Deputy Director, Point of Care Services
2026-11-12T12:16:22+00:00
Digital Health Agency
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https://dha.go.ke/
FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Healthcare
Management, Computer & IT, Healthcare, Civil & Government, Business Operations
2026-12-01T17:00:00+00:00
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The Digital Health Agency (DHA) is a government body dedicated to transforming healthcare delivery through the integration of cutting-edge digital technologies. Our mission is to enhance healthcare accessibility, improve patient outcomes, and ensure data security by developing and maintaining a comprehensive digital health ecosystem across Kenya.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinating the development, implementation, and review of relevant legislation, regulations, policies, strategies, standards, and guidelines on point of care solutions.
- Conducting consultative forums on point of care solutions;
- Developing and implementing matrix for gap analysis for point of care solutions.
- Coordinating the development of deployment plans for the point of care solutions.
- Conducting risk assessments on the point of care solutions.
- Developing mitigation strategies for the point of care solutions.
- Developing system requirements specifications for point of care solutions.
- Developing systems business process and flowcharts for point of care solutions;
- Developing access control policies for point of care solutions;
- Assessing system needs for data protection impact assessment;
- Overseeing backup and migration of data from systems to be decommissioned;
- Developing training objectives for point of care solutions.
Requirements:
- Cumulative period of fifteen (15) years relevant work experience, three (3) of which should have been in the grade of Assistant Director, Digital Health or in an equivalent or in a comparable position;
- Bachelor's degree in any of the following disciplines: - Health Information Technology, Health Records and information Science, Health Systems, Information Communication Technology, Pharmacy, Epidemiology, Clinical Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
- Master's degree in any of the following disciplines: - Health Informatics, Health Information Systems, Health Records and Information Science, Information Communication Technology, Epidemiology, Health Economics and Policy, Statistics, Biostatistics, Health Systems, Data Science and Analytics, Computer Science; or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
- Registered and Licensed by a recognized regulatory body where applicable;
- Certificate in Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
- Professional certification in Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE2 Practitioner is an added advantage;
- Proficiency in computer applications;
- Demonstrated experience in project management, preferably within ICT digital transformation or public-sector programmes is an added advantage; and
- Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.
- Coordinating the development, implementation, and review of relevant legislation, regulations, policies, strategies, standards, and guidelines on point of care solutions.
- Conducting consultative forums on point of care solutions;
- Developing and implementing matrix for gap analysis for point of care solutions.
- Coordinating the development of deployment plans for the point of care solutions.
- Conducting risk assessments on the point of care solutions.
- Developing mitigation strategies for the point of care solutions.
- Developing system requirements specifications for point of care solutions.
- Developing systems business process and flowcharts for point of care solutions;
- Developing access control policies for point of care solutions;
- Assessing system needs for data protection impact assessment;
- Overseeing backup and migration of data from systems to be decommissioned;
- Developing training objectives for point of care solutions.
- Project Management
- ICT digital transformation
- Public-sector programmes
- Proficiency in computer applications
- Bachelor's degree in Health Information Technology, Health Records and information Science, Health Systems, Information Communication Technology, Pharmacy, Epidemiology, Clinical Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
- Master's degree in Health Informatics, Health Information Systems, Health Records and Information Science, Information Communication Technology, Epidemiology, Health Economics and Policy, Statistics, Biostatistics, Health Systems, Data Science and Analytics, Computer Science; or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
- Registered and Licensed by a recognized regulatory body where applicable
- Certificate in Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution
- Professional certification in Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE2 Practitioner is an added advantage
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Vacancy title:
Deputy Director, Point of Care Services
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Healthcare, Category: Management, Computer & IT, Healthcare, Civil & Government, Business Operations]
Jobs at:
Digital Health Agency
Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, December 1 2026
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, November 12 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
The Digital Health Agency (DHA) is a government body dedicated to transforming healthcare delivery through the integration of cutting-edge digital technologies. Our mission is to enhance healthcare accessibility, improve patient outcomes, and ensure data security by developing and maintaining a comprehensive digital health ecosystem across Kenya.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinating the development, implementation, and review of relevant legislation, regulations, policies, strategies, standards, and guidelines on point of care solutions.
- Conducting consultative forums on point of care solutions;
- Developing and implementing matrix for gap analysis for point of care solutions.
- Coordinating the development of deployment plans for the point of care solutions.
- Conducting risk assessments on the point of care solutions.
- Developing mitigation strategies for the point of care solutions.
- Developing system requirements specifications for point of care solutions.
- Developing systems business process and flowcharts for point of care solutions;
- Developing access control policies for point of care solutions;
- Assessing system needs for data protection impact assessment;
- Overseeing backup and migration of data from systems to be decommissioned;
- Developing training objectives for point of care solutions.
Requirements:
- Cumulative period of fifteen (15) years relevant work experience, three (3) of which should have been in the grade of Assistant Director, Digital Health or in an equivalent or in a comparable position;
- Bachelor's degree in any of the following disciplines: - Health Information Technology, Health Records and information Science, Health Systems, Information Communication Technology, Pharmacy, Epidemiology, Clinical Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
- Master's degree in any of the following disciplines: - Health Informatics, Health Information Systems, Health Records and Information Science, Information Communication Technology, Epidemiology, Health Economics and Policy, Statistics, Biostatistics, Health Systems, Data Science and Analytics, Computer Science; or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
- Registered and Licensed by a recognized regulatory body where applicable;
- Certificate in Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
- Professional certification in Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE2 Practitioner is an added advantage;
- Proficiency in computer applications;
- Demonstrated experience in project management, preferably within ICT digital transformation or public-sector programmes is an added advantage; and
- Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 180
Level of Education: postgraduate degree
Job application procedure
The application deadline is December 1, 2026.
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