Deputy Director, Health Promotion and Capacity Development

Organization

The National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC)

Location

Nairobi, Kenya

Job Purpose

To provide strategic leadership in the formulation, implementation, and review of policies, strategies, guidelines, and procedures for supporting advocacy and capacity-building for the management and control of syndemic diseases.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with ministries, departments, and counties to promote the development and implementation of effective health promotion policies, strategies, standards, and guidelines
• Strengthen primary health care networks and community health structures to enhance efficiency in the elimination of syndemic diseases
• Promote inter-sectoral collaborations with relevant stakeholders to accelerate progress towards the elimination of syndemic diseases
• Develop and disseminate communication materials, standards, and guidelines on health promotion
• Develop protocols and curricula for health education and capacity-building programs for syndemic diseases
• Build capacity of relevant stakeholders on the management and control of syndemic diseases
• Support the development, implementation, and review of technical communication policies, strategies, and plans
• Support the Council's departments in developing technical and capacity-building messages, content, and other relevant information
• Promote the use of digitized information systems to monitor progress towards the elimination of syndemic diseases
• Promote the uptake of primary health care services for the prevention and control of syndemic diseases in the context of the Universal Health Coverage agenda

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Health Economics, Epidemiology, Medicine, Social Sciences, or Biostatistics