not likely to pursue, racial, gender, political, religious or other sectional Interest
• Morally sound, of impeccable character, proven integrity and free from financial embarrassment, and
• Physically and mentally fit (with evidence from a government hospital).

Terms of Appointment and Conditions of Service

• The appointment is for a single tenure of five (5) years in line with extant provisions.
• The salary is consolidated and the appointee shall enjoy any other benefits attached to the position of a Principal Officer of the Polytechnic as contained in the Conditions of Service approved by the State Government.

Application Closing Date
16th May, 2024.