Job Summary
Company:
University of Ghana
Category: Education / Training
Location: Accra
Job status: Full-Time
Salary: GH
Education: N/A
Experience: N/A
Job expires: 27 Jun-2022
The School
Established as the University Primary School (UPS) in 1955
with an initial enrollment of 36 pupils, it moved to its present premises in
1958 as the Demonstration School. The Junior Secondary School was later added
in 1987 with an initial enrollment of 68. The school now has over 1500 pupils
in three Departments; Kindergarten, Primary and Junior High.
The Position
• The Deputy Head will support the Head of School in the
general administration, development, and growth of the school as a center of
academic excellence and will be required to provide leadership and exercise
initiative in the management of an establishment with a growing student
population in a competitive national environment.
The Person
• Must have a very good first degree in a relevant discipline.
• Must have a Master’s degree in Education (M.Ed.) in a
relevant field (preferably
• Educational Administration,
• Educational Administration and Management,
• Educational Leadership and Management
• Educational Measurement and Evaluation).
• Must be a teacher on the rank of at least Principal Teacher
with a minimum of ten years’ progressively responsible professional experience.
• Must be a visionary and must be able to assist to establish
linkages within the University system and between the school and the wider
public.
• Must possess excellent inter-personal and communication
skills.
• Must be able to establish and maintain high academic
standards and discipline
• Must have an excellent track record in the adoption of new
techniques for teaching and learning.
Duties
The Deputy Head is responsible for assisting leadership in
maintaining and promoting efficiency and good order on the campus. The
successful applicant will also support the Head to build a first-class school.
Terms of Appointment
The appointment will take effect from 1st August 2022. This
is a Senior Member appointment and subsequent renewal (s) will be performance
based.
Location: Accra
How To Apply For The Job
Applicants are required to submit the complete application
dossier to
the Registrar,
University of Ghana,
P. O. Box LG 25,
Legon, Accra, Ghana
(Hardcopy) or vacancies@ug.edu.gh (Soft Copy).
Interested candidates are requested to submit:
• Completed application form for Senior Administrative and
Professional Staff Application: (UAB Form 1B) to be downloaded from the
University’s website www.ug.edu.gh/hrodd
• a cover letter expressing interest in the position,
• a detailed curriculum vitae
• copies of relevant academic and/or professional
certificates.
• names and addresses of three (3) referees who are familiar
with their qualification and experience
• A statement of the candidate’s vision for the school (not
more than 1200 words).
Closing Date: 27 June, 2022
