Senior Deputy Director, Health Management - Family Health Services (Cancer and Non-communicable Diseases Prevention and Control Management) at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Duties and Responsibilities 

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:

• Coordinating the development, implementation, review, monitoring, and dissemination of policies, strategies, legislations, guidelines, frameworks, norms, tools, regulations, plans, and standards on Cancer & Non-Communicable Diseases
• Initiating the development, implementation, and review of Cancer & Non-Communicable Diseases projects and programs
• Coordinating capacity building to Ministries, Departments, Counties, and other Government Agencies (MDCAs) on Cancer & Non-Communicable Diseases related matters
• Facilitating provision of technical support to Ministries, Departments, Counties, and other Government Agencies (MDCAs) on Cancer & Non-Communicable Diseases Related matters
• Facilitating capacity development and technical assistance initiatives at Ministries, Departments, Counties, and other Government Agencies (MDCAs) on Cancer & Non-Communicable Diseases Related matters
• Creating an enabling environment for provision of Cancer & Non-Communicable Diseases interventions by public, private, and faith-based providers
• Liaising with the relevant stakeholders to establish linkages on Cancer & Non-Communicable Diseases stakeholders
• Coordinating NCDs Interagency Coordinating Committees’ (NCD-ICCs) and Technical Working Groups (TWGs)/ Committee of Experts
• Collaborating with the relevant stakeholders on health surveys and monitoring trends in Cancer and Non-Communicable Diseases
• Coordinating the dissemination of national C&NCD health related data, reports, and other knowledge information in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders
• Spearheading customer satisfaction surveys on C&NCD services
• Mobilizing resources for C&NCD programs and projects
• Collaborating with relevant stakeholders on C&NCDs research and innovation
• Spearheading Business Process Re-engineering in the division of Cancer & Non-Communicable Diseases
• Overseeing the implementation of Cancer & Non-Communicable Diseases related infrastructure, health products, and technologies

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: - 

• Served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Deputy Director- Medical Services CSG ‘6’ 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, Nutrition  or equivalent qualification from a  university recognized in Kenya;
• A Masters Degree in any of the following disciplines: Internal Medicine, Oncology, Diabetology, Endocrinologists, Family Medicine, Public Health, Epidemiology, Paediatric, Nutrition, Neurologist, pulmonology, Urology 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; and
• Demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competencies in work performance and results.