Lands Clerk (Jobs in Kenya, March 2015)

Our client a leading multinational company in the oil & gas industry in Africa is urgently seeking to recruit a Lands Clerk. 

Roles & Responsibilities

The incumbent will be charged with the following duties & responsibilities;

• Keeping an updated register of all properties owned by VEK
• Obtaining Annual Land Rates demands for all properties owned and leased  by VEK from various registries around the country
• Payment of all annual land rates for all properties
• Obtaining Annual Clearance Certificates for each property
• Proper and updated storage and filing of receipts and clearance certificates for each property.
• Obtaining demands from all Local Authorities
• Paying the rates
• Obtaining Annual Clearance Certificates for all properties
• Keeping and updated record of all Titles and their Expiry Dates
• Reporting to HOL on any Title with 5 years to expiry and below
• In collaboration with Legal Administrator, confirming that we have title to each property
• Obtaining annual Search Certificates  for each property leased and owned by VEK
• Investigating ,Confirming and reporting on  status of each title at the Lands Registry annually
• In collaboration with Network Manager, monitoring all leases- term & expiry
• Notifying HOL on any Lease with 5 years and below to expiry
• Annual Leases status verification.
• Reading Kenya Gazette and Newspapers and reporting to the HOL on any matter touching on any Lease or Title
• Reading all Notices by National Lands Commission, Government Compulsory Acquisitions
• Follow-up in collaboration with external counsel on all approvals at lands/city/ county/local authorities for subdivisions, amalgamation, change of use etc
• Stamping and registration of all land related documents such as Agreements, Licences generated from within
• Generating a Monthly Report on all the above activities to the HOL for distribution to MD.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Law
• At least 5 years in conveyancing land issues in a law firm/ lands registry
• Ms- Office proficient
• Driving License (S/He will be travelling around the country to various registries)

Qualified candidates to send in their applications to recruitment@frank-mgt.com

Categories: LAW, SURVEYOR JOBS