Job vacancy for Director General at Nigeria Institute of International Affairs - Nigeria.

The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs was established in 1961, with the aim of providing a nursery of ideas on what direction Nigeria should take on international affairs. Since inception, the Institute has been organising Conferences, Round tables and Lectures. These are aimed at addressing current foreign policy issues and anticipating others still on the horizon.

The Institute is a specialised instrument of foreign policy formulation in Nigeria. It serves as an intellectual base upon which decision-makers rely for informed opinion and expert advice in order to make rational choices between contending policy options....
Suitably qualified candidates are here by  invited to submit their applications for the post of Director-General in the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Lagos.

1. In line with its enabling Act of 1971 (CAP.311), the Institute is charged, amongst others, with the following key mandates :

To encourage and facilitate the understanding of international affairs and of circumstances, conditions and attitudes of foreign countries and their peoples.
To provide and maintain means of information upon international questions and promote the study and investigation of such questions by means of conferences, lectures and discussions, and by the preparation and publication of books, reports or otherwise as may seem desirable so as to development, a body of informed opinions on world affairs and to establish contacts with other organizations with similar objectives.

2. To achieve these mandates, the Institute is also charged with promoting the scientific study of international politics, economics and jurisprudence with a view to :

Providing relevant information to the Government of the Federation and members of the public on matters concerning international relations;
Providing facilities for the training of Nigerian diplomats and personnel of other countries;
Promoting and encouraging the study of and research into all aspects of international affairs;
Arranging international seminars and conferences on any matter relating to its objectives; and
Carrying out such other activities as may be necessary for the attainment of the objectives of the Institute.

3. In line with the Act establishing the NIIA, applicants for the post of Director-General, must possess the following minimum qualifications :

Hold a Professorial Chair in international relations or other related areas of the Social Sciences with a minimum of 15 years post-professional qualification and experience in international relations or related areas;
Show demonstrable track record in similar position(s) within or outside Nigeria, complete with evidence of ability to lead a high profile team of world-class academics in international studies and related areas;
Be a competent administrator with matured disposition and exposure, easily able to contribute positively to charting the country's international relations direction in the emerging world-order.
In addition, applicants must also be computer literate.

APPLICATION METHOD :
4. All applications accompanied with Curricular Vitae/resumes and photocopies of necessary credentials should reach the :

Ministry Of  Foreign Affairs
Office of The Permanent Secretary
Maputo Street, Wuse Zone 3
Abuja.

5. Further information on the NIIA is available at the Institutes Website : Click Here to the Website

Signed :
Amb. (Dr.) Martin I. Uhomoibhi
(Permanent Secretary).