Director Health Facilities Maintenance (SOG/ST 8)

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

• Develops maintenance policies, strategies and procedures to be pursued by the Ministry of Health for the maintenance of facilities and equipment in the public health sector; 
• Establishes standards and guidelines for the operation of health facilities maintenance at the regional level of the health services; 
• Collaborates with the Director, Project Planning and Implementation to ensure that buildings and equipment used in government health sector are standardized to facilitate cost effect maintenance; 
• Reviews plans for the construction of health facilities to ensure that maintenance issues are properly addressed in the design and construction stage; 
• Develops guidelines for the inspection of buildings and equipment used by the Ministry of Health and Regional Health Authorities in health care delivery institutions; 
• Conduct periodic audits on the performance of maintenance units at the Regional and Ministry of Health levels;

MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical/Civil/Electrical/Bio-Medical Engineering; 
• A minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in construction/maintenance of health facilities with a minimum of three (3) years at the managerial level 
• Any equivalent combination of education and experience

The Ministry of Health thanks all applicants for their interest; however, please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.