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
Oversights management of Land Administration and Management Directorate;
Provides leadership in Directorate, formulation and review of all policies, procedures and strategies on the core mandates of the Directorate to ensure delivery of County's strategies.
Oversees implementation of Directorate's programmes to give effect to the County mandate.
Oversees provision of advisories to County Government and other stakehoIders for sustainable conservation and utilization of Land.
Oversees development of appropriate policies and strategies recommended for enhanced benefit sharing, access and use of Land.
Undertakes performance management of staff in the Directorate;
Oversees implementation of County's resolutions on allocation of public land.
Oversight mapping and documentation of all County land.
Leads in development of budget and monitors implementation of planned activities in the department.
Spearheads regularization and verification of ownership of land in all schemes within the County;
Oversights handling of County land disputes and complaints;
Oversights issuance of consents for public land transactions;
Steers the maintenance of up-to-date Asset Land Register and records linked to the Public Land Inventory;
Oversees implementation of County and Management Policy directions in the Directorate.