Senior Deputy Director Health Management- Health Financing at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK), Nairobi, Kenya

The Commission dates back to 1954 when Civil Service Commission was established by British Colonial Government following Holmes Commission Report, 1948; Civil Service Commission was advisory to the Governor in matters of appointments; At independence in 1963 it was enshrined in the constitution and renamed Public Service Commission; Independence Constitution had Regional PSC’s but abolished in 1964 following constitutional amendments; It is the oldest Constitutional Commission and its mandate has expanded over the years.

Duties and responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include: –

Coordinating the development, implementation and reviewing policies, strategies, legislations, guidelines, frameworks, norms, tools, regulations, plans, and standards on health sector resource mobilization;
Mobilizing resources in health financing;
Facilitating capacity building and providing technical support to MDAs and county-level staff on health financing;
Providing lead in the preparation and presentation of reports on health financing;
Coordinating the identification of health resource gaps and priorities in health financing;
Establishing linkages with the relevant stakeholders in health financing including the private sector;
Spearheading the determination of health financing and resource mobilization variables in the integrated digital healthcare system;
Establishing performance goals and measures to evaluate performance in finance and resource mobilization;
Coordinating Business Process Re-engineering in health financing and resource mobilization;
Providing lead in health financing surveys and monitoring trends in health financing and resource mobilization;
Coordinating customer satisfaction surveys in health financing and resource mobilization; and
Spearheading the implementation of health financing projects and programs.

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –

Served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Deputy Director- Medical Services CSG ‘6’ or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
A Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Clinical Medicine/ Higher National Diploma in Clinical Medicine, Health Economics, Health Financing, Actuarial Science, or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
A Masters Degree in any of the following disciplines: Health System Management, Public Health, International Health Care Management, Global Health, Project Management, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Health Economics, Health Financing, Actuarial Sciences or equivalent qualification from a University recognized in Kenya;
Registration and licensing by a recognized regulatory body as applicable;
Membership to a relevant professional body where applicable; and
Demonstrated managerial, administrative, and professional competencies in work performance and results