Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital C.E.O Jobs.

Located in Eldoret, 350 Kilometres north-west of Nairobi, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) is a national referral hospital in Kenya of 750 beds with over 3000 permanent staff, including about 200 consultants.

The Hospital serves as a teaching and research institution in collaboration with Moi University.

MTRH has grown to become a major centre for specialized medical care and training in Kenya and the Eastern Africa region, receiving patients on referral for specialized care, training, and research and participating in national health planning.

The Hospital’s vision is to be “an excellent teaching and referral centre in healthcare” with a mission to “provide accessible specialized quality health care services and teaching facilities through research, training, capacity building, innovation and participation in national health planning”.

The Board of MTRH seeks to recruit a competent dynamic, visionary and experienced person to fill the position of the Chief Executive Officer.

Job Title: Chief Executive Officer

Duties and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, will be the Accounting Officer and Secretary to the Board, and will be responsible for the following:

Providing visionary leadership and direction to the organization and to ensure that hospital policies and mandate are implemented fully and effectively in line with the strategic plan.
Formulating strategies and business plans, lead teams for high performance and encourage a culture open to innovation.
Ensuring prudent management of resources for the achievement of the Hospital’s mandate and strategic objectives.
Ensuring that the Hospital’s Strategic Plans are implemented efficiently, the Performance Contract objectives and targets are negotiated, achieved and reported in time and the Annual Operational Plans and budgets prepared and submitted in compliance with statutory requirements.
Ascertaining that the Hospital achieves the highest level of health delivery commensurate with its human and material resources.
Overseeing and direct the development and implementation of the Hospital’s strategic initiative and capacity building in line with goals and aspirations of Kenya’s Vision 2030 and the National Health Sector Strategic Plans.
Initiating, establishing, strengthening and overseeing inter-institutional collaborations and Strategic partnerships for the realization of the Hospital’s mandate and strategic objectives.
Ensuring that the institution’s staff remains motivated to discharge their responsibilities effectively and efficiently, and in compliance with human resource management policies and practices.
Establishing and sustaining effective relationships with the Board of Directors, the Government, parent Ministry, regulatory bodies, partners/collaborators, funding agencies, the media, other stakeholders and staff in the interest of the Hospital and its clientele.
Promoting a culture of compliance with regulations, statutory requirements good corporate governance principles and best practices in the hospital.
Participating in national planning and policy formulation for the health sector.
Working towards the realization of the UN Development Goals and other international obligations to which the Kenya Government is a signatory.
Providing the needed transformational leadership of MTRH to cope with citizens’ expectations in line with the New Constitution of Kenya.
Performing any other responsibilities as determined and deemed necessary by the Board of Directors, in line with the institution’s mandate.

Key Qualifications and Competence

The successful candidate should possess the following:-

At least a Masters degree in any one of the following fields: Health Administration, Healthcare Management, Health Management Policy Planning or Public Health Business Administration/Management or their equivalent from a recognized University.
Medical specialists with a minimum postgraduate diploma in any of the above fields will also be considered.
At least 10 years relevant work experience, 5 of which must be at senior level in a large organization, preferably a health related institution.
Proficiency in Computer packages
Must be an advocate for high quality healthcare standards.
Strategic Leadership and Health Systems Management [HSM], from a recognized training institution, will be an added advantage.
The candidate will also be expected to be well versed with public sector management systems including, finance, procurement, policy formulation, human resources, performance management and evaluation.
The candidate must be a good communicator with ability to transform the hospital into a centre of excellence in healthcare, training and research.

This is an executive position with a competitive pay package commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The successful candidate will be engaged on a 3 (three)- year contract renewable subject to performance.

Methods of Application

Suitably qualified candidates shall submit 10 copies of their applications together with updated curriculum vitae, copies of certificates, current remuneration and day time telephone contacts and names of three referees (one of whom should be the current/last employer who should be in a position to attest to the candidate’s academic professional and managerial abilities as well as moral character and uprightness).

Applications should be forwarded to the following address not later than 10th June 2011.

The Board Chairperson
Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital
P.O. Box 51103
Nairobi 00100, Kenya

E-mail: chair@mtrh.otr.ke

Applicants can also hand deliver applications at the MTRH Liaison Office, Finance House, 10th Floor Loita Street.

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