PREAMBLE:

In accordance with the provision of the Universities (Miscellaneous Provisions) Decree No. 11 of 1993 (as Amended by Decree No. 25 of 1996) and by the Universities (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1993 (Amendment Act) 2003 and Act 2012, as amended, the Council of the University wishes to commence the process for the selection and appointment of new Bursar and University Librarian for the University. Consequently, applications are hereby invited from interested suitably qualified and distinguished candidates.

The University:

The Federal University Lokoja, located in the confluence city of Lokoja, Kogi State, is a fast-growing institution established in 2011 to expand access to tertiary education in Nigeria. It commenced academic activities in 2012 with two Faculties and eleven (11) programmes and has since grown to offer over seventy-seven (77) programmes across seventeen (17) faculties, including a College of Health Sciences and a College of Postgraduate Studies.

As part of its vision to become a globally competitive institution, the University seeks to appoint qualified and experienced professionals to the positions of Bursar and University Librarian to strengthen its administrative structure and support its teaching, research, and service mandate.

The University is also committed to fostering local and international collaborations towards contributing to national development.

Job Details: Bursar

The post of the Bursar of the Federal University Lokoja will become vacant on 31st October 2026. In accordance with the provisions of the Universities Act, the Governing Council of the University wishes to commence the process for the appointment of suitable and qualified candidates for the position. Interested candidates are requested to note the following information:

1. Bursar is the Chief Financial Officer of the University and is directly responsible to the Vice-Chancellorfor the management and control of the finances of the University.
2. He/She shall advise the Vice-Chancellor on finance-related matters, coordinate the development and update the University's financial management plans; coordinate the preparation of periodic income and expenditure statements, balance sheet, cash flow estimates and consolidation, when necessary.
3. He/She shall ensure that accurate records are maintained of all assets and liabilities held by the University.
4. The duties shall include monitoring monthly income and expenditure and balance sheet variances against the budgets, and ensuring that theyare reconciled;
5. Monitoring treasury activities including cash flow projections and forecasts for prudence and accountability;
6. Negotiating with financial and government institutions with regard to financial matters.

Requirements for the Candidate:

1. The candidate for the post of Bursar must possess a minimum of Second-Class Lower Degree in Accounting and Finance or any related discipline from a recognized University, with at least sixteen (16) years relevant post-qualification cognate experience in an institution of higher learning, preferably a federal university.
2. Possession of a higher qualification will be an added advantage.
3. The applicant must possess any of the following professionally recognized accountancy qualifications: ANAN, ACA, CIMA, CPA, ACCA, ICAN

The candidate is also expected to:

1. Demonstrate evidence of consummate management and leadership passion and drive in previous positions and in addition, must possess excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills;
2. Demonstrate proficiency in the use of contemporary digital solutions/applications to the bursary function;
3. Exhibit the ability to be a team leader, who can lead by example and has clear mentorship skills and plans; and should not be older than sixty (60) years upon appointment.
4. Exhibit a considerable degree of competence, responsiveness, demonstrable integrity and transparency on matters of financial resource management with outstanding experience at management level;
5. Be a person with good leadership qualities who can inspire and motivate colleagues, a person with clear vision for the development of the University and must be ready to implement the vision of the University;
6. Be focused and innovative, computer literate and must have a good working understanding of communication by internet;
7. Be in excellent physical and mental health;
8. Not be below the rank of Deputy Bursar, who has spent at least four (4) years on the post.

Terms and Conditions of Service Applicable to the Post

1. The Bursar shall hold office for a single term of five(5) years only on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the letter of appointment.
2. The remuneration and other conditions of service are as applicable to the post of Bursar in all Federal Universities in Nigeria and as may be determined from time to time by the Federal Government or the Governing Council of the University

Method of Application

a. Interested candidates who meet the conditions for the post as indicated herewith should apply by submittingtwenty(20) copies of:

1. Duly signed application letter written in Times New Roman, font size 14 in single line spacing;
a) Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) in the following order:

i. FullName (Surname First)
ii. Date of Birth

• Nationality  
• Permanent Home Address
• Current Postal Address, including e-mail address and Telephone contact
• Marital Status
• Number of Children (With Dates of births)
• Institutions Attended (With Dates)
• Academic Qualifications (With Dates)
• Professional Qualifications (With Dates)
• Honours, Distinctions and Membership of Learned Societies and Professional bodies
• Publications, discoveries, patents and/or inventions (giving all relevant details and starting with the most recent)
• Work experience in the University system (giving names of institution(s) and dates)
• Details of administrative and managerial experience in the University system, as well as fund attraction, with evidence
• Specific services to local, national, international communities and organisations (giving dates, institutions/establishments and status)
• Present Employment: Status, Salary and Employer
• Extra-Curricular activities.

iii. Names and Addresses of three Referees (one of whom must, where appropriate, be the head of the establishment where the applicant currently works).

iv. Vision Statement stating in clear terms of not more than one thousand (1000) words, his/her vision for the University in the next five years following assumption of duty;

v. Photocopies of academic qualifications and other relevant credentials;

b. A readable flash drive containing all the above in PDF format should accompany the application.

c. References

Each application must include the names and addresses of at least three referees who must be requested to forward direct to the Registrar, a Confidential Report in a properly sealed envelope marked "Referee Report" with the name of the candidate as well as the position at the top left-hand corner of the envelope.

