The Commission dates back to 1954 when Civil Service Commission was established by British Colonial Government following Holmes Commission Report, 1948; Civil Service Commission was advisory to the Governor in matters of appointments; At independence in 1963 it was enshrined in the constitution and renamed Public Service Commission; Independence Constitution had Regional PSC’s but abolished in 1964 following constitutional amendments; It is the oldest Constitutional Commission and its mandate has expanded over the years.

Duties and responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include: –

• Coordinating the development, implementation and reviewing policies, strategies, legislations, guidelines, frameworks, norms, tools, regulations, plans, and standards on health sector resource mobilization;
• Mobilizing resources in health financing;
• Facilitating capacity building and providing technical support to MDAs and county-level staff on health financing;
• Providing lead in the preparation and presentation of reports on health financing;
• Coordinating the identification of health resource gaps and priorities in health financing;
• Establishing linkages with the relevant stakeholders in health financing including the private sector;
• Spearheading the determination of health financing and resource mobilization variables in the integrated digital healthcare system;
• Establishing performance goals and measures to evaluate performance in finance and resource mobilization;
• Coordinating Business Process Re-engineering in health financing and resource mobilization;
• Providing lead in health financing surveys and monitoring trends in health financing and resource mobilization;
• Coordinating customer satisfaction surveys in health financing and resource mobilization; and
• Spearheading the implementation of health financing projects and programs.

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –

• Served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Deputy Director- Medical Services CSG ‘6’ or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• A Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Clinical Medicine/ Higher National Diploma in Clinical Medicine, Health Economics, Health Financing, Actuarial Science, or equivalent qualification from a university  recognized in Kenya;
• A Masters  Degree in any of the following disciplines: Health System Management, Public Health, International Health Care Management, Global Health, Project Management, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Health Economics, Health Financing, Actuarial Sciences or equivalent qualification from a University recognized in Kenya;
• Registration and licensing by a recognized regulatory body as applicable;
• Membership to a relevant professional body where applicable; and
• Demonstrated managerial, administrative, and professional competencies in work performance and results