Vice–Chancellor at Accra Technical University (ATU)

We have started building our professional LinkedIn page. Follow Company: Accra Technical University (ATU) Location: Ghana State: Jobs in Accra Job type: Full-Time Job category: Education/Teaching Jobs in Ghana No views yet Job Description The Governing Council of Accra Technical University (ATU) invites applications from qualified and enterprising persons to fill the vacancy of Vice–Chancellor. Accra Technical University is located in the central business district of Accra, the Capital City of Ghana. The University was converted from a Polytechnic to a Technical University in September 2016 by an Act of Parliament establishing Technical Universities in Ghana. The University has been mandated by the Technical Universities Act, 2016 (Act 922) as amended by Act 974, 2018, and Act 1016, 2020 to provide higher education in engineering, science, and technology-based disciplines, technical and vocational education and training, applied arts and related disciplines. The University has a staff of about 800 made up of faculty, senior administrative officers, and other supporting staff, and a student population of about 29,000 made up of full and part-time students offering various academic and professional programmes. The Vision of the University is to be recognized as the top Technical University in Ghana, with strong regional influence. The Position

• The Vice-Chancellor is the Executive Head of the University and is responsible, under the Governing Council of the University, for both Academic and Administrative functions of the University.

• The Vice-Chancellor is the chief disciplinary officer and has authority over all employees and students of the University, subject to the Statutes and Conditions of Service of the University. The person shall be responsible for

protecting the integrity of the University’s processes.

• The Vice-Chancellor is responsible for the promotion of a world-class, high-quality Technical University education and the provision of the necessary academic and administrative leadership.

• The Vice-Chancellor shall be responsible for initiating and implementing the Strategic Plan of the University, subject to approval by the Governing Council.

• It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to advise the Governing Council and Academic Board of the University on all matters affecting policy, finance, governance, and administration of the University.

• The Vice-Chancellor, subject to the approval of the Governing Council, shall have the power to delegate any of the functions assigned by the Statutes to Senior Members of the University as deemed appropriate.

TERMS OF APPOINTMENT

• The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for an initial term of four (4) years and is eligible for re-appointment for another term only.

• The terms and conditions of the appointment shall be determined by the Go...