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Description of Position

The Victor Nwankwo Leadership Academy is looking for a qualified individual with traceable integrity, a proven track record, and ethical qualities to join our team of employees and partners at our academy as an academic head. The successful individual must have experience in the education sector and have an understanding of the values, goals, and visions of our academy.

This position requires a natural leader, a self-starter, a peoples person, and a passionate educator who will be a guide, mentor, and source of director to other educators and students. A versatile knowledge of the Nigerian education system and teaching experience is pivotal.

To qualify, you will be expected to show a demonstrable understanding of servant-leadership. You would have informed yourself of our core values and have aligned yourself towards the same.

As the academic head, you would be expected to:

  1. Guide, train, and offer leadership to our teachers and fellow associates.
  2. Impact valuable knowledge on our students in relation to the subject you would be teaching
  3. Create and maintain a conducive atmosphere where our students can learn, thrive, and be their best.
  4. Carry out your educator duties in a manner that is aligned to the academy’s identity.
  5. Overseeing the duties, responsibilities, and performance of all other administration officers at the academy.
  6. Be a mentor, a caregiver, and ultimately a support structure for teachers and scholars.
  7. Supervise the entire teaching body and be a bridge between teachers, students, and parents.
  8. Show a demonstrable understanding of servant- leadership as articulated in our policy document, and making sure this culture is created, promoted, and sustained in every aspect of your dealings with the academy.
  9. Ensure a high standard of teaching, learning, and practice among our teachers and students.
  10. Drive a performance culture among our students.


The appointee will further be expected to:

  • Draw up strategy documents that will enhance education at the academy.
  • Sign up for a comprehensive and measurable performance, monitoring, and evaluation system.
  • Deliver constant improvement on the academic section of the academy.
  • Meet academic targets set by the board and the executives.
  • Be an ambassador of the academy in every way possible.

Background work experience and Academic Requirement.

  • The successful candidate must be in possession of or registered towards acquiring a Ph.D. or other appropriate postgraduate qualification in education.
  • Must be a passionate educator that sees teaching and education as a vocation.
  • Would be expected to align the academic curriculum of the university towards servant leadership, systems thinking, and holistic education.
  • Be a natural leader who is willing to lead and guide our students.
  • Able to communicate fluently in English, Igbo, and one or more Nigerian Languages.
  • Must be a team player who is willing to be a significant “part of a whole”.
  • Other qualifications will be advantageous preferably in management, education, and/or business management.
  • Advantageous: Business education background.

Personality Summary

The preferred applicant would possess the following qualities:

  • High Driver – Ambitious, Results Orientated, Go-getter. Self-Starter, willing to work extra hours, makes things happen.
  • Highly Administrative – Good with procedures, processes, and best practices.
  • Highly Analytical – Strong with analysis, metrics, data, and fact-based decision-making.
  • A natural leader able to organize, motivate and drive performance within the organization.

Salary Package

The successful candidate will be rewarded with a CTC (Cost to company package) capped at N3,00,000.00 (three Million Naira, per annum) depending on negotiations during interview and skills.

Please note

A very stringent vetting procedure will be applied. All documents sent will be vetted and verified. By applying you give the academy the rights to investigate, verify and cross check all information you have submitted. A police clearance certificate is a prerequisite for this position.

The closing date for this application is 31st July 2021. The academy is under no obligation to fil this position as position will only be filled when the correct candidate is located.

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It will be a great honour to have your sons and daughters at our academy.

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