Chief Health Administrative Officer

About

The officer provides administrative support to health projects and coordinates health programmes, NGOs, policies and health administrative staff. Applicants require the stated senior experience, a relevant master’s degree and demonstrated health-service management competence. Job grade: CPSB 04 (Q) Salary: Ksh. 105,570 x 5,070 – 110,640 x 5,300 – 115,940 x 5,560 – 121,500 x 5,840 – 127,340 x 6,070 – 133,410 x 6,380 – 139,790 p.m Terms of service: Permanent and Pensionable Number of posts: One (1)

How to apply

Apply online through the Kitui County Government website: www.kitui.go.ke. Complete one KCPSB 2 Employment form and submit it, together with certified copies of the applicant’s National Identity Card, professional certificates, academic certificates and transcripts, to the Kitui County Public Service Board jobs portal.

Responsibilities

• Providing administrative support services to health-related projects;
• Coordination of county government health programmes and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) involved in the delivery of health care services or in health-related services;
• Review, formulation and implementation of health and administrative policies, procedures and programmes; and
• Effective supervision, deployment, discipline, training and development of staff in the health administrative service.

Qualifications

• Be a Kenyan Citizen;
• Served in the grade of Senior Deputy Chief Health Administrative Officer or in a comparable position for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• A Masters degree in Health Management, Hospital Administration, Health Planning, Public Health, Health Economics and Business Administration or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; and
• Demonstrated outstanding professional competence and administrative ability in the management of health services in a large health institution.