Senior Deputy Director, Health Management Services (Primary Health Care -Drug Control & Substance Abuse at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Duties and Responsibilities 

The Senior Deputy Director, Health Management Services, Primary Health Care will head the Division. Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

• Developing and reviewing of drugs control policies, programmes and projects;
• Monitoring and evaluating projects related drug and substance abuse;
• Enforcing compliance with regulations relating to trade and transportation of drugs by importers and exporters of drugs and poison;
• Coordinating pharmaceutical inspections at the ports of entry; 
• Liaising with other government and non-governmental agencies in the control of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursor chemicals; 
• Coordinating development and review of inspectors of drugs working manual;
• Facilitating development and review of pharmaceutical inspection guidelines and standards operating procedures (SOPs);
• Engaging stakeholders in border control procedures as regards drugs and related products at ports of entry;
• Planning and facilitating of public awareness programmes on effects of licit drug abuse and misuse;
• Making recommendations to address reported drug crime cases;
• Ensuring registration of medical products before they are released into the market;
• Ensuring integrity in drug Supply Chain Management

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

• Served for a minimum period of ten (10) years, three (3) of which should be in the grade of  Assistant Director- Environmental Health, Public Health, Pharmaceutical Services/Senior Pharmaceutical Specialist II, or Medical Services, CSG 7 and above or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service or private sector;
• A Bachelor of Pharmacy (B pharm) degree from an institution recognized by Pharmacy and Poisons Board; 
• A Master’s degree in any of the following fields: Medicine, Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Public Health, Health Promotion; Pharmacy or any other relevant health related field from a university recognized in Kenya; 
• A Registration certificate by relevant professional body where applicable;
• A Valid Practicing License form relevant professional body where applicable;
• Demonstrated managerial and administrative capability and professional competence in work performance and results; and
• Exhibited a thorough understanding of national development policies, goals and objectives and ability to integrate them into the Primary Health Care Function.