Terms of Service: Five (5) years contract, renewable once.
Basic Salary Scale:
Kshs. 292,765 – Kshs. 576,120 p.m.
(CSG 3)
Allowances
Entertainment allowance: Ksh.100,000 p.m.
Extraneous allowance: Ksh.100,000 p.m.
House allowance:
Ksh.100,000 p.m.
Domestic Staff Allowance: Ksh.15,600 p.m.
Medical Allowance: As
provided in the Civil Service Medical Scheme
For appointment to this grade, a person
must:
Have a Bachelors Degree in any health
related field and be registered with a relevant professional regulatory body;
At least be a holder of a Masters Degree in Public Health, Medicine or any other health related field;
Have experience of at least ten years
in management of health services, five of which must be at a senior management
position; and
Meet the provisions of Chapter Six of
the Constitution of Kenya.
The Director General shall:-
Be the technical advisor to the
Government on all matters relating to health within the health sector;
Be the technical advisor to the
Cabinet Secretary of health;
Be responsible for preventing and
guarding against the introduction of infectious diseases into Kenya;
Promote the public health and the
prevention, limitation or suppression of infectious, communicable or
preventable diseases within Kenya;
Advice the two levels of Government on
matters of national security on public health;
Promote and facilitate
research and investigations in connection with the prevention or
treatment of human diseases;
Prepare and publish reports and
statistical or other information relative to the public health;
Obtain and publish periodically
information on infectious diseases and other health matters and such procurable
information regarding epidemic diseases in territories adjacent to Kenya or in
other Countries as the interests of public health may require;
Provide guidelines for registration,
licensing, certification and gazettement of all health facilities;
Be responsible for internship program
for health workers;
Supervise the directorates within the
national Ministry of health; and
Perform any other duties as may be
assigned by the appointing authority and any other written law.
NOTE: The successful candidate shall
be vetted by Parliament before appointment by the Cabinet Secretary for Health.
How To Apply
Interested and qualified persons are
required to make their applications ONLINE through
the Commission website: www.publicservice.go.ke
or jobs portal: www.psckjobs.go.ke so as to reach the Commission on or before 9th April, 2024 by 5.00 p.m. (East African time)
Those who had applied are advised to
re-apply.