Deputy Chief Land Registrar at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

For appointment to this grade a candidate must have: -

• served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Assistant Chief Land Registrar CSG 7;
• a Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Law (with a Post Graduate Diploma in Law and admission as an advocate on the High Court of Kenya), Land Economics, Land Survey or its equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• membership to a relevant professional body;
• thorough knowledge of the various land registration laws and related statutes;
• and demonstrated high professional competence and capability to manage, supervise, direct and co-ordinate all land registration matters effectively.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities will include: -

• implementing land registration policies, strategies and programmes;
• interpreting, implementing and enforcing relevant land registration statutes and regulations;
• responding and attending to court summons on land registration matters;
• conducting investigations on land registration matters;
• coordinating collection and recovery of stamp duties and penalties;
• coordinating land registrations appeals;
• resolving complaints on land registration matters;
• facilitating alternative dispute resolution;
• coordinating conversion of land registration records from one statute to another;
• preparing certificate of incorporation under Trustees Perpetual Succession Act (Cap. 164);
• coordinating collection of revenue from land registration transactions;
• facilitating alternative dispute resolution;
• coordinating research on land registration trends and emerging issues; and
• inspecting processes and procedures of land registration units and analyzing land registration reports