The Referee Reports should reach the Registrar, latest one working week to the expiration of the advertisement. It is the responsibility of the candidate and their Referees to ensure that they use a secure system to deliver the report.

The University will not accept responsibility for lost, non-delivered or non-received Referees reports sent.

All applications and Referees' Reports shall be submitted under confidential cover and addressed to:

The Registrar & Secretary to Council,
Federal University Lokoja, Lokoja Kogi State,
Nigeria

Job Details: University Librarian

The post of the University Librarian of the Federal University Lokoja will become vacant on 26th October, 2026. In accordance with the provisions of the Universities Act as Amended by the Universities ( Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Act, 2003, the Governing Council of the University wishes to commence the process for the appointment of suitable and qualified candidates for the position. Interested candidates are requested to note the following information:

The University Librarian is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the overall administration and coordination of the University Library, its branches in the Faculties and Study Centres as well as providing services for the entire University Community.

This position typically involves coordinating the duties of many librarians and library staff to ensure adequate access to library resources for all users, including those who enroll in, and teach distance education courses. This means that the successful candidate will be required to administer and develop the Libraries to meet the University's increasing needs, for its undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes.

In addition, he/she is to:

1. Ensure that distance education students and staff have the same access as on campus students, including reference assistance, library materials, bibliography instruction, interlibrary loan and document delivery, as well as access to reserve materials;
2. Prepare library budgets;
3. Serve as primary contact at the library for distance education students and staff;
4. Design and maintain library web-pages and user interfaces;
5. Create specialized tutorials covering topics such as information literacy education and using of remotely accessible library database;
6. Assist staff with designing course-specific web-pages and providing intellectual property rights;
7. Be in excellent physical and mental health

Requirements for the Candidate

The candidate for the post of Librarian must possess a minimum of second-class lower degree, Master's in Library Science (MLS) and PhD from a recognized University, with at least fifteen (15) years relevant post-qualification experience in a university, preferably a federal university.

The candidate is also expected to:

1. Not be below the rank of Deputy Librarian or its equivalent, who has spent at least three (3) years on the post;
2. Have considerable number of scholarly publications in reputable journals as appropriate for the position, either as Deputy University Librarian/Reader or Professor.
3. Be a member of the following: Librarian Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCI) and Nigeria Library Association (NLA);
4. Be computer literate and proficient in relevant computer applications as applicable to the running of a complex and modern University Library.

Terms and Conditions of Service Applicable to the Post:

1. The University Librarian shall hold office for a single term of five (5) years only on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the letter of
2. The remuneration and other conditions of service are as applicable to the post of Librarian in all Federal Universities in Nigeria and as may be determined from time to time by the Federal Government/Governing Council of the University.

Method of Application

a. Interested candidates who meet the conditions for the post as indicated herewith should apply by submitting twenty (20) copies of:
1. Duly signed application letter written in Times New Roman, font size 14 in single line spacing;

A detailed curriculum vitae (CV) in the following order:

1. Full Name (Surname First)
2. Date of Birth

• Nationality  
• Permanent Home Address
• Current Postal Address, including e-mail address and Telephone contact
• Marital Status Number of Children (With Dates of births)
• Institutions Attended  (With  Dates)
• Academic Qualifications (With Dates)
• Professional Qualifications (With Dates)
• Honours, Distinctions and Membership of Learned Societies and Professional bodies
• Publications, discoveries, patents and/or inventions (giving all relevant details and starting with the most recent)
• Work experience in the University (giving names of system institutions) and dates)
• Details of administrative and managerial experience in the University system, as well as fund attraction, with evidence
• Specific services to local, national, international communities and organisations (giving dates, institutions/establishments and status)
• Present Employment: Status, Salary and Employer
• Extra-Curricular activities.

iii. Names and Addresses of three Referees (one of whom must, where appropriate, be the head of the establishment where the applicant currently works).

iv. Vision Statement stating in clear terms of not more than one thousand (1000) words, his/her vision for the University in the next five years following assumption of duty;

v. Photocopies of academic qualifications and other relevant credentials;

vi. A readable Flash Drive containing all the above in PDF format should accompany the application.

c. References

Each application must include the names and addresses of at least three referees who must be requested to forward direct to the Registrar, a Confidential Report in a properly sealed envelope marked "Referee Report" with the name of the candidate as well as the position at the top left hand corner of the envelope.

The Referee Reports should reach the Registrar, at least one working week to the expiration of the advertisement.

It is the responsibility of the candidate and their Referees to ensure that they use a secure system to deliver the report. The University will not accept responsibility for lost non-delivered or non-received Referees reports sent.

All applications and Referees' Reports shall be submitted under confidential cover and addressed to:

The Registrar & Secretary to Council,
Federal University Lokoja, Lokoja
Kogi State, Nigeria

Additional Information

1. Thesealed envelope(s) containing the application should be boldly marked "POST OF BURSAR OR UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN" at the top left-hand corner.
2. Submissions are to be made to the Office of the Registrar, Federal University Lokoja.
3. Closing Date: The closing date for the receipt of applications is six (6) weeks from the date of this publication.

In addition to hard copies, applicants are expected to forward electronic copies of their submissions to: Email: [email protected]

Dr Rebecca Aimiohu Okojie, MCIPM
Registrar & Secretary to Council