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Ministry of Health
Mandate: Ministry of Health exists to promote & provide comprehensive preventative, curative & rehabilitative quality health services to the nation.
Vision: model of excellence in Quality Health Services.
Principal Health Officer I (Alcohol and Substance Abuse) KI03BB
Vacancy circular no.33 of 2013
Applications are invited from suitably qualified citizens for the above vacancy in the Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health.
Salary: D2 (P210, 180-P232,056) per annum
Benefits: A. Optional Contributory Medical Aid Scheme (Government pays 50% Employee 50%) B. Contributory Pension Fund Scheme (Government pays 15% Employee 5% of the basic salary)
Leave: 30 working days per annum.
Qualifications: Candidates should have at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Nursing, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Health Education, Public Health or equivalent.
Experience: At least 10 years post qualification experience, 2 years of which should have been working as Principal Health Officer II or equivalent.
Main purpose of the job:
To coordinate the effective implementations of activities in a specific health programme
Key performance areas
1. Facilitates interaction and effective communication and coordination of activities between hospital and DHMTs.
2. Coordinate compliance to Public Health standards and regulations
3. Communicates effectively to ensure that objectives, procedures and protocols of the program are adhered to.
4. Coordinates capacity building initiatives
5. Coordinates and conducts operational research studies on public health issues
6. Coordinates pre and in-service training on Public Health staff and support staff
7. Coordinates the development, implementation and monitoring of policy issues of a given area of operation
8. Provides leadership and guidance in the formation, and implementation of divisional plans and strategies
9. Develop monitoring & evaluation of programmes
10. Coordinate the preparation of expenditure reports.
Required competencies
• Strategic agility
• Priority setting
• Drive for results
• Organizing
• Conflict management
• Building effective teams
Applications:
Quote the number of this vacancy circular and provide the following details:
a) Full name, address and place of birth
b) Brief summary of career duties (curriculum vitae)
c) Certified copies of certificates (academic and professional), current references (not more than 6 months) and identify card (omang).
d) In case of serving public officers/mission hospitals’ employees,
(i) Date of first appointment,
(ii) Present post and date of appointment thereto.
Applications should be addressed to:
Permanent secretary
Ministry of Health
P/Bag 0038
Gaborone
Or hand deliver to:
Ministry of Health Headquarters
office 8A2
Important: All applications from serving Public Officers must be routed to their Heads of Department Secretaries. Applications not so routed will not be considered.
In addition applicants are required to submit an electronic summary of their CV in Microsoft Excel format. Please email to mntukununu@gov.bw or ttlhabano@gov.bw to request for the required CV format.
Only short listed candidates would be responded to.
Closing date: 30th August 2013
For further information contact: Human Resource
Management Unit on
Tel: + 267 3632076/3632073/3632828.
Source: Mmegi, 16th Aug
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