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Job Title:  Land Officer

Organisation: Tooro Kingdom

Duty Station:  Fort Portal, Uganda

About US:

The Tooro Kingdom is a Bantu kingdom located within the borders of Uganda. The current Omukama of Tooro is King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV.

Job Summary:   Tooro Kingdom is looking for a suitably qualified person to fill the position of Land Officer. The Land Officer will be responsible for the overall kingdom land administration. He/she is a Member of Management and his/her specific responsibilities will include but not limited to the following:

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintenance of the kingdom land register
• Building a database on all tenants, leases and properties on Tooro Kingdom land
• Be responsible for effective management of kingdom land, properties and estates
• Putting in place a Land Information Management System
• Managing a team of Field Officers
• Giving technical backup to the Kingdom Land Board
• Doing Community Education and Sensitization on land matters
• Mobilizing revenue from land and properties.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a basic degree in Land Management, Land Economics, or Social Sciences with relevant experience
• A minimum of three years of work experience in the Land Sector
• Excellent knowledge of Land Administration
• Sound knowledge of land law; national land policies, regulations, standards and guidelines
• Good knowledge of Uganda’s political history
• Good articulation and presentation skills
• Excellent Computer Skills
• Ability to handle time-sensitive tasks
• Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills
• Impeccable integrity
• Basic knowledge of surveying is an added advantage

How to Apply:

All applications can also be hand delivered to the Kingdom Administrative Officer, First Floor, East Wing, Mucwa Complex. Make sure you have attached certified copies of educational certificates and awards, and a detailed curriculum vitae with three referees giving their institutional addresses, day-time telephone contacts and e-mails; in any case not later than Friday 19th January, 2024.

Address to:

Apply to the Secretary Appointments Committee,

Tooro Kingdom;

Mucwa Complex

P.O. Box 80, Fort Portal. Uganda

NB: Tooro Kingdom is an equal opportunity employer and female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Deadline: 19^th January 2024

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