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:-

• Overseeing the development and review of all health policies through standard processes;
• Coordinating the development and review of policies related to optimizing intergovernmental relations on health;
• Coordinating the identification of the national health research priorities and collaboration with key stakeholders including state and non-state, academic and research institutions for implementation;
• Coordinating the maintenance, review and updating of the Kenya Health and Research Observatory as the national health repository for all health research;
• Facilitating activities that require implementation between national and county governments;
• Coordinating the development and maintenance of the Health Policy Information Management System;
• Providing leadership in timely translation of findings from research and health data analyses to enhance evidence-informed decision making;
• Establishing linkages with relevant stakeholder in the health sector;
• Coordinating partners and stakeholders in management of the Policy and Research for Health Technical Working Group (TWG) and stakeholder fora;
• Spearheading bi-lateral and multi-lateral agreements in the health sector;
• Coordinating review and adoption of relevant MoUs on health services;
• Spearheading capacity building in Ministries, Departments, Counties, and other government agencies on health policy and research;
• Coordinating resource mobilization; and
• Ensuring prudent utilization of resources

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 and Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Health Records and Information Science, Epidemiology, Clinical Medicine/Higher National Diploma in clinical medicine, Nursing, Health Policy, Nutrition or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• A Masters Degree in any of the following disciplines: Health Administration, Public Health, Health Informatics, Health Information Systems, Health Management, Global Health, Epidemiology, Health Policy, Statistics, Biostatistics, Health systems, Digital Health 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;
• Demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competencies in work performance and results; and
• Exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to proper management of family health services function.