Job Description
SENIOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HEALTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES, (PRIMARY
HEALTH CARE) MALARIA CONTROL & MANAGEMENT- ONE (1) POST V/NO.
78/2024
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/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;
(ii) 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;
(iii) 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;
(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 will head the Malaria Control
and Management Division. Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-
(i) developing, monitoring and reviewing policies and guidelines on Malaria prevention
and control;
(ii) ensuring commodity security for health products and technologies used in Malaria
prevention and control;
(iii) providing technical support and capacity building to Counties on Malaria prevention
and control; and
(iv) identification of research priorities on Malaria to inform prevention and control
interventions