Head of Department - Education [ Ref :ZU/10/Adv/2/2025 ]
Vacancy Open: Jun 11th, 2025 | Vacancy Closing: Jun 20th, 2025
Positions needed: 1
The position-holder will primarily be employed as a teaching staff on permanent and pensionable terms but will hold the Head of Department position on a three-year renewable contract. The Head of Department will be reporting to the Dean – School of Education, Arts and Social Sciences and will be responsible for:
- Overseeing all teaching and examination processes, ensuring timely and comprehensive course coverage and evaluation.
- Monitoring class attendance by students and staff.
- Working with the HR department to ensure optimal workload allocation.
- Managing students’ retention, eventual graduation and progression to other programmes.
- Participating in departmental research activities and output.
- Management of students’ projects, attachments and field exposure.
- Timely resolutions of students' and staff concerns.
- People management, including management of their performance, work attendance, leave, and discipline.
- Overseeing programme development and review.
- Participating in approving all student admissions, receiving new students registered in the department, orienting and assisting them to settle down.
- Implementing policies that help in ensuring the sustainability of the department.
- Any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor or as captured in the detailed job description.
- PhD in Education or related area from an accredited university.
- Master’s in Education or a related area from an accredited university.
- Bachelor of Education or a related field from an accredited University.
- A minimum of twenty-four (24) publication points, of which at least sixteen (16) must be from publications in peer-reviewed/refereed journals.
- At least two years of teaching experience at university level and a year’s management experience.
- Membership to a relevant professional body will be an added advantage.
Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.