Senior Deputy Director, Health Management Services, (Primary Health Care) Malaria Control & Management at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Duties and Responsibilities 

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

• Developing, monitoring and reviewing policies and guidelines on Malaria prevention and control;
• Ensuring commodity security for health products and technologies used in Malaria prevention and control;
• Providing technical support and capacity building to Counties on Malaria prevention and control; and
• Identification of research priorities on Malaria to inform prevention and control interventions

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 Medical Services/Medical Specialist, Environmental Health, or Public Health, CSG 7 and above or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service or private sector;
• A Bachelors degree in any of the following fields: Medicine and Surgery; Environmental Health, Public Health, or any other relevant health related field from a university recognized in Kenya;
• A Masters degree in any of the following fields:  Medicine, Epidemiology, Pathology, Gynecology, Environmental Health, Public Health, Health Promotion 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