Company Profile

HD Human Resource & Services (HD HR&S), a leading Innovative and client-centric management entity, has been retained to find highly motivated and qualified group of professionals and academics with significant experience in Tertiary Education.

Overview
With a solid and prestigious foundation, our client has been established as a leading indigenous tertiary education institution with global perspective in Ghana, West Africa. With high standard quality tertiary education noted for Ghana, our client intends to offer programmes of supreme standards in a range of subject areas.

Vision
Our client holds the vision of becoming the premier technology-based higher education institution in Ghana and Africa with international reputation for accelerating the achievement of aspiring students.

Mission
To create an academic environment that genuinely uses technology and innovation to provide teaching, learning, and research that is practical to the needs of Ghana, Africa, and beyond.

Job Description

The Role The Registrar is the Chief Administrative Officer for the University and is responsible for the general administration of the University. He/she provides the framework within which policies shall be made.

Job Functions

The Registrar’s main duties and responsibilities shall include the following:

• Act as Secretary to the Council and Academic Board of the University, as well as the Secretary to the various Boards and Committees of the University Council and Academic Board.
• Take custody of the Seal and affix it to documents in accordance with the directions given by the Council.
• Take custody of all legal documents and records of the University.
• Cause to be published at the end of each Semester, all policy decisions of Council and Academic Board, among others.
• Responsible for the day-to-day administration of the affairs of the University under the President.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to all senior administrative staff of the University, and
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Rector and other enactments

Required Skills or Experience

• The ideal candidate for the position of Registrar of the University, will be required to demonstrate high qualities of sound judgment, initiative, resourcefulness, precision and professionalism in his/her area of specialization and must:
• Possess at least a master’s degree in relevant areas such as Public Administration, Business Administration, Administration in Higher Education, Educational Administration or any other relevant field of study.
• Have at least twelve (12) years post-qualification experience in tertiary education management or in management position in industry/business, or any relevant public service organization. At least, four (4) out of the relevant years of experience should have been at a Deputy Registrar or equivalent senior management level.
• Demonstrate evidence of management writings that have contributed to the effective management of an institution of higher learning or industry.
• Demonstrate the ability to provide effective leadership, supervision and mentoring to all administrative senior members to improve productivity.
• Be computer literate.

Terms of Appointment

• The appointment shall be for a tenure of four (4) years in the first instance and may be renewed, subject to satisfactory performance, for another four (4) years.
• Salary and conditions of service attached to the position is very attractive.