Kenyatta Hospital – Manager, Risk Management Coordination & Quality Assurance Full Time

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Providing expert advice and guidance on risk management and quality assurance issues;
• Advising management on the best practice risk management strategies for identification, measurement, analysis, and treatment of risk;
• Advising and coordinating the implementation of business risk management initiatives;
• Providing a methodology to identify and analyze the financial impact of loss to the organization, employees, the public, and the environment;
• Integrating information systems into risk and compliance operations;
• Facilitating identification and evaluation of risks in liaison with other departments;
• Assisting in the review of major contracts, proposed facilities, and/or new program activities for loss;
• Directly implementing all System wide and institution-specific risk management policies and procedures;
• Providing necessary definition, development, and deployment of service quality assurance strategy, addressing all phases of product service delivery;
• Assuring the viability, functionality, and effectiveness of essential quality assurance tools;
• Evaluating existing policies and procedures to find weaknesses;
• Coordinating the preparation and implementation of the hospital’s quality management system through quality assurance programs;
• Coordinating and providing oversight on risk management of the institution;
• Coordinating departments to establish standards, systems, and procedures for quality assurance;
• Ensuring that the risk management framework is implemented in all business units;
• Ensuring buy-in for ERM (Enterprise Risk Management) across the organization;
• Working with other managers in establishing and maintaining effective risk management programs in their functional areas.

Qualification and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Biology and Biological Sciences or relevant field from a recognized University;
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences, Biology and Biological Sciences, Public Health or relevant field from a recognized University;
• Certificate in Leadership/Management Course lasting not less than 4 weeks from a recognized institution;
• Evidence of proficiency in computer applications;
• A minimum period of eight (8) years relevant work and at least three (3) years’ experience in a supervisory capacity.