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

V/NO. 73/2020

Salary Scale: Ksh.132,000 – Ksh.195,410 p.m. (CSG-‘5’) 

Terms of Service:   Permanent & Pensionable/Contract

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:-

• served as a Deputy Director, Occupational Safety and Health Services CSG 6 or in a senior position in the field of Occupational Safety and Health Services or its equivalent in the wider public service or private sector;
• a Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines:- Medicine and Surgery, Nursing, Chemistry, Physics Zoology, Biochemistry, Engineering, occupational Safety and Health from a recognized institution;
• a Masters degree in any of the following disciplines:- occupational Medicine, occupational Health Nursing, Industrial hygiene, Safety engineering, Disaster management, occupational Safety and Health from a recognized institution;
• a Certificate in specialized discipline in Occupational Safety and Health lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized Institution;
• attended a Strategic Leadership Development Course from a recognized
• Institution;
• be a member of Kenya Occupational safety and Health Association;
• a clear understanding of the National Development Goals, Vision 2030 and the ability to relate them to Occupational Health and Safety function; and
• demonstrated professional competence and administrative capabilities in enforcement of occupational, health and Safety Act and Work Injury Benefits Act

Responsibilities

• Strategic leadership and management support to the Council.
• Administration of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and Work Injury Benefits Act;
• Implementing and reviewing Occupational Safety and Health policies;
• Coordinating Occupational Safety and Health services including field services, occupational health, occupational safety, occupational hygiene and work injury benefits; being a Secretary to the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health Services (NACOSH);
• approving architectural plans for proposed extension and renovation of work place premises;
• initiating ratification of international standards on occupational safety and health; and
• setting and reviewing specification and standards, design for the design and quality for the personal protective equipment and safety standards for industrial machinery and equipment.