Position: Land Clerk
About Bridge International Academies
Bridge International Academies is a for-profit startup company revolutionizing education across Africa with a unique business model. The company runs a large-scale network of low-cost primary schools in Kenya that significantly outperforms other primary schools in the same areas because of our "school in a box" systems.
Our schools profitably deliver this high-quality education for less than $4 per
child per month, which enable the schools to cover all their costs and create a
profitable central organization at scale. We have launched 37 schools in Kenya,
will double in size in the next 6 months, and plan to rapidly scale the company
to serve more than 1 million students across the continents.About Bridge International Academies
Bridge International Academies is a for-profit startup company revolutionizing education across Africa with a unique business model. The company runs a large-scale network of low-cost primary schools in Kenya that significantly outperforms other primary schools in the same areas because of our "school in a box" systems.
About this position
Bridge International Academies is looking for a Lands Clerk who will be responsible for doing land searches in Land Registries across the country to establish property ownership, tenure and any encumbrances thereon and the authenticity of such Titles.
They should also be able to attend various land registries for the stamping of documents, registration of transfers, leases and agreements for sale and anything in connection with the registration of land transactions in Kenya.
In addition they should have the ability to handle and lodge applications for the change of users, amalgamation, subdivision and extension of leases for leasehold properties.
The holder of this position will also be required to travel to land control boards across the country to secure the relevant consents and visit local authorities for the purposes of securing land and rates clearances and relevant approvals and should also be be able to register companies.
Responsibilities:
The lands clerk shall be responsible for:
- Carrying
out official title searches at different lands registries in Kenya notably
Kisumu & Eldoret
- Lodging
documents for assessment and payment of stamp duty
- Co-ordinating
with valuers to visit sites in relation to any valuation which requires to
be done on any properties
- Visiting
various sites , identifying and consulting with village elders and
neighbours
- Submitting
change of user applications to the relevant city/municipal councils and
following up on the same
- Obtaining
Land Control Board consents where necessary
- Visiting
sites with various land officers to verify facts in relation to title
deeds and documents
- Obtaining
survey maps from the relevant registries
- Obtaining
land rent and rates clearance certificates
- Performing
other related duties as assigned
- Carrying
out searches at different registries for nature of use of property
About you
- Must
have a minimum of 5 years experience particularly in conveyance matters
- Conversant
with processes at the various lands registries
- Conversant
with basic statutory documents which require to be filed at the registries
- Familiar
with various types of conveyance documents
HR Director
Bridge International Academies
P O Box 78105-00507
Nairobi, Kenya.
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