MINISTRY OF HEALTH
CIRCULAR NOTICES NO. 2 OF 2024
P. O. BOX 514
MASERU 100
08th JULY, 2024
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following positions tenable in the Ministry of Health.
JOB TITLE: DIRECTOR ESTATES MANAGEMENT
GRADE: J
NO. OF POSITION: ONE (1)
RESPONSIBLE TO: PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HEALTH
JOB SUMMARY
Under the direct supervision of the Principal Secretary, the incumbent is responsible for overall provision and management of estate services in all Health Service Areas as prescribed by the MOH
MAIN DUTIES:
- Be responsible for general management of the Estate Management Unit including the deployment, career development and In-service training of staff. the keeping of accounts and the organization of EMU’s office(s) and workshop space.
- Prepare and maintain an inventory of all health buildings and equipment and monitor and record their condition and state of repair.
- Ensure that all buildings. plant. equipment are kept in good functional order and ensure that repairs are carried out in a timely, technically sound and cost-effective manner.
- Prepare and ensure strict adherence to Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programmes for all health buildings and equipment in all HAS’s.
- 5. Liaise with facility managers and staff and translate their requirements and observations regarding the use. functionality and utilization of spaces and equipment.
- Develop. in collaboration with other departments in the Ministry, appropriate norms. standards and specifications for the design and equipping of health facilities at each different service level.
- Develop, in collaboration with other departments in the Ministry, standard specifications for the medical equipment. which is being utilized at different facility levels.
- Develop and ensure compliance throughout all HAS’s with energy conservation measures and ensure that policies and procedures adopted within HAS’s in accordance with an agreed energy conservation policy.
- Liaise with the Fire Service Authority, ensure compliance with fire prevention measures and prepare contingency plans to meet emergency situations.
- Prepare Facility Development Plans for each HAS including the architectural brief. preliminary estimates and timing for the establishment of new facilities and the expansion. upgrading and rehabilitation of existing facilities.
- Develop and agree with health personnel standard procedures for the procurement. receipt distribution, maintenance. storage and replacement of equipment and ensure appropriate training of staff regarding its use and operation.
- Prepares the annual budget for the maintenance and development of facilities and equipment.
- Brief and monitor the performance of consultants charged with the preparation of designs and tender documents and the supervision of capital development and refurbishment schemes.
- Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Building-related Discipline i.e. Architecture, Building Science and Quantity Surveying, with 3 years working experience in these fields. - Degree in Building-related Discipline i.e. Architecture, Building Science and Quantity Surveying, with 6 years working experience in these fields.
- Management and maintenance of Health Infrastructure will be an added advantage.
All candidates who apply for positions at Grade H level and above will be subjected to assessment process as per Public Service Regulations of 2008 – Division Ill section 24 (1)
Applicaton forms are available at Ministry of Health and its departments throughout the country and should be hand delivered to our offices or addressed to;
Principal Secretary
Ministry of Health Headquarters
Corner Constitution Road
Human Resources Office, 2nd Floor
PO Box 514
MASERU. 100
Not later than 23rd July, 2024