Assistant Director of Physical Planning at Vihiga County Government

Duties and responsibilities;

• Preparing County, metropolitan, regional, urban, rural physical development plans;
• Proving guidance on data physical development plans;
• Implementing physical planning policies, strategies, programmes;
• Conducting thematic regional and county studies urbanization patterns requirements for the various ‘categories of standards and and sprawl;
• Inducting the physical planning liaison committee members;
• Conducting public education on physical planning and development control matters;
• Setting agenda and convening physical planning liaison committee meetings;
• Keeping record of deliberations and communicating decisions of physical planning liaison committee;
• Advising liaison committees and overseeing the enforcement of resolutions;
• Preparing annual state of physical planning reports on county, metropolitan, regional, urban and rural physical development plans.

Requirements for Appointment

• Have served in the grade of Principal physical planner for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Have a Bachelor degree in any of the following disciplines: - Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Planning or Town Planning or its equivalent from a recognized institution;
• Be a corporate member of Kenya Institute of Planners or Architectural association of Kenya (Town Planning Chapter);
• Be registered by the Physical Planners Registration Board,
• Certificate in Strategic leadership Development Programme (SLDP)
• Course from a recognized institution OR its equivalent will be an added advantage;
• Demonstrated technical and professional competence as reflected in work performance and results; and
• Satisfies the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya.