Chief Housing Officer (1 POSITION) at Nakuru County Government

VACANCY No. 05/PROM/  2023/03

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, PHYSICAL PLANNING, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Requirements for Appointment

• Served in the grade of Senior Housing Officer or in a comparable and relevant position in the housing and human settlements sector for at least three (3) years; 
• A Bachelor’s degree in any of the following: Valuation, Property Management, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, Civil/ Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Land Economics, Real Estate and Land Administration, Building Economics, Urban/Regional Planning, Construction and/or Project Management, Economics, Estate Management, Sociology, Community Development, Statistics, Environmental Studies, Geography or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Attended a Supervisory Management Course lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution; 
• A post graduate diploma in Housing or related field from a recognizedinstitution (applicable to non-professional degree holders); and
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Review, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of housing policies and related legislations; 
• Preparing reports on housing and human settlement to establish the status of the sector; 
• Promoting research and development of appropriate building technologies; 
• Preparing tender documents; 
• Construction supervision, monitoring and evaluation of housing projects; 
• Evaluating appropriate building technology proposals by local and foreign developers;
• Overseeing preparation of house type plans, cost estimates and construction manuals;
• Design and implementation of housing infrastructure projects/programs and slum upgrading projects; 
• Conduct research on housing infrastructure issues such as user reaction, standards and utilization of appropriate construction materials;
• Undertaking needs assessment and organizing slum communities into cooperatives for slum upgrading; 
• Identification of land for housing development; 
• Interpreting the civil servants requirements into building concepts and designs; 
• Liaison with statutory institutions and potential partners in housing development; 
• Assisting in the sale of houses developed under the scheme; 
• Collection of mortgage repayments and rent; 
• Recommend the boarding of houses developed under the scheme; 
• Valuation of houses developed under the scheme for rental and sale; and 
• Maintenance of housing stock developed under the scheme