Vacancy title:
Chief Assistant Public Health Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Public Administration, and Government, Category: Healthcare, Civil & Government]

Jobs at:
Embu County Government

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, April 21 2026

Duty Station:
Embu | Embu

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, April 6 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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Embu County Profile Embu County Government headed by H.E Governor Martin Wambora is one of the 47 counties in Kenya which came into operation after the March 4 2013 General Election. As an entity exercising constitutional authority, it is responsible for county legislation (outlined in article 185 of the Constitution of Kenya), executive functions (outlin...

Duties and Responsibilities

An officer at this level will coordinate environmental health activities in the area of deployment. Specific duties and responsibilities will include:

• Implementing promotive and preventive health programmes.
• Ensuring safety and quality of food and water for both domestic and industrial use.
• Abating sanitary nuisances. Promoting hygiene education including school health programmes. Implementing international health regulations and rules at ports, airports, frontiers and border posts.
• Undertaking inspection for preventive maintenance of health facilities.
• Vetting and approving building plans. Inspecting and issuing occupancy certificates of new buildings. ix..
• Inspecting commercial and trading premises for maintenance of set standards. Overseeing exhumation process and authorizing disposal of unclaimed bodies.
• Educating the public on health and safety at work place. Implementing community based health care programmes. xii.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Served in a comparable and relevant position for a minimum period of three(3) years.
• Diploma in either Environmental Health Science or Public Health Inspection from a recognized institution.
• Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: associate degree

Job application procedure

NB:

Only short listed candidates shall be contacted.

The vacancy number of the position being applied MUST be indicated on the envelope and the application form.

Any candidate who directly or indirectly canvases shall automatically be disqualified.

Women, Youth and Persons Living with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to provide original academic and professional certificates, ID and current chapter six documents during the interview. i.e. clearance documents from:

• Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission
• Kenya Revenue Authority
• Higher Education Loans Board
• Credit Reference Bureau
• Directorate of Criminal Investigation

All applications should be sent to the undersigned on or before 21st April 2026.

THE CEO/SECRETARY

EMBU COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD

P.O BOX 2871-60100

EMBU

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