Communications
The Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (MPDB) is established under CAP 253 Laws of Kenya. The Mandate of the Board is to regulate the training, practice and licensing of medicine & dentistry and healthcare institutions that include private & mission hospitals, medical, dental centres & clinics, nursing and maternity homes.
Reporting
to the Chief Executive Officer, the job holder will be responsible for
developing and executing
The Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (MPDB) is established under CAP 253 Laws of Kenya. The Mandate of the Board is to regulate the training, practice and licensing of medicine & dentistry and healthcare institutions that include private & mission hospitals, medical, dental centres & clinics, nursing and maternity homes.
MPDB
wishes to recruit dynamic, result-oriented and self-driven Kenyan citizens to
fill the following vacant position:
Board’s
communication strategy, managing the Board’s reputation and all activities that
promote the profile of the Board’s brand.
Responsibilities
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Develop, implement and review the
Corporate Communications Policy and communication strategies;
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Develop and implement annual
communication strategy and plan;
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Monitor website and online social
networks and respond to any information inaccuracies;
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Speech writing, contributions of
articles to the Print and electronic media
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Support service provision through
emails, web charts and digital media; and
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Produce print and digital communication
analytics for decision making.
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Engage with the public and media on
matters of concern to the organization and participate in promotional events;
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Analyze media coverage and undertake
relevant market research;
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Gather information on policies, programmes
and significant events that impact on the organizations’ clients;
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Prepare articles and publications
articulating on specific issues and edit organizations’ publications;
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Keep and maintain all public
communication print and electronic materials including audio visuals and
photographs;
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Design, initiate research on
corporate relations issues and develop appropriate interventions;
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Devise and implement measures to
ensure proper projection of the identity and public image of the organization;
Qualifications
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Be a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in
any of the following field; IT, Communications, Public Relations, or any other
relevant field from a recognized university;
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A Master’s Degree in any of the
above, or related fields from a university recognized in Kenya will be an added
advantage;
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Possess a professional qualification
in journalism
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Be a practitioner accredited by
either the Media Council of Kenya or the Public Relations Society of Kenya.
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Have knowledge and relevant
experience of not less than eight (8) years in communications with three (3)
years at media organizations.
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Proficient in computer skills
including Microsoft Office Suite
ICT Officer
The
Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (MPDB) is established under CAP 253
Laws of Kenya. The Mandate of the Board is to regulate the training, practice
and licensing of medicine & dentistry and healthcare institutions that
include private & mission hospitals, medical, dental centres & clinics,
nursing and maternity homes.
MPDB
wishes to recruit dynamic, result-oriented and self-driven Kenyan citizens to
fill the following vacant position:
The
ICT Officer will be reporting to the Manager, ICT Department.
Responsibilities
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Conduct feasibility studies and
cost-benefit analysis, including the choice of application architecture and
framework, leading to the budget and schedule for the project design;
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Identify technology limitations and
deficiencies in existing systems and associated processes, procedures and
methods;
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Participate in software product
definition, requirement analysis, including business case or gap analysis
specification, requirements analysis;
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Providing advice, guidance and
expertise in developing proposals and strategies for software design activities
such as financial evaluation and costing for recommending software purchases
and upgrade;
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Test, debug, diagnose and rectify
errors and faults in computers applications within established testing
protocols, guidelines and quality standards to ensure programs and applications
perform to specification;
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Gather feedback from stakeholders to
improve application quality and reduce operational risk of the developed
application;
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Participate in software release and
post-release activities, including support for product launch and competitive
analysis for subsequent product build/release cycles and maintenance;
Qualifications
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A bachelor’s degree in Computer
Sciences /Information Technology or its equivalent from accredited and
recognized University.
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Must have served as ICT Officer for
at least 2-3 years and gained relevant work experience as a software developer.
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At least three (3) years relevant
work experience in ICT as database administrator using RDBMS concepts i.e.
Oracle, Microsoft SQL, MSQL, etc.
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Must have knowledge of database
development methods, techniques and requirements.
