Senior Deputy Chief Land Registrar (2 Post) at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

 V/NO. 18./2023

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

• served for a minimum period of twelve (12) years and currently serving in the grade of Deputy Chief Land Registrar CSG 6 or in a comparable relevant position in the wider Public Service;
• a Bachelors degree in Law (LLB) from a University recognized in Kenya, plus a Post Graduate Diploma in Law from a recognized institution; and be an advocate of the High Court of Kenya;

 OR

• a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Land Economics, Land Survey or equivalent qualification from a University recognized in Kenya;
• a Masters degree in any of the following disciplines: Law, Land Economics, Land Survey or its equivalent qualification from a University recognized in Kenya;
• membership to a relevant professional body;
• thorough knowledge of the various land registration laws and related statutes; and
• demonstrated professional competence and capability to manage, supervise, direct and co-ordinate all land registration matters effectively.

Duties and Responsibilities at this level include:

• coordinating development, implementation and review of land registration policies, strategies and programmes; 
• interpreting, implementing and enforcing relevant land registration statutes and regulations; 
• coordinating formulation of practice instructions and guidelines for implementation of the land registration policies and strategies;
• overseeing responses and attendance to court summons on land registration matters;
• coordinating collection, adjudication, refund and recovery of stamp duties and land registration fees and penalties;
• coordinating land registrations appeals;
• resolving complaints on land registration matters, facilitating alternative disputes resolution;
• coordinating conversion of land registration records from one statute to another;
• coordinating preparation of certificate of incorporation under Trustees Perpetual Succession Act (Cap.164);
• coordinating research on land registration trends and emerging issues;
• approving gazettement and replacement of lost titles; and
• maintaining a database of registered land countrywide.