Chief Executive Officer at Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral & Research Hospital

Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral & Research Hospital (KUTRRH) is a leading National Referral Hospital with a 650 bed capacity and equipped with state-of-art medical amenities. The hospital is well equiped to offer Oncology, Trauma & Orthopedics, Renal among other services.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Be the Accounting Officer of the Hospital and ensure its management in line with statutory requirements of a State Agency


• Identify, evaluate and implement the scope of services, practice and governance of the hospital;


• Provide visionary leadership and direction to the organization and to ensure that hospital mandates and policies are implemented fully and effectively in line with the


• strategic plan;


• Oversee and direct the development and implementation of the Hospital’s strategic initiatives and capacity building in line with goals and aspirations of the government’s


• big 4 agenda particularly toward provision of universal healthcare;


• Formulate and ensure that the Hospital’s Strategic Plans are timely implemented, the Performance Contract objectives and targets are negotiated, achieved and timely


• reported and the annual operational plans and budgets prepared and submitted in compliance with statutory requirements;


• Initiate, establish, strengthen and oversee inter-institutional collaborations and strategic partnerships in line with the Hospital’s mandates and strategic objectives;


• Maintain an organized system of management and controls that ensure smooth function of hospital health system operations, timely accomplishment of clinical, training,


• research and infrastructural goals;


• Establish and sustain effective relationship with the Board of Directors, parent Ministry, the central Government, and other stakeholders;


• Spearhead Mobilization of resources from the government, development partners and other stakeholders as well as through payment for services;


• Ensure prudent management of resources for the achievement of the Hospital’s mandates and strategic objectives;


• Ensure that the Hospital’s staff remains motivated to discharge their responsibilities effectively and efficiently, and in compliance with human resource management


• policies and practices;


• Promote a culture of performance, compliance with regulations, statutory requirements, good corporate governance principles and best healthcare practices in the Hospital;


• Promote strong community relations and create collaborative partnerships that advance the interests of the Hospital and contribute to the health and well-being of the


• communities served;


• Appraise and recommend to the Board of Directors on strategic matters that influence and impact the Hospital’s health system performance;


• Promote a vibrant research and training culture and sustain the strict and effective referral policy for specialized care as per the hospital’s mandates;


• Steer the hospital towards the achievement of the relevant accreditation including ISO certification and Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA);


• Ensuring effective communication within the Hospital


• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Board from time to time.

Required Qualifications and Competencies

• A bachelor’s degree in Medicine & Surgery, Nursing, Public Health , Pharmacy, Medical Laboratory, or any other health related field from a recognized institution


• Master’s degree in healthcare administration, strategic management, leadership & governance, or any business management related field from a recognized institution


• Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience of progressive responsibility in an academic, research, or any or any integrated healthcare system


• Demonstrable familiarity and experience in healthcare quality management will be an added advantage.


• International experience, including in developing countries, is preferred (but not essential)


• A strategic thinker with ability to create, sustain and lead a highly motivated multidisciplinary team comprising of directors, heads of departments, managers, medical


• specialists, and other healthcare workers.


• Results and systems-oriented


• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written


• Demonstrable ability to timely deliver on the strategic plan of the hospital, targets, and any other Board’s outlined deliverables.


• Demonstrable financial acumen with the ability to manage costs and revenues.

Core Competencies

• Resource management skills


• Managing performance/driving for outcomes


• Building organizational capability and establishing strategic directions.


• Visionary and Leading change.


• Policy and strategic plans formulation and implementation.


• Stakeholders focus


• Building work relationship


• High standards of professional ethics


• International exposure and building partnerships.


• The successful candidate will be engaged on a three (3) year performance based employment contract, renewable subject to appraisal and acceptable performance, for one further term of three (3) years.


• Applicants will be required to satisfy all the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and avail:


• A valid certificate of good conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations;


• Clearance Certificate from the Higher Education Loans Board;


• Tax Compliance Certificate from the Kenya Revenue Authority;


• Clearance from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission; and


• A report from an Approved Credit Reference Bureau.

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