Director, Occupational Safety and Health Services at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

POST – V/NO.13/2018

Basic Salary Scale: 127,110 – Ksh.189,200 p.m.                                     

(Job Group ‘S’)

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• served for cumulative period of eighteen (18) years, of which an aggregate of at least three (3) years should have been in the grade of Deputy Director/Senior Assistant Director, Occupational Safety and Health Services, Job Group ‘R’/‘Q’ or in a comparable and relevant position in the public service;
• a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Medicine and Surgery, Nursing, Chemistry, Physics, Zoology, Biochemistry, Engineering, Occupational Safety and Health or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• a Masters degree in any of the following disciplines:- Occupational Medicine, Occupational Health Nursing, Industrial Hygiene, Safety Engineering, Disaster Management, Occupational Safety and Health or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• a certificate in a specialized discipline in Occupational Safety and Health lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution;
• a certificate in Strategic Leadership Development course lasting not less than six
• weeks from a recognized institution;
• been a registered member of a relevant professional body(where applicable);
• member of Kenya Occupational Safety and Health Association; and
• shown merit and ability in work performance and

Duties and Responsibilities

An officer at this level will be in charge of the operation of the department and is the chief policy advisor on issues relating to occupational safety and work injury benefits at the national level. Specific duties and responsibilities include:

• formulation, development and implementation of occupational health and safety policies;
• administration of occupational Safety and Health Act, Work Injury Benefits Act, and all applicable subsidiary legislation; Secretary to the National Council for Occupational Health and Safety;
• authorization of approved persons appointed under the Act;
• implementation of programmes in the department;
• liaising with     international    organizations,    local    institutions    and    other Government departments in regard to occupational safety and health matters;
• development, implementation and realization of the department’s strategic plans and objectives;
• preparation and implementation of the department’s performance appraisal systems and contracts; and
• overseeing the finances and assets management of the