Chief Executive Officer at Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board

PERSONS SPECIFICATION:

1. A Master’s degree or its equivalent from a university recognized in Kenya;
2. A Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Public Health, Medical Laboratory, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Clinical Medicine, Economics, Biostatistics, Law, Education, Administration, Human Resource Management, Finance or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
3. At least ten years professional and administrative experience in matters related to health, five years of which must have been in senior management or comparable position in the public or private sector;
4. Registered by a relevant professional body/society;
5. Leadership Course lasting not less than 4 weeks/Corporate Governance Course from a recognized institution;
6. Proficiency in computer applications; and
7. Meet the requirement of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya.

KEY COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

1. Strong managerial skills and ability to lead teams;
2. Planning and analytical skills.
3. Mentoring coaching and leadership skills;
4. Ability to work under pressure, prioritize and multi-task;
5. Strong communications and reporting skills;
6. Interpersonal and negotiation skills; and
7. Conflict management;

JOB DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATIONS:

The duties and responsibilities will entail: –

1. spearheading formulation, implementation and review of the Council’s policies, regulations, procedures, strategies, standards and guidelines;
2. executing and communicating the Council’s strategies, decisions and policies;
3. providing linkage between the Council and the Secretariat;
4. being the Accounting Officer of the Council;
5. maintaining:
6. a register for interns;
7. a register of medical and dental practitioners;
8. a register of community oral health officers;
9. a register of general practitioners;
10. a register of specialist practitioners;
11. a register of foreign medical and dental practitioners;
12. a register of approved medical and dental schools;
13. a register of approved internship training centres;
14. a register of health institutions; and
15. such other registers as may from time to time be required by the Council.
16. coordinating the preparation of business-related proposals, reports and other submissions for consideration by the Council;
17. providing leadership to the management;
18. maintaining a conducive work environment for attracting, retaining and motivating employees;
19. ensuring accurate and timely audits are conducted in the Council’s books of accounts;
20. ensuring that the Council has an effective management structure including succession plans;
21. enhancing collaboration and engagement with stakeholders and partners in support of KMPDC programmes and projects;
22. being responsible for stakeholder management and enhancement of the corporate image of the Council;
23. ensuring continuous improvement of the quality and value of services provided by the Council;
24. upholding integrity and professionalism in the performance of the Council’s functions;
25. fostering a culture that promotes ethical and good corporate governance;
26. ensuring that the Council complies with the relevant legislation in the provision of its services;
27. championing national values and principles of public service;
28. putting in place sound strategies to ensure prudent utilization of the Council’s resources and assets;
29. overseeing preparation of annual budgets and establishing proper internal monitoring and control systems and procedures;
30. coordinating preparation of the Council’s annual financial statements and submitting the same to the National Treasury, Parliament and the Controller of Budget as required by law;
31. ensuring that the Council utilizes its resources according to the financial guidelines provided by Government from time to time;
32. building capacity and managing performance of staff at KMPDC;
33. preparing annual reports on the state of the Council; and
34. performing of such other duties as may be assigned by the Council and the law.