Job Requirement

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills):

Academic Qualifications;

• MUST have a Master’s Degree Land Management, Urban Planning, Real Estate, or other LAND related from a recognized University.
• MUST have a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Land Economics, Land Management, Land Administration, Real Estate Management, Urban planning, Geography or other Land related degree from a recognized University.

Professional Qualifications/Membership to professional bodies;

• Full membership in the relevant Chapter of Institution of Surveyors of Kenya.
• Relevant certifications such as in surveying, property management, or land use planning etc.
• A certificate in a leadership course will be an added advantage.

Previous relevant work experience required.

• Must have served for fifteen (15) years in the Lands Sector, five (5) of which must be in a senior management position in a comparable institution;

Applicants must possess level of knowledge and skills in the following areas;

• Technical competencies in land administration and management;
• Strategic leadership skills;
• Analytical skills;
• Communication skills;
• Knowledge of budget preparation skills; and
• Negotiation skills.

Job Description

• Guides the preparation and implementation of the County’s Strategic Plan;
• Spearhead setting of the Directorates’ performance targets and preparation of work plans;
• Supervises the analysis of various provisions on leases and agreements;
• Spearhead implementation of programs and projects under the Directorate;
• Initiate land regularization and formalization programmes;
• Lead in setting criteria for identifying persons occupying land as squatters;
• Evaluates claims on land and makes recommendations for documentation;
• Formulates the development and implementation of technical standards for service delivery in the County.
• Steer planning and budgeting for the programmes of the Directorate;
• Manage performance and capacity building;
• Puts in place monitoring and evaluating performance and preparation of reports;
• Recommend approval of applications for issuance of letters of allotment on County land;
• Prepares leases and transfers of land on County land for execution by the Director, Land Administration and Evaluates approval of development applications, such as renewal of leases, subdivisions and amalgamation; Analyses land issue and provide recommendations to the Director;
• Investigates land complaints for consideration by the County;
• Monitors performance of staff in the department.