Director of Housing at Nakuru County Government

Job Requirements

• Served in the grade of Senior Assistant Director of Housing J/G ‘Q’ or in a comparable and relevant position in the housing and human settlements sector for a minimum of three (3) years;
•  Registration by any of the following bodies: Board of Registration of Architects and Quantity Surveyors, Engineers Registration Board, Institution of Surveyors of Kenya, Physical Planners Registration Board, Valuers Registration Board, National Environmental Management Authority Board and any other relevant and recognized professional body. (applicable to professional degree holders only);
• A Master’s degree in any of the following: Housing Administration, Urban Management, Urban/Regional Planning, Valuation and Property Management, Architecture, Interior Design, Civil/Electrical/Mechanical/ Structural Engineering, Land Economics, Building Economics, Estate Management, Building/Construction/Project Management, Economics, Sociology, Environmental Studies, Community Development, Business Administration or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Strategic Leadership Development Program from any recognized institution; and
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, administrative capabilities and initiative in general organization and management of the Housing function.

Job Description

• Co-ordination of the divisional matters, programs, policy formulation and implementation at the headquarters and field offices;
• Promotion of participatory approaches and capacity building in the housing
• Development process; liaising with stakeholders to establish and maintain land banks for housing development;
• Coordination of the activities of development partners and other stakeholders involved in housing development;
• Facilitating exchange of ideas among stakeholders through seminars, conferences, workshops and symposiums;
• Ensuring proper management of resources for housing and human settlements development;
• Overseeing dissemination of information to stakeholders.
• Monitoring of workloads and recommending distribution; analysis and continuous review and implementation of housing infrastructure development policies;
•  Integration of policy objectives into planning and implementation of projects; formulation of strategies and preparation of budgets;
• Promoting public-private partnerships in low-cost housing infrastructure;
•  Co-ordination of stakeholder participation in housing infrastructure development;
• Overseeing resource mobilization and utilization for implementation of projects and programs;
• Overseeing research and preparation of reports on pertinent issues on housing infrastructure development.