Deputy Director Physical Planning – 2 Posts at Turkana County Government

Job Description

REF: TUR/ CPSB/094/2024/2025: DEPUTY DIRECTOR PHYSICAL PLANNING –

Duties and responsibilities

Initiating, preparing and monitoring the implementation of county and local physical and land use development plans.
Providing advice on development application and development control matters.
Implementation and providing feedback on physical and land use planning guidelines and standards.
Managing physical and land use data.
Preparing action plans for specific projects such as residential housing schemes, shopping centres, industrial estates and recreational facilities.
Undertaking thematic regional studies on matters relating to physical and land use planning.
Preparing annual state of physical planning reports on county and local physical and land use development plans.
Set agenda and convene physical planning liaison committee meeting.
Keeping records of deliberations and communicate decisions of the physical planning liaison committee.
Any other duty that may be allocated by the supervisor.

For appointment to this grade, an officer must:

Have bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: urban and regional planning, urban planning or town planning or equivalent from a university recognized in Kenya.
Be registered by the Kenya physical planner’s registration Authority (KPPRA).
Be a cooperate member of the Kenya institute of planners or architectural association of Kenya (Town planning chapter).
Have relevant knowledge and experience of not less than six (6) years in the professional field.
A senior management course lasting not less than less four (4) weeks from a recognized institution will be an added advantage.
Have a certificate in computer application skills from a recognized instinperT 73
Have demonstrated merit and shown ability as reflected in work performance and results.
Be proficient in computer skills