The Management Board of Benue State University Teaching Hospital, (BSUTH) Makurdi  hereby invites applications from qualified candidates for the post of Director of Administration.

Vision: Our vision is to provide excellent health care to the people of Benue State and the surrounding states. We intend to provide the best possible environment for teaching and research so that the dreams of both our students and staff are realized, and in the process adding value to the society. We commit ourselves to working towards this vision, and we invite collaboration from all people and organizations of like mind.

We have received accreditation from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria to be a suitable place for the training of medical students. We hope to have similar accreditations from other professional bodies in the near future so we can train both resident doctors and other professionals in the health sector.

We are a new hospital, but our facilities include those for Heamodialysis, Endoscopy, Imaging with various modalities including CT scanning, echocardiography and so on. Our hospital environment is beautiful to behold.

We have many consultants in various fields and they come from all parts of Nigeria and are helping to transform our vision into reality. We have enthusiastic support workforce that is working hard to actualize our dreams.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Director of Administration

Location: Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible to the Chief Medical Director for the day-to-day management of administrative functions of the Teaching Hospital.

He/she will be Secretary to the Management Board.

Qualification and Experience

The Candidate should possess a good Honours Degree from a recognized University in Health Services Management or any of the Social Sciences or Humanities.

The Candidate should preferably be a member of the Institute of Health Service Administrators of Nigeria.

In addition, the candidate must have not less than Twelve (12) years cognate administrative experience part of which should be in a Teaching Hospital or any other tertiary health related agency of similar standing, part of which MUST be at least at the Chief Administrative Officer or equivalent level.

Anyone earning below CONHESS 12 (GL 14) need not apply.

Applicants must be versatile  in the use of computers and ICT.

Condition of Service: These are as obtainable in the Federal Public Service of Nigeria.

Salary: CONHESS 15

Application Closing Date: 4pm, 12th December, 2013

Method of Application: Application forms are obtainable online through the link here below. They  are to be completed and returned to the following email address: [email protected]   

Click here to download application form

Returning the Completed Form: Your completed application form should be returned to the above email address or submitted in hard copy to the address below, and should arrive not later than 4 pm, 12th December, 2013. We are unable to consider late applications.

The Chief Medical Director,

Benue State University Teaching Hospital,   

P.M.B 102131,

Makurdi.

The candidate is also expected to give a brief write up on why he/she believes he/she is the right person for the job, and the value he/she will bring to the hospital to make it realize its vision.

Only applicants who are short -listed will be contacted.

Please inform us if at any stage after submission of your form you decide not to proceed with your application.

Signed

Prof. A.O. Malu

Chief Medical Director 

BSUTH