NCK is hiring a Director Registration & Licensing skilled in healthcare regulation, professional licensing oversight, policy development, and clinical compliance.
Description
Responsibilities
- Formulate, implement, review and monitor registration and licensing
policies, regulations, guidelines, frameworks and standards.
- Oversee the registration, enrolment, licensure, retention and
certification of nurses and midwives in accordance with statutory
requirements.
- Ensure the maintenance, integrity, security and continuous
improvement of registration and licensing databases, records and
professional registers.
- Oversee the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of internship
programmes, including assessment, approval, auditing and monitoring of
internship centres.
- Coordinate implementation of Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) requirements, approvals and compliance processes.
- Oversee retention audits, private practice assessments, temporary
licensure, student permits and other regulatory compliance activities.
- Oversee verification and certification services for professional
practice, immigration, employment and related purposes.
- Spearhead research, data analysis and policy reviews to support
evidence-based decision-making and regulatory reforms.
- Lead automation and digital transformation initiatives within
registration, licensing, internship and records management functions.
- Develop and implement departmental work plans, budgets, procurement
plans and performance management frameworks.
- Monitor and evaluate departmental performance and prepare technical,
operational and management reports for decision-making.
- Coordinate stakeholder engagement and respond to inquiries from
nurses, midwives, training institutions, healthcare providers, employers
and regulatory agencies.
- Provide leadership, supervision, coaching, mentorship and
performance management for departmental staff.
- Coordinate capacity-building initiatives to strengthen departmental
competencies and service delivery.
Education
The
successful candidate must possess:
- Master’s Degree in Nursing, Midwifery or a Health-related field from
a recognized institution.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or Midwifery from a recognized
institution.
- Registration Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Kenya.
- Valid Practicing License issued by the Nursing Council of Kenya.
- Membership in a relevant professional association and in good
standing.
- Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a
recognized institution.
- Proficiency in computer applications.
More Details on Experience
The
candidate must have:
- Possess at least twelve (12) years relevant work experience, five
(5) years of which must be at senior management level.
- Demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence
as reflected in work performance and results.
- Experience in registration, licensing, regulatory compliance,
healthcare administration or professional regulation.
Required
- Strategic Leadership and Management Skills.
- Registration, Licensing and Regulatory Compliance Management.
- Policy Development and Implementation.
- Stakeholder Engagement and Customer Service Skills.
- Communication, Decision-Making and Report Writing Skills.
- Integrity, Analytical Thinking and ICT Proficiency.
Added Advantage
- Digital Transformation and Records Management.
- Data Protection and Cybersecurity Awareness.
- Research, Data Analysis and Evaluation Skills.
How to Apply
Detailed
job descriptions and application procedure can be accessed at the Council
website www.nckenya.com
Interested
and qualified persons are required to make an application through the Council
email: careers@nckenya.go.ke so as to be received
on or before close of business (5.00pm) on Monday 10th August, 2026
NB:
Applications should be shared as one document in PDF
NCK is an Equal Opportunity
Employer and seeks to have diversity in workforce (Women, Marginalized
Communities and Persons Living with disability) in line with constitution. Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Canvassing of any form will lead to
automatic disqualification.
