Deputy Director Land Valuation Services at Machakos County Public Service Board

Duties and Responsibilities

• Enforcing relevant provisions of various statutes relating to valuation;
• Developing and reviewing the National Land Value Index;
• Undertaking Stamp Duty valuations;
• Undertaking investigations on valuation disputes and appeals;
• Generating, collecting and remitting revenue from valuation services;
• Preparing valuation case briefs and responses to County assembly issues;
• Attending courts and tribunals on valuation matters;
• Coordinating valuation of assets for Departments in the County;
• Coordinating assessment of ground rent during sub-divisions, alienations, change of users and extension of leases;
• Preparing research proposals on emerging valuation trends and issues;
• Preparing reports on the impact of infrastructural projects on land values;
• Representing the public sector Valuers in the Valuers and Estate Agents Registration Boards coaching and mentoring of staff

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: -

• A minimum experience of fifteen (15) years in this field.
• Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Land Economics, Real Estate and Property Studies or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Masters degree in any of the following disciplines: Property Valuation, Estate Management. Property Studies, Real Estate or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Membership to the Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK), Valuation and Estate Management Surveyors Chapter;
• Be registered by the Valuers Registration Board;
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution;
• A certificate in strategic leadership development programme (SLDP) Lasting not less than six weeks from a recognized institution will be an added advantage