Land Administrative Officer (1 Post) at County Government of Nandi

Job purpose:
The purpose of this job is to collate land information, document, disseminate and initiate basic land administration processes in line with the National Land Commission mandate on administration and management of public land.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Informs on enquiries of land issues;
• Maintains the file tracking system;
• Receives feedback from stakeholders;
• Verifies property status
• Prepares grants and leases;
• Receives development applications;
• Drafts letters forwarding executed titles and documents for registration;
• Types allocation letters;
• Receives and file applications;
• Prepares valuation requisition forms for determination of rent;
• Drafts letters communicating decisions on applications;
• Processes applications for land and land development;
• Prepares inventory of allocated land and vested acquired land.
• Drafts vesting notices, orders and reservations of acquired land to relevant public institutions.
• Assists secretariat to the Commission Committee hearings on public land disputes and complaints;
• Undertakes field visits on monitoring of public land to ensure that public institutions assigned land sustainably manage that land for the intended purposes;
• Ingests data into the inventory managing Lessor/Lessee Relationships;
• Collects and collates information on status of registration of rights and interests in land in the country;
• Assists secretariat formulating guidelines for use by Public agencies, International organizations, Development partners, statutory bodies and State corporations;
• Maintains and implements individual annual work plans.

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills):
Academic Qualifications;

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Land Economics, Law, Land Management, Land Administration, Real Estate Management or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution