National Water Resources Institute - Vacancy

The National Water Resources Institute, Kaduna, a parastataI of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, hereby invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill in vacant position of CHIEF ACCOUNTANT. 


In line with the Federal Character Commission's guidelines, interested applicants from the following under represented states: Abia, Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, FTC, Jigawa, Kebbi, Lagos, Nassarawa, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Zamfara are to note and fulfil the following laid down criteria:

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• Holder of a Masters Degree in Accounting or Finance from a recognized institution of higher learning with 12 years cognate experience 
• OR holder of a good honours Degree or HND in Accountancy or Finance or equivalent Professional Accountancy qualification(s) with at least 14 years post-qualification cognate experience. 
• Working experience in education tertiary institutions, research institutes, training institutes or any such organization shall be added advantage. 
• Considering the challenges of the office, applicant should be well-grounded in all facets of Accounts and Finance.
• Those not registered as chartered/certified Accountants with lCAN, ANAN or any such recognized professional accounting body need not apply.

Method of Application
Interested applicants should forward their applications along with 12 copies of their Curriculum Vitae to which 3 sets of photocopies of all cited certificates/documents should be attached. The CV should highlight the following, among others: 
• Name (surname first), 
• post applied for, 
• current employment and salary; 
• date and place of birth, 
• State and Local Government of origin, 
• marital status, 
• postal address, 
• telephone number, 
• educational institutions attended, 
• qualifications obtained with dates, 
• membership of professional bodies, 
• working experience with dates and schedules handled, 
• names and addresses of 3 referees.

All submissions should be in sealed envelopes with clear indication of post applied for at the top left corner of the envelope and addressed to:

The Secretary to the Institute
National Water Resources Institute
P.M.B. 2309
Mando Road, Kaduna

Applicants should request their referees to send confidential reports on them directly to The Secretary To The Institute.

Closing Date: 3rd June, 2010.