Project Officer at Co-operative Bank of Kenya

REF: PO/01/22

Our client a Housing Co-operative based in Nairobi seeks to recruit a suitably qualified person to fill the position of Project Officer

The Project Officer will be responsible for running all the day-to-day activities of the Housing Co-operative Society including but not limited to sourcing of property, subdivisions, marketing, sales, customer service, documentation, contracting, and reporting.

The responsibilities will include; 

• Serving as a primary point of contact with customers, Senior management, and other stakeholders in the real estate industry.
• Collaborating with partner agencies and/or independently identifying potential sites and conducting due diligence around the sites.
• Managing design process to ensure compliance/ approval by Counties and National Governments. 
• Preparing project feasibility analysis and making recommendations to the senior leadership team for advancing projects
• Preparing projects budgets, operating budgets, and capital budgets. 
• Liaising with stakeholders on the real estate industry such as valuers, surveyors, architects, Quantity surveyors, estate managers, and agents in the acquisition, valuation, costing, subdivision, selling, and of the development of the property where necessary.
• Reviewing legal documents for structuring, risk management, and tax issues
• Assisting in negotiating pricing and other terms for the acquisition and sale of property.
• Preparing and maintaining predevelopment budget, development budget, construction cost, operating budget, cash flows, project timeline, and other projects underwriting.
• Negotiating and drafting letters of intent sale agreements and applying significant knowledge of regulations and industry standards to proposals, applications, and closings, including legal and project document review, and day-to-day decisions.
• Organizing for site visits and accompanying potential buyers for viewing of the properties on sale. 
• Record keeping for all customer information and transactions of the organization.
• Preparing report and presenting them to senior management.
• Collection of payments from buyers on installment arrangements.
• Processing of title documents to property buyers on completion of payments. 

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Land Economics, Marketing, Project Management from a reputable university.
• Membership to a professional organization will be an added advantage.
• 3 years’ experience in the real estate field in both administration and fieldwork. 
• Knowledge on the real estate sector and the regulations will be an added advantage. 

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal and multi-tasking abilities
• Customer Service excellence
• Analytical and project management skills
• Oral communication and technical skills
• Written communication and teamwork skills
• Motivation and adaptability skills
• Leadership and initiative skills
• Reasoning ability and computer skills