Job Description
SENIOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HEALTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES (PUBLIC HEALTH),
NATIONAL EMERGENCY AND PREPAREDNESS- ONE (1) POST V/NO. 76/2024
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 Services, Public Health or Environmental Health,
CSG 7 and above or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service
or private sector;
(ii) a Bachelors degree in Environmental Health, Public Health, Medicine and Surgery
(M.B,Ch.B.) or any other equivalent qualification from a university recognized in
Kenya;
(iii) a Masters degree in any of the following fields: Environmental Health, Public Health,
Epidemiology, Medicine, Community Health, Occupational Health Promotion and
Education, or any other relevant Health related field from a university recognized in
Kenya;
(iv) a Registration Certificate by relevant professional body where applicable;
(v) a Valid Practicing License from relevant professional body where applicable;
(vi) a Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than six
(6) weeks from a recognized institution;
(vii) demonstrated managerial and administrative capability, and professional competence
in work performance and results; and
(viii) 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 will head the national
Emergency and preparedness Division. Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-
(i) spearheading development of policies, legislations, strategies, and guidelines on
national emergency and preparedness;
(ii) coordinating preparation, detection, response, and mitigation of public health
emergencies;
(iii) mobilizing and deploying resources including surge capacity, services and supplies;
(iv) coordinating timely, events specific operational decision-making using available
information and policies;
(v) coordinating information management: collection, collation, analysis, presentation,
and utilization of health event data and information to guide response; and
(vi) spearheading of research in priority areas