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County Government of Nakuru

Responsibilities or duties

• Preparing county, metropolitan, regional, urban, rural physical development plans;
• Providing guidance on data requirements for the various categories of physical development plans;
• Implementing physical planning policies, strategic, standards and programs;
• Conducting thematic regional and national studies on matters relating to physical planning such as human settlement patterns, urbanization patterns and urban sprawl;
• Inducting the physical planning liaison committee members:
• Conducting public education on physical planning and development control matters;
• Setting agenda and convening physical planning liaison committee meetings;
• Keeping record of deliberations and communicating decisions of the physical planning liaison committees;
• Advising liaison committees and overseeing the enforcement of resolutions; and
• Preparing annual state of physical planning reports on county, metropolitan, regional, urban and physical development plans.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

• Have served in the grade of Principal Physical Planner for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Have a Bachelor's degree in any of the following disciplines: -Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Planning or Town Planning from a recognized institution;
• Have a Master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Planning, Regional Planning or Town Planning from a recognized institution;
• Be a corporate member of Kenya Institute of Planners or Architectural Association of Kenya (Town Planning Chapter);
• Be registered by the Physical Planners Registration Board.
• Have a certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Have a certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution and;

Experience needed

• Have demonstrated technical and professional competence as reflected in work performance and results.

• Preparing county, metropolitan, regional, urban, rural physical development plans;
• Providing guidance on data requirements for the various categories of physical development plans;
• Implementing physical planning policies, strategic, standards and programs;
• Conducting thematic regional and national studies on matters relating to physical planning such as human settlement patterns, urbanization patterns and urban sprawl;
• Inducting the physical planning liaison committee members:
• Conducting public education on physical planning and development control matters;
• Setting agenda and convening physical planning liaison committee meetings;
• Keeping record of deliberations and communicating decisions of the physical planning liaison committees;
• Advising liaison committees and overseeing the enforcement of resolutions; and
• Preparing annual state of physical planning reports on county, metropolitan, regional, urban and physical development plans.

• Computer application skills
• Technical and professional competence

• Bachelor's degree in Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Planning or Town Planning
• Master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Planning, Regional Planning or Town Planning
• Corporate membership of Kenya Institute of Planners or Architectural Association of Kenya (Town Planning Chapter)
• Registration by the Physical Planners Registration Board
• Certificate in Senior Management Course (not less than four weeks)