County Director Of Health at Garissa County Public Service Board

ADVERT NO: HLT/17 /2/017

JOB GROUP “R”

REPORTS TO: CHIEF OFFICER OF HEALTH

Supervises: head of department curative& referral services, head of department preventive &promotive services, head of department policy planning, monitoring & evaluation, head of department family health, head of department administration, human resource, finance & quality assurance, sub county medical officers of health.
The county director of health is the principal advisor to the chief officer health and the CEC on matters of legislative, policy and other measures to facilitate the progressive realization of the right to health.
The county director of health will also articulate scientifically based health policy analysis and advise the chief officer on a full range of critical public health, medical and health system issues facing Garissa County

Duties and responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to divisions reporting to her/him
• Advise the chief officer health regularly on critical and emerging health issues in Garissa county
• Evaluate the quality of public health practices in professional disciplines through the advancement of appropriate standards and research priorities within Garissa county.
• Create an environment in which research and development, public protection and patient safety shall flourish to meet the challenges facing health care in Garissa County.
• Protection and advance the health of the county through educating the public, advocating for effective disease prevention, carrying out health promotion programs and activities,    curative and rehabilitation health, and providing a highly recognized symbol of national commitment to protecting and improving the health to public.
• Identify critical areas in need of improvement within the county’s health system.
• Meet and collaborate with numerous groups for the purpose of improving operations of the ministry of health Garissa County.
• Work with wide civil society, private, private sector and international community in fostering improved health services in Garissa County.
• Oversee work with staff to monitor and analyze health risks.
• Ensure enforcement of the public health regulations and laws.
• Provide leadership and management oversight for medical professionals in emergency preparedness and response activities.
• Promote the vision, vision and objectives of the department of health.
• Coordinate continual evaluation and appraisal of current health programs, identify priorities and recommend opportunities for up scaling and or replication.
• Ensure continuous assessment of the effectiveness of the existing programs and project designs /structures, methodology/planning and budgeting processes, and make                recommendations for future project implementation/design.
• Facilitate development of proposals of programmess with fully costed budgets, work plans and implementation plans.
• Lobby for financial and human resources.
• Any other duties assigned by the chief officers.

Qualifications

• Must have master’s degree in health management discipline.
• Registered with the relevant professional board.
• At least 10 years of experience of which at least 5 years in a senior management position in the health sector.
• Meets the requirements of chapter 6 of the constitution.
• Must be a current employee of Garissa county government.
• Evidence of successful change management in his/her current position.
• Kenyan citizen.
• Mature person with proven integrity, initiative and drove.
• Good interpersonal, facilitation and clinical training skills.
• Ability to think strategically with creative problem solving skills.
• Must have practical experience in health research.
• Must have in depth understanding of the devolution process.
• Must have undertaken management course with recognized institution.