Director Standards And Certification

Full Time @Digital Health Agency (DHA) in Government , in Latest Jobs in Kenya , in Law & Legal
  • Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya, 00100 View on Map
  • Post Date : May 15, 2026
  • Salary: Ksh30,000.00 - Ksh50,000.00 / Monthly
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  • Job ID 3572

Job Description

Director Standards And Certification

Requirements

  • At least fifteen (15) years of cumulative work experience, with five (5) years in the grade of Assistant Director and above or a comparable position
  • Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Technology, Health Records, ICT, Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, or other related health and technical disciplines
  • Master’s degree in Health Informatics, ICT, Epidemiology, Health Economics, Data Science, Computer Science, or equivalent qualifications
  • Must be registered and licensed by a recognized regulatory body where applicable and maintain good standing
  • Certificate in a Leadership course lasting at least four (4) weeks from a recognized institution
  • Proficiency in computer applications
  • Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results
  • Thorough understanding of national goals and policies with the ability to relate them to standards, quality assurance, and certification

Key Responsibilities

  • Overseeing development, implementation and review of policies, standards, guidelines and procedures on digital health systems, standards and compliance
  • Overseeing facilitation and adoption of national and international standards for digital health information systems
  • Ensuring compliance with set national digital health standards
  • Coordinating audit of the digital health certification process
  • Overseeing preparation of digital health audit certification reports and recommending appropriate measures
  • Spearheading creation of awareness on best practices and standards for digital health data exchange
  • Ensuring digital health solutions and services comply with the Digital Health Act 2023, Data Protection Act 2019, and related laws
  • Coordinating provision of technical support and guidance to digital health stakeholders on standards and compliance
  • Overseeing data quality checks in collaboration with relevant stakeholders to establish standards for digital health
  • Overseeing monitoring and evaluation of digital health care systems for adherence to performance, safety, security and ethical standards
  • Spearheading benchmark studies to identify best practices on digital health for replication
  • Facilitating creation of awareness on enterprise-class health application systems
  • Overseeing capacity building initiatives on digital health standards
  • Ensuring dissemination of information on certified digital health information solutions standards
  • Spearheading development, review and monitoring of a comprehensive user fee manual for audit and certification services
  • Ensuring compliance of existing health information systems with technical standards
  • Overseeing development and review of the digital health certification framework in collaboration with stakeholders
  • Coordinating dissemination of the digital health certification framework
  • Overseeing audits on digital health systems and technologies to ensure compliance with set standards and government regulations
  • Establishing collaborations with accreditation agencies to identify institutions and mechanisms for certification testing
  • Overseeing establishment and enforcement of standards for data formats, terminologies and coding systems to ensure compatibility
  • Overseeing development of Digital Health Standards (DHS) with reporting functionality and interoperability
  • Ensuring capacity building, development and performance management of staff within the directorate

Required Compliance Certificates

  • Certificate of Good Conduct from Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI)
  • Certificate of compliance from Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
  • Tax Compliance Certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
  • Current Self Declaration form from Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)
  • Certificate from Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)

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