Principal Public Health Officer at Mombasa County Public Service Board

Principal Public Health Officer
VACANCY NO. 17/2016
JOB GROUP ‘N’ (9 POSTS)

Job Responsibilities

An officer at this level will be responsible for the following duties:

• monitoring and evaluating environmental health risks;
• implementing promotive and preventive health programmes;
• monitoring and evaluating compliance to urban and rural sanitation standards in dwellings, commercial premises and work places;
• monitoring and evaluating the management of solid/liquid and other hazardous wastes;
• promoting hygiene education including school health programmes;
• implementing international health regulations and rules at ports, airports, frontiers and border posts;
• educating the public on health and safety at work place;
• coordinating community based health care programmes;
• carrying out surveillance on environmental health pollutants and advising on prevention and control of disease incidences and outbreaks;
• liaising with  other stakeholders in carrying out disaster preparedness and response;
• compiling research reports on public health;
• compiling and analyzing public health data and reports and
• promoting modern information and communication technology in the provision of public health services.

Qualifications

• served in the grade of Chief Public Health Officer for a minimum period of three (3) years
• Bachelors Degree in Environmental Health or Public Health from a recognized Institution;
• Certificate of competence from the Association of Public Health Officers;
• Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution and
• shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results