General Information:
Sustainable Management of land and Environment (SMOLE II) is a project funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland supporting five departments (Department of Survey and Urban Planning, Department of Lands and Registration, and Department of Environment, Department of land administration and Department of Commercial Crops and Forestry) of the Government of Zanzibar in the area of land and environmental management. SMOLE II is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Regional Land Registration Advisor based in Zanzibar.
Job Title: Regional Land Registration Advisor
Job Title: Regional Land Registration Advisor
OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
1. To provide support especially in Pemba for land registration activities so that the land adjudication piloting can continue based on legal and recognized registration procedures.
2. To provide support for the preparation of systematic and sporadic land registration manuals.
3. To build capacities of the Departments, especially in adjudication and registration through training.
JOB DUTIES:
Under the general supervision of CTA and the International Registration Advisor, and in cooperation with other International and Local Advisors, the advisor will:
• support land adjudication and registration activities in Unguja and Pemba, including field work;
• provide technical support and advise with surveying and GIS;
• provide training in land registration and related fields;
• participate in preparation of systematic and sporadic land registration manuals and guidelines;
• prepare inception report after 1 month, regular progress reports and a final report of the assignment with relevant instructions and implementation plan of the activities; and
• perform any other duties as assigned by SMOLE " management.
Duty station: Unguja and Pemba at assigned MWECl/MALE office premises (stays permanently in Pemba when land adjudication piloting continues in Pemba),
Duration: 42 months, starting 1st of May 2010 Qualifications:
QUALIFICATIONS:
The Regional Land Registration Advisor is expected to have a minimum of 10 years' professional experience in land registration. Also s/he is expected to have experience in land registration and adjudication procedures or similar institutional development in developing countries.
Additional skills expected from the adviser are: experience in management for public administration, well-developed skills to implement and plan projects in GIS, expertise in surveying or land use planning, well developed skills in participatory approach, experience with transfer of technology and practical skills.
The expert is expected to hold a university degree in land administration or relevant science.
Fluency in both spoken and written English is required; knowledge of Kiswahili would be an asset.
METHOD OF APPLICATION:
Applicants should send a) an application letter (preferable) including up-to-date curriculum vitae, copies of certificates and Testimonials, names of three referees (one academic) and their complete addresses, postal office box, telephone, fax, and e-mail or b) as an e-mail (secondary). Deadline for receiving applications will be 14th April 2010 and should be address to:
SMOLE II Project, P.O. BOX 811 Zanzibar, Telephone number: 255 242237008 Fax: 255 24 2237008
E-mail: cta.smole@smole.or.tz
