Senior Health and Safety Officer

Job Specifications: Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: Developing and implementing public health research policies, guidelines, strategies and standards; Designing tools like screening, laboratory records and vital information to support research in public health; Coordinating identification of environmental health issues at community level; Facilitating mobilization and sensitization on matters related to environmental health; and Coordinating public health interventions within the community. Person Specifications: For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: Cumulative service period of six (6) years' relevant work experience, (3) of which should have been at the grade of Health and Safety Officer I or in a comparable position; Bachelor degree in any of the following disciplines: Environmental Health Science, Public Health Inspection or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; Certificate of Competence from the Association of Public Health Officers; and Proficiency in computer applications.