Ministry of Health, Akure Recruits Executive Secretary

The Ministry of Health, Ondo State is known to hold some of the best hospitals in Nigeria and one of the best Medical 21st century well equipped modern diagnostics centres in Africa offering Modern medical diagnoses and tests. The Ondo State Government recently passed into law the bill establishing the State Primary Health Care Board. The Board which is a parastatal of the State Ministry of Health is seeking qualified candidate for the position of an Executive Secretary who shall be the Chief Executive and Accounting Officer of the Board.

We are recruiting for the position below

Job Position: Executive Secretary

Location: Ondo, Nigeria

Board Objectives

• Ensure co-ordination of planning, budgetary provision and monitoring of all Primary Health Care Services in the State;
• Domesticate and disseminate policies, guidelines and standard operating procedures developed and produced by the National Primary Health Care
• Development Agency and Federal Ministry of Health Care Services Delivery;
• Advise the Commissioner for Health and Local Government Area Health Authorities on any matter regarding Primary Healthcare Services in the State;
• Recruit, promote, post, transfer, train and discipline staff on grade level 7 and above
• Pay salaries and allowances to Primary Health Care Staff;
• Disburse funds provided to it by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency and other sources;
• Ensure that annual reports are rendered by Primary Health Care facilities in the Local Government Area Authorities;
• Ensure annual auditing of accounts of Primary Health Care facilities in the Local Government Area Authorities
• Consider applications for, and issue certificate of Needs and Standard to appropriate Primary Health Care Institution in its area of jurisdiction;
• Perform such functions as may be assigned to it by the Governor or any other recognized authority;
• Hold quarterly meetings to review Primary Health Care activities in the eighteen Local Government Areas in the State;
• Hold biannual meetings with the Local Government Area Chairmen to review their support for Primary Health Care in their various Local Government Areas;
• Monitor activities of Local Government Health Authorities on appointments, discipline and promotion of employees on GL. 01 to 06 in order to ensure that the guidelines are strictly and uniformly adhered to;
• Serve as the appellate body for all Dismissal/ Retirement/Petitions from aggrieved Primary Health Care employees on GL.01 to 06; and
• Approve promotion for Primary Health Care employees on GL.01 to 06 as recommended by each Local Government Health Authorities.

Responsibilities

• The Executive Secretary shall carry out the day to day administration of the affairs of the Board in accordance with the provisions of the law setting up the Board.
• Making arrangements for the meeting of the Board
• Preparing the agenda and the minute of such meetings
• Implement the decisions of the Board
• Keeping and securing the records of the Board.

Qualifications and Skills

• The candidate must be a Medical Practitioner with Public Health background.
• Minimum of 15 years experience.

Application Closing Date
22nd April, 2013

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications with personal suitability statement and updated CV's to:
Office of the Head of Service,
Governor's Office,
Alagbaka, Akure.

Note:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.