Deputy Director - Occupational Safety & Health Services at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Qualifications and Requirements:
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.109,089 – Ksh.144,928 p.m. - (Job Group ‘R’) For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

(i) served for a cumulative period of fifteen (15) years, three (3) of which should have been in the grade of Assistant Director, Occupational Safety and Health Services, Job Group ‘P’ and above;

(ii) a Bachelor of Science degree in any of the following disciplines: Medicine (MBBS), Nursing, Chemistry, Physics, Zoology, Biochemistry, Engineering or Occupational Safety and Health from a university recognized in Kenya;

(iii) a Masters degree in any of the following disciplines: Occupational Medicine, Occupational Health Nursing, Industrial Hygiene, Safety Engineering, Disaster Management or Occupational Safety and Health from a university recognized in Kenya;

(iv) a current member of the Kenya Occupational Safety and Health Association;

(v) attended a Strategic Leadership Course in a recognized institution; and

(vi) demonstrated professional competence and administrative capability in enforcement of Occupational Safety and Health and Work Injury Benefits Acts.

Responsibilities:      
Duties and Responsibilities An officer at this level will head a Division at the Ministry Headquarters. Specific Duties and responsibilities include:

(i) developing, implementing and reviewing policies, guidelines and standards for Occupational Safety and Health services;

(ii) coordinating development of specifications and standards for the design and quality of personal protective equipment safety standards for industrial machinery and equipment;

(iii) approving architectural plans for proposed extension and renovation of workplace premises;

(iv) coordinating field services, occupational safety, occupational hygiene, work injury benefits, training and research, information and communication; and

(v) initiating ratification of international standards on occupational safety and health