Job Description
SENIOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HEALTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES (PRIMARY
HEALTH CARE) HEALTH AND WELLNESS - ONE (1) POST V/NO 82/2024
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- Nursing Services, Environmental Health, Public Health,
Health Records or Community Health, CSG 7 and above or in a comparable and
relevant position in the wider public service or private sector;
(ii) a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Medicine; Nursing; Environmental
Health; Public Health, Community Health; or any other relevant health related field
from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iii) a Masters of Science in any of the following fields: Medicine; Nursing; Environmental
Health, Public Health; Community Health; 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 form relevant professional body where applicable;
(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 Primary Health Care Function.
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:-
(i) developing, monitoring, and reviewing policies and guidelines on health and
wellness;
(ii) provision of technical support to counties on health and wellness;
(iii) providing capacity building in counties for health and wellness;
(iv) identifying research priorities on health and wellness;
(v) formulation, developing and reviewing of policies, strategies and guidelines for health
and Wellness;
(vi) strengthening leadership and governance for health at all levels;
(vii) identifying and promoting strategies for promotion of health, prevention substance
use disorders;
(viii) strengthening and promoting health systems including information systems;
(ix) provision of technical assistance and capacity building in prevention and control of
health to state and non-state actors;
(x) integrating health and Wellness services within the Kenya Essential Package for Heath
and national policies; and
(xi) establishment, reviewing, and overseeing implementation of systems to mitigate
health challenges, emerging trends, and burden of mental disorders