Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer within UNON’s Joint Medical Service (JMS), this role supports organizational duty of care by leading occupational health and work reintegration cases, delivering day-to-day clinical care, and implementing evidence-based workplace wellness and public health programmes.

Key Responsibilities

Medical Case Management & Work Reintegration: Manage clinical and occupational health cases involving prolonged sick leave, workplace injuries, and disabilities; conduct fitness-for-work assessments, develop individualized return-to-work plans, recommend reasonable accommodations, coordinate multidisciplinary case reviews, and analyze absence/injury trends using data visualization.
Public Health & Workplace Wellness: Design and deliver behavioural-science-based health promotion campaigns, outbreak preparedness, and wellness programmes addressing communicable and non-communicable diseases (including UNCARES, UN Plus, UCaN, One Stop Clinic access, mental health, lifestyle modification, and preventive screenings).
Clinical Care & Medical Administration: Provide routine clinical care and emergency response in the workplace; conduct pre-placement and periodic medical examinations; manage sick leave administration, medical clearances, medical evacuations, and travel health/immunization briefings.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education:

Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in Medicine, Occupational Health, Public Health, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or a related field is required — OR a first-level university degree in Medicine combined with 2 additional years of qualifying experience.
Degree or non-degree coursework in data analytics, business analytics, or data science is desirable.

Licensure & Technical Skills:

Active medical registration and licensure to practice in Kenya is required.
Certification and proficiency in computer skills (MS Office and databases) is required.
Formal certification in occupational health and safety is desirable.

Experience:

Minimum of 2 years of progressively responsible clinical medical practice in a hospital setting, Accident & Emergency (A&E) unit, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), or related area is required.
Minimum of 2 years of progressively responsible experience in an occupational health setting focusing on return-to-work, sick leave, and disability case management is required.
At least 2 years of experience designing, implementing, and monitoring public health and workplace wellness programmes (communicable and non-communicable diseases) is desirable.
Experience in counselling/stress management and 1 or more years of experience in data analytics are desirable.

Languages:

English: Required at UN Level II across reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
Kiswahili / Swahili: Required at UN Level II across reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Eligibility & Selection Note: Open strictly to Kenyan nationals under local recruitment rules; shortlisted candidates may undergo an assessment exercise followed by a competency-based interview.

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