Ministry of Lands Public Works, Housing and Urban Development Senior Deputy Director, Land Administration Jobs in Kenya

Ministry of Lands Public Works, Housing and Urban Development Senior Deputy Director, Land Administration Jobs in Kenya



For Appointment to this Grade, an Officer Must Have: -

  • Served for a minimum period of twelve (12) years and currently serving in the grade of Deputy Director, Land Administration, CSG 6 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider Public Service;

  • A Bachelors degree in any of the following fields: Land Economics, Land Administration, Geography, Agricultural Economics or equivalent qualification from a University recognized in Kenya;

  • A Masters degree in any of the following fields: Land Administration, Land Economics, Geography, Agricultural Economics or equivalent qualification from a University recognized in Kenya;

  • Registered with the Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK) Land Administration Management Chapter;

  • Demonstrated professional competence and high integrity matched with proper appreciation of the country’s socio-economic development needs at the national, sectoral and county levels; and

  • Demonstrated efficient and effective administrative skills and outstanding professional competence in land administration work.

    Duties and Responsibilities

    Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: -

  • Coordinating, implementing and enforcing Article 66 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, the Land Act 2012, the Land Registration Act 2012, the Community Land Act 2016 and the Land Control Act Cap 302 of the Laws of Kenya and other relevant statutes,
    regulations and strategies;

  • Initiating review of legislation and policy relating to land administration;

  • Facilitating Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) on land administration matters;

  • Approving sub-divisions, amalgamations, change of user, extension of lease and building plans;

  • Issuing consent for sales, transfers, charges, mortgages and sub-leases;

  • Approving leases for printing and registration;

  • Coordinating investigations on land administration matters;

  • Recommending action to be taken with regard to land administration reports;

  • Maintaining and integrating Land Information Management System (LIMS) with related systems;

  • Coordinating Land Control Boards;

  • Ensuring compliance with land administration standards and principles as prescribed by the Constitution and Land laws;

  • Coordinating research on emerging trends and issues on land administration; and

  • Managing staff in the directorate.

    How to Apply

    For more information and job application details, see; Ministry of Lands Public Works, Housing and Urban Development Senior Deputy Director, Land Administration Jobs in Kenya

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