Director of Lands and Housing at Migori County Public Service Board

Duties and Responsibilities

Housing Development and Management Function

• Co-ordination of the divisional matters, programmes, 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.

Housing Infrastructure Function

• Planning, coordinating and directing overall operations at the headquarters and field offices
• 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

Slum Upgrading Function

• Coordination of the implementation of slum upgrading and prevention programmes
• Overseeing slum mapping and resource mobilization strategies
• Coordination of support for capacity building
• Implementing appropriate communication strategies
• Ensuring delivery of affordable social and physical infrastructure
• Liaison with stakeholder institutions and the development of mechanisms for sustainable financing of slum upgrading and shelter related infrastructure. 
• In addition the officer will liaise with local and international agencies involved in slums and informal settlements and facilitate integration of policies in development planning. The officer will also be responsible for guidance, supervision and development of staff and management of financial resources.

Affordable Housing Scheme Function

• Planning, designing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of housing projects for home ownership and rental by civil servants
• Formulation, review, interpretation and implementation of civil servants housing policies; 
• Research on civil servants housing demand
• Formulation and implementation of financing strategies
• Ensuring delivery of affordable housing
• Facilitation of ownership transfer to purchasers
• Ensuring safekeeping of leases and titles
• Translating project briefs into concepts; facilitate procurement of consultancy services and building works; engaging housing development partners
• Facilitating issuance of loans to civil servants for construction or purchase of houses; and maintenance of assets inventory for civil servants housing. In addition, the officer will be responsible for guidance, supervision and development of staff and management of financial resources.

Physical Planning Function

• Providing technical advice to the County on physical planning matters; overseeing implementation of physical development policies, guidelines, strategies and spatial plans
• Overseeing development of a framework for development of County infrastructure
• Coordinating site analysis; overseeing collection of geographic data for preparation, design and review of physical development plans
• Spearheading vetting and verification of physical development and building plans
• Regulate use of County land; and overseeing implementation of development control and preservation orders
• Providing technical advice on matters concerning alienation and appropriate use of land such as change of user, extension of user, extension of lease, subdivision of land and amalgamation of County land; ensuring conversion of analogue plans to digital form
• Managing and maintaining physical planning records and data bank
• Resolving conflicts arising from physical planning processes; 
• Initiating and facilitating research on urbanization strategies and policies and any other matter related to Physical Planning and collaborating with stakeholders and the National Lands Commission and National Government on matters related to physical planning.

Land Valuation Function

• Overseeing implementation of valuation policies, strategies, plans and programmes
• Overseeing implementation of various statutes governing valuation including: the Land Act 2012, the Stamp Duty Act Cap. 480, the Rating Act Cap. 266, the Valuation for Rating Act Cap. 267, the Community Land Act 2016 and the Sectional Properties Act 1987
• Authenticating County information for in-put into the National Land Value Index
• Overseeing preparation of valuation rolls and supplementary valuation rolls; providing technical advice on matters pertaining to valuation to the County
• Coordinating investigations and resolution of valuation disputes and appeals at the County; 
• Providing expert opinion in courts and tribunals on valuation matters
• Promoting Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms through valuation for arbitration
• Coordinating research on emerging trends and issues on valuation
• Collaborating and partnering with relevant stakeholders on valuation matters
• Representing the public sector Valuers in the Valuers and Estate Agents Registration Boards; overseeing development, implementation and review of Divisional plans and budgets; building capacity and managing performance of the Division and 
• Preparing annual reports on valuation.

Architectural Function

• Ensuring compliance with CAP 525 of the Laws of Kenya and other statutes in delivery of architectural functions
• Coordinating the formulation, implementation and review of architectural policies, plans, strategies, guidelines, standards, procedures, protocols and manuals on policies, plans, strategies related to building and construction; responding to correspondence and presenting reports and papers on policy matters
• Advising the county government on the latest cost-effective building technologies; approving and advising on spatial requirements for county government public buildings 
• Ensuring monitoring of expenditure on the government building development programme and performance of all projects on the annual works programme; coordinating professional, technical and administration activities related to implementation of developments and maintenance of building works; approving drawings and designs at the county
• Approving drawings and fee notes for consultants
• Coordinating registration of consultants in the building sector
• Coordinating the formulation of research priorities, findings and liaising with other institutions on architectural research related matters
• Disseminating research findings and promotion of wider application of innovative processes and materials technology
• Overseeing research on new building technologies and materials; ensuring development and implementation of the department’s strategic plan and objectives
• Overseeing the preparation and implementation of the department’s performance contracts
• Ensuring the development and review of departmental annual work plans and budgets 
• Overseeing and ensuring prudent financial and asset management of the department ensuring compliance with principles and values of good governance, transparency, accountability, ethics and integrity
• Managing departmental performance; and managing, training and development of departmental staff

Requirements for appointment

• Be a Kenyan citizen
• Must have either ten (10) years demonstrable and proven experience, three (3) of which must have been at Job Group CPSB 04/Q or its equivalent from the public sector or six  years’ experience at Job Group CPSB 05/P in the Public Service OR  have either fifteen (15) years of demonstrable and proven experience, five (5) of which must have been at Job Group CPSB 04/Q or its equivalent from the private sector or eight years’ experience at Job Group CPSB 05/P in the Private Service. 
• 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 Bachelor’s  degree in any of the following: Physical planning, land valuation, Land survey, 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
• A Master’s degree in any of the following: Physical planning, land valuation, Land survey 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 shall be an added advantage.
• Strategic Leadership Development Programme 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.