Director Health Management- Family Health Services at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Duties and Responsibilities
  Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:- 

• Overseeing the development, implementation, review, monitoring and dissemination of policies, strategies, legislations, guidelines, frameworks, norms, tools, regulations, plans and standards for family health services; 
• Spearheading preparation of reports and other information related to family health services;
• Overseeing the design, planning and implementation of family health projects and programs;  
• Facilitating monitoring and evaluation of family health projects and programs;
• Facilitating technical support and capacity building to Ministries, Departments, Counties and other Government Agencies (MDCAs) on family health related matters;
• Creating an enabling environment for provision of family health interventions by public, private and faith-based providers;
• Facilitating the establishment of linkages with relevant stakeholders on family health matters;
• Overseeing relevant Interagency Coordinating Committees’ (ICCs) and Technical Working Groups (TWGs)/ Committee of Experts on family health matters;
• Providing lead in the determination of the family health data variables in integrated digital healthcare system;
• Facilitating family health surveys and monitoring trends in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders;
• Overseeing customer satisfaction surveys on services offered in family health;
• Overseeing resources mobilization for family health services;
• Spearheading Business Process Re-engineering in the family health services; and
• Overseeing the process of determining specifications of family health related infrastructure health products and technologies;
• Overseeing the development and implantation of the directorates annual work plans, budgets and performance contract;
• Ensuring compliance with good governance; and 
• Managing and developing staff in the Directorates.

For appointment to this grade a candidate must have: -

• Served for a minimum period of fifteen (15) years, three (3) of which must have been at the grade of Deputy Director- Medical Services CSG ‘6’ and above or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• A Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Medicine & Surgery, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Clinical Medicine/Higher National Diploma in Clinical Medicine, Nursing, or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• A Masters Degree in any of the following disciplines: Internal Medicine, Reproductive Health, Oncology, Family Medicine, Public Health, Pediatric, Psychiatry, Epidemiology, Obstetrics & Gynecology or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Registration and licensing by a recognized regulatory body as applicable;
• Membership to a relevant professional body where applicable; 
• Demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competencies in work performance and results; and
• Exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to proper management of family health services function.