Job Description
SENIOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HEALTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES (PRIMARY
HEALTH CARE) TB AND OTHER LUNG DISEASES- ONE (1) POST V/NO. 80/2024
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; Environmental Health;
Public Health, Epidemiology, Community Health, Occupational Health and Safety,
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 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) development, monitoring and review of policies and guidelines on Tuberculosis and
Leprosy prevention and control;
(ii) ensuring commodity security for health products and technologies used in Tuberculosis
and Leprosy prevention and control;
(iii) provision of technical support and capacity building to Counties on Tuberculosis and
Leprosy prevention and control; and
(iv) identification of research priorities on Tuberculosis and Leprosy to inform prevention
and control interventions