Job Description
SENIOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HEALTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES - (MEDICAL
LABORATORY SERVICES), NATIONAL LABORATORY SERVICES - ONE (1) POST
V/NO. 74/2024
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh 143,640 - Ksh 262,420 p.m. (CSG 5)
House Allowance: Ksh 49,206-Ksh 60,000p.m.
Commuter Allowance: Ksh 20,000 p.m
Leave Allowance: As provided in the Civil Service
Annual Leave: 30 working days
Medical Cover: As provided by the Government
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable/Local Agreement
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -
(i) served for a minimum period of ten (10) years, three (3) of which should be in the
grade of Assistant Director Medical Laboratory Services, CSG 7 and above or in a
comparable and relevant position in the wider public service or private sector;
(ii) a Bachelors degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences or any other equivalent and
relevant qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iii) a Masters of Science in any of the following disciplines: Medical Parasitology, Medical
Parasitology and Entomology, Medical Entomology, Clinical Chemistry, Medical
Biochemistry, Hematology, Blood Transfusion Science, Medical Microbiology,
Medical Bacteriology, Virology, Mycology, Clinical Cytology, Histopathology,
Immunology, Epidemiology, Public Health (Epidemiology), Infectious Disease
diagnosis, Laboratory Management, Molecular Science or any other equivalent
qualifications from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iv) a Registration Certificate by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and
Technologist Board;
(v) a Valid Practicing License from Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and
Technologist Board;
(vi) demonstrated managerial and administrative capability, and professional competence
in work performance and results; and
(vii) exhibited a thorough understanding of national development policies, goals and
objectives and ability to integrate them into the Public Health and Sanitation function
Duties and Responsibilities
The Senior Deputy Director, Health Management Services (Medical Laboratory Services)
will head the Division. Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-
(i) spearheading development, implementation and review of National Laboratory
policies and strategic plans;
(ii) providing specialized referral testing services across laboratory diagnostic network to
ensure diagnostic and disease surveillance capacity;
(iii) providing laboratory services for detection of notifiable diseases;
(iv) supporting pharmacy and laboratory regulatory bodies by performing the assays
required for validation, registration and approval of diagnostic kits, reagents and
equipment;
(v) overseeing and enforcing quality assurance of diagnostic testing and calibration of
diagnostic equipment;
(vi) providing calibration services for equipment used in national and county, public and
private diagnostic facilities;
(vii) leading a national external quality assurance program for all public and private
human diagnostic laboratories in Kenya;
(viii) ensuring production and distribution of quality control and proficiency testing panels
to diagnostic laboratories;
(ix) advising and supporting national efforts for certification and accreditation of
diagnostic laboratories;
(x) spearheading coordination and management of laboratory testing data for
translation to public health policy and strategies;
(xi) coordinating operations of the Laboratory Supplies & Logistics Unit and Equipment
Calibration Centre;
(xii) providing technical support and capacity building on diagnostic laboratory network;
(xiii) supporting of public and private diagnostic facilities in developing forecasting and
quantification plans and reports for laboratory commodities; and
(xiv) participating in identification of testing facilities that can provide tie-breaker function
for discordant results generated in lower tier laboratories