Vacancy at the University of East Africa

University of Eastern Africa, Baraton

Advertisement of UEAB Vice-Chancellor Position

The University Council of University of Eastern Africa, Baraton (UEAB) announces an opening for the Position of Vice-Chancellor (President) of the University located in Eldoret, Kenya.  The following is some information regarding this opening:

1.                The position is for a Vice-Chancellor (President) - the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the University. This person is responsible for the overall operation of the University.

2.                The University of Eastern Africa, Baraton, is located 50 Kilometers from Eldoret town, Kenya. It is now supervised and managed jointly by the West and East Kenya Union Conferences of Seventh-day Adventist Church and serves primarily the country of Kenya and other countries in East and Central Africa such as DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Tanzania, South Sudan and beyond.

3.                The University has a current enrolment of about 2000 students enrolled in the following programs: Theology/Religion, Education, Business Administration, Health Sciences, Humanities, Sciences and Technology.  It has both local and international faculty members trained in countries such as the Philippines, South Africa, India, Israel, Europe, USA, Kenya among other countries.

4.                The language of instruction is English, one of the official languages in Kenya.

5.                The position is open and should be filled as soon as possible within two months and before the beginning of the school year in August 2014. The preferred candidates are those with experience in Higher Learning Institution administration.

6.                The candidate must also have published chapters in books and in peer reviewed journals among other academic pursuits.  A full CV and, where applicable, that of the spouse will assist in assessing suitability of candidates.

7.                The candidate should be a practicing Seventh-day Adventist church member of good and regular standing and must provide a minimum of three (3) names of referees to back her/his CV that should include a current employer/supervisor, a colleague, and applicant’s local church pastor.

8.                Application and curriculum vitae must be submitted electronically to the contact person through the email address provided below, by May 30, 2014. For more information about the university visit the website: www.ueab.ac.ke

9.                Contact person is Dr. Andrew Mutero, Director of Education, East-Central Africa Division; Private bag Mbagathi 00503, Nairobi.

Cell Phone Number: +254 706348592/+254 720127826.

E-mail addresses: muteroa@ecd.adventist.org/ammutero@yahoo.com