Director – Strategy, Planning And Development at Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral & Research Hospital

REF - V/FT/74/2022

Position Summary

Reporting to the CEO, the Director – Strategy, Planning & Development’s job is responsible for providing leadership, oversight and direction for smooth, effective and efficient operation of the directorate and the Hospital at KUTRRH.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan and develop strategies to execute the hospital vision, mission, and core mandate
• efficiently and effectively.
• Establish, lead and integrate the strategy, planning, and development directorate’s activities into the overall hospital operations.
• Coordinate the strategy development and planning activities of all the directorates with
• close liaison with the Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Executive Officer.
• Provide transformational leadership, and be a change agent taking a lead role in change
• management initiatives across the Hospital
• Plans, organizes, and directs the overall operation of the Planning, Strategy and Development Directorate;
• Responsible for current and long-term planning projects;
• Formulate, implement and ensure compliance with policies, strategies, regulations and guidelines relating to strategy and planning, performance management, compliance and infrastructure development.
• Advising management on policies, strategies, regulations and guidelines relating to strategy and planning, performance management, compliance and infrastructure development.
• Development and review of the strategic plan, annual work plans, and performance contracts.
• Monitoring and Evaluation of implementation of the Hospital’s strategic plan.
• Submit hospital performance contract reports to the CEO quarterly/annually.
• Coordinate, formulate and analyze the Hospital Performance contract.
• Coordinate identification, analysis, and compilation of performance targets for various directorates and/or departments relating to the Hospital Strategic Plan.
• Identify, preparation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects and programs.
• Conduct visibility studies, determining projects viability and setting project priorities.
• Develop a comprehensive baseline infrastructure for evaluating target areas.
• Coordinate development and maintenance of internal roads, buildings, fences, and telecommunication and mechanical services.
• Monitor and evaluate Government of Kenya and donor funded projects to ensure that they are completed in good time.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of buildings and Hospital grounds.
• Oversee preparations and review of designs for infrastructure development.
• Develop and implement sound infrastructure, maintenance and development policies, systems, regulations, procedures, strategies and programmes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Education, Economics or any related field from a recognized university.
• Master's in Business Administration, Strategic Management Policy, or relevant and related field from a recognized university.
• Senior Management professional course not lasting less than 6 weeks
• PhD is an added advantage
• Certification in any financial course will be an added advantage.
• At least 15 years of working experience, five (5) of which should have been in a senior administrative /management position.