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Certification in Oracle, MySQL or SQL
Server RDBMS will be an added advantage. Database Certification, Microsoft or
Oracle;
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Must have competence in mobile
programming languages.
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Sound web design skills, which
include the ability to work with Web Content Management Systems (WCMs) and
databases.
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A working knowledge of Search Engine
Optimization (SEO) techniques.
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Demonstrated experience working with
ERP systems
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Proficient in Microsoft Active
Directory as implemented in Microsoft Windows Server 2012, and implementing
multi-forest relationships.
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Must stay up-to-date on emerging
technologies and the potential effectiveness of these advancements in their
current system.
Records Management
The
Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (MPDB) is established under CAP 253
Laws of Kenya. The Mandate of the Board is to regulate the training, practice
and licensing of medicine & dentistry and healthcare institutions that
include private & mission hospitals, medical, dental centres & clinics,
nursing and maternity homes.
MPDB
wishes to recruit dynamic, result-oriented and self-driven Kenyan citizens to
fill the following vacant position:
The
position holder will be reporting to the Human Resource Manager in the Board.
Responsibilities
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Receiving, opening, sorting,
recording and dispatching mails
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Appropriate filing of letters;
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Entering of information in the file
movement registers;
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Cross referencing of correspondences
before filling;
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Sorting documents for archiving and
disposal;
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Filling and ensuring delivery of
letters to appropriately action officers;
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Noting of pending correspondences and
bring-ups to ensure appropriate action is taken;
Qualifications
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Have a Certificate in
Records/Information Management, Library/Information Science or equivalent
qualification from a recognized Institution;
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Have at least two (2) years’
experience in records management;
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Proficient in computer skills
including Microsoft Office Suite
Legal Clerk
The
Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (MPDB) is established under CAP 253 Laws
of Kenya. The Mandate of the Board is to regulate the training, practice and
licensing of medicine & dentistry and healthcare institutions that include
private & mission hospitals, medical, dental centres & clinics, nursing
and maternity homes.
MPDB
wishes to recruit dynamic, result-oriented and self-driven Kenyan citizens to
fill the following vacant position:
Responsibilities
Reporting
to the Legal Services Manager, he/ she will be responsible for:
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Handling of Clerical duties and
general administration.
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Filing of legal documents in
registries.
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Undertaking routine errands to
relevant offices.
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Assisting in court cases.
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Receive court process under the
guidance of Legal Services Manager.
Qualifications
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Diploma in Law from a recognised
institution in Kenya.
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Minimum of two (2) years’ working
experience handling legal matters
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Good communication skills
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Good drafting skills for legal
documents
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Experience in handling medical cases
is an added advantage
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Prepare correspondence and other
material
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Maintain schedules and updates as
needed
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Compile documentation into files and
maintain an organized filing system
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Assist in allocating and organizing
files
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Monitor incoming and outgoing mails
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Maintain and update files and
database
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Receive mail & packages and
deliver to proper recipients
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Proficient in computer skills
including Microsoft Office Suite
Note
Shortlisted
candidates must meet the provisions of Chapter Six of the Kenyan Constitution.
In this regard, the candidates should obtain clearance certificates from:
1. Kenya Revenue Authority;
2. Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission;
3. Criminal Investigation Department;
4. Higher Education Loans Board;
5. Credit Reference Bureau
How to Apply
Interested
and suitably qualified candidates should forward their applications enclosing
certified copies of their academic and professional certificates, detailed
curriculum vitae giving details of telephone contact, e-mail addresses, names
and valid current contacts of three referees on or before 28th November, 2018
to:
The
Chief Executive Officer
The Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board
P. O. Box 44839 – 00100
NAIROBI
The Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board
P. O. Box 44839 – 00100
NAIROBI
Or
Email: info@kenyamedicalboard.org
Note:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and canvassing will result to
automatic disqualification.
MPDB
is an Equal Opportunity Employer and People Living with Disability and female
candidates are encouraged to apply.