Principal Land Registrar/Chief Land Registration Officer at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

No of Positions: 16

VACANCY NO.29/2020
 
Terms of Service:  Permanent/Pensionable  Salary Scale:   Kshs.47,780 - Kshs.82,330 p.m.      (CSG 8) House Allowance: Kshs.15,400 - Kshs.35,000 p.m. (Depending on duty Station) Commuter Allowance: Kshs.8,000 p.m. Leave Allowance:  Kshs.8,000 p.m. Medical Cover:  As provided by the Government
 
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-
 

• served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Land Registrar or Land Registration Officer, CSG 9 or in a comparable and relevant position in the Public Service;
• a Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB), plus a Post Graduate Diploma in Law or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution; and be an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya

OR    a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Land Economics, Land Survey, Land Administration, anthropology/sociology or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;

• a membership to a relevant professional body;
• a certificate in computer applications skills from a recognized institution; and (v) shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities
 
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: -

• processing and issuing land searches;
• processing and issuing land titles for all categories of land under various land registration           Statues;
• verifying and validating scanned titles and other related information for digitization;
• replacing lost titles;
• requisition for valuation of stamp duty;
• assessing and stamping land registration documents;
• processing and registering leases, transfers and charges;
• processing and registering mutations, inhibitions, restrictions, cautions, court orders;
• processing documents supporting transmission on death of proprietor and other land registration documents;
•  validating registration documents;
• collecting revenue from land registration transactions;
• hearing and determining caution cases;
• endorsing transfer documents for stamp duty purposes;
•  maintaining and keeping safe custody of land registration records; and
•  attending court on land registration matters