Ghana Health Service Deputy Director-General Job Vacancy in Ghana

Description
:

The Ghana Health
Service is an autonomous Agency of the Ministry of Health responsible for
providing and prudently managing comprehensive and accessible health service at
Regional, District and Sub-district levels in accordance with approved national
policies. To achieve this, the GHS must attract and appoint suitably qualified
personnel to carry out its mandate at various operational levels.

The Ghana Health
Service invites applications from suitably qualified Ghanaians who are goal-oriented,
results-driven with exceptional leadership qualities for appointment to the
above mentioned position.

Job Purpose:
To support
the Director-General to provide executive leadership and leading edge strategic
direction to enable the Ghana Health Service to deliver innovative services and
effective health care to the population.

Key Duties
and Responsibilities:
Under the
direction of the Director-General, the Deputy Director-General will:

• Work
  closely with the Headquarters and Regional Directorates to develop a
  strategic direction for the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and lead the
  creation of a strong organisation with a coherent long-term health
  strategy for the provision of healthcare services and deliver wider health
  improvement within all the Regions
• Work
  with the Director-General to ensure the effectiveness of the work of the
  GHS Council;
• Be
  responsible for the operational function of the Service;
• Lead
  the development of a Modernisation Programme reflecting the health status
  and the health needs of the population;
• Ensure
  that sound budgeting and financial systems are put in place and
  operational accordance with GHS financial guidelines;
• Ensure
  the monitoring performance against service agreements signed with agencies
  of the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders;
• Ensure
  the preparation of performance management reports as required, including
  annual reports and annual accounts;
• Ensure
  the implementation of a strong and effective framework of corporate
  governance including risk, clinical governance, quality assurance and
  health and safety;
• Work in
  partnership with other agencies to secure the wider health of the
  population;
• Develop
  closer integration of primary and community health services, and ensure
  closer working relationship with other agencies on both planning and
  delivery;
• Ensure
  that the Ghana Health Service plays a strong leadership role in
  the country through the development of strategic programmes of involvement
  and effective delivery of health services;
• Facilitate
  and support professional development, audit and peer reviewed;
• Perform
  any other duties as may be assigned by the Director-General from
  time-to-time

Terms of
Appointment: Applicant
must be eligible and capable of serving a full term of four (4) years before
attaining the compulsory retiring age of sixty (60) years

Compensation: Compensation package is
competitive with very attractive fringe benefits

Person
Specification:

• Must be
  a Fellow of a Postgraduate Medical College or an accredited professional
  body/institution;
• The
  possession of a PhD is desirable;
• A
  minimum of eight (8) years’ service in Senior Management position,
  preferably in the Health Sector
• Must be
  a distinguished and outstanding health professional with high level
  strategic, consensual and analytical skills;
• Must
  have deep understanding and appreciation of the GHS’s vision, the
  challenges and operational issues in the Health sector;
• Be
  performance driven and keen to achieve results

How
to apply :

Qualified and
Interested persons should submit six (6) set of application, accompanied by the
documents listed below in an A4 size envelope:

• Application
  letter
• Detailed
  Curriculum Vitae with names, addresses and telephone numbers of at least
  two (2) referees, one of whom should be a senior professional colleague
• Copies
  of academic and professional certificates
• A one
  (1) page statement on how applicants intend to respond to the GHS mission
• The
  position applied for must be clearly written at the left top corner of the
  envelope

Applications which
should be delivered by hand or courier, should reach the address below .
Further information is available on GHS website: www.ghanahealthservice.org

Application Deadline:
07 Feb, 2013