Assistant Manager – Property Management at Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

Job Purpose

• The job holder is responsible for effective management of works undertaken on the Authority’s properties; and ensuring all related costs are kept within the budget.

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks

Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities

• Management of renovation and maintenance work undertaken by maintenance contractor to ensure facilities are maintained to the required standards.
• Supervise other staff in Works.
• General management of utilities

Operational Responsibilities / Tasks

• Participate in the development and review of policies by providing relevant data/ information; participate in departmental/ sectional meetings to discuss drafts and implement approved policies
• Ensure that regular inspection of properties is carried out according to maintenance requirements and that repairs are carried out in a timely manner.
• Overseeing the allocation of KRA houses
• Supervising building projects and partitioning works
• Follow up on property ownership documents.
• Sensitisation and enforcement of the Property Act provisions and policies
• Preparation of sensitisation materials and carrying out sensitizations.

Financial Responsibility

• Development of Budgets
• Management of allocated funds

Responsibility for Physical Assets

• Responsible for physical assets assigned by the Authority.
• Provides oversight over physical assets assigned to the section.

Decision Making / Job Influence

• Makes strategic, operational and financial decisions.
• Plan the work of subordinates.
• Assign work to subordinates.
• Monitor subordinates work performance.
• Appraise/evaluate subordinates performance.

Working Conditions

• Predominantly works within the office

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

Academic qualifications

• A degree in Land Economics, Quantity Survey, Engineering or related discipline.

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

• Relevant professional registration.

Previous relevant work experience required.

• At least four (4) years work experience with one (1) year at supervisory level.

Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:

• Analytical skills
• Resilient and results oriented
• Knowledge of Property Law, Council By-Laws etc.
• Team player
• Self-driven
• Leadership skills