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Advert Number: 178/2025

Organisation Advertising: State Department for Lands and Physical Planning

Designation: Director - Physical Planning

Job Scale: CSG 4

Area of Study:

Minimum Award Requirement: Masters

Number of Vacancies: 1

Terms of Service: P&P

Experience required? Yes

Years of Experience Required: 18

For Serving Officers Only? Yes

Requirements for Appointment:

• For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-
• (i) cumulative service period of eighteen (18) years, three (3) of which must have been in the grade of Senior Deputy Director of Physical Planning, CSG 5 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• (ii) a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Planning or Town Planning from a university recognized in Kenya;
• (iii) a Masters degree in any of the following disciplines: Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Planning, Regional Planning or Town Planning from a university recognized in Kenya;
• (iv) been a corporate member of Kenya Institute of Planners or Architectural Association of Kenya (Town Planning Chapter);
• (v) been registered by the Physical Planners Registration Board;
• (vi) a Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development programme from a recognized institution;
• (vii) demonstrate professional ability, high integrity and competence matched by a proper appreciation of the country's socio-economic development needs at the national, sectoral and local levels; and
• (viii) demonstrate ability to interpret and apply the Physical Planning Act (Cap 286) and other related statutes in line with the National vision and goals.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Director of Physical planning will be responsible to the Principal Secretary for organization, management and administration of the physical planning function. Duties and responsibilities will include:-

• implementing of the Physical Planning Act, (Cap 286), the Physical Planners Registration Act 1996, and Urban Areas and Cities Act No. 13, 2011;
• providing advice to the Government on physical planning maters;
• formulation and review of national, regional and local physical development policies, guidelines and strategies;
• developing, implementing and evaluating the National Spatial Plan reviewing and certifying national, regional, county, metropolitan, urban, rural, techno-cities, resort cities and special economic zones physical development plans;
• providing guidelines for regulating use of land;
• ensuring proper physical planning practice in cities, metropolitan and urban areas;
• initiating research and innovation on urbanization strategies and policies and any other matters related to physical planning;
• appointing members, operationalizing and facilitating the physical planning liaison committees;
• being the secretary to the national physical planning liaison committee;
• providing guidance on matters arising out of the annual state of planning reports;
• planning reports;
• planning and managing physical planning projects/programmes at the county and national levels; and
• collaborating with the National Land Commission and County governments on matters related to land use.
• collaborating and partnering with local, regional and international stakeholders;
• developing, implementing and realizing strategic plans and objectives; and
• preparing and implementing the performance targets work plans and contract

• implementing of the Physical Planning Act, (Cap 286), the Physical Planners Registration Act 1996, and Urban Areas and Cities Act No. 13, 2011;
• providing advice to the Government on physical planning maters;
• formulation and review of national, regional and local physical development policies, guidelines and strategies;
• developing, implementing and evaluating the National Spatial Plan reviewing and certifying national, regional, county, metropolitan, urban, rural, techno-cities, resort cities and special economic zones physical development plans;
• providing guidelines for regulating use of land;
• ensuring proper physical planning practice in cities, metropolitan and urban areas;
• initiating research and innovation on urbanization strategies and policies and any other matters related to physical planning;
• appointing members, operationalizing and facilitating the physical planning liaison committees;
• being the secretary to the national physical planning liaison committee;
• providing guidance on matters arising out of the annual state of planning reports;
• planning reports;
• planning and managing physical planning projects/programmes at the county and national levels; and
• collaborating with the National Land Commission and County governments on matters related to land use.
• collaborating and partnering with local, regional and international stakeholders;
• developing, implementing and realizing strategic plans and objectives; and
• preparing and implementing the performance targets work plans and contract

• demonstrate professional ability, high integrity and competence matched by a proper appreciation of the country's socio-economic development needs at the national, sectoral and local levels;
• demonstrate ability to interpret and apply the Physical Planning Act (Cap 286) and other related statutes in line with the National vision and goals.

• a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Planning or Town Planning from a university recognized in Kenya;
• a Masters degree in any of the following disciplines: Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Planning, Regional Planning or Town Planning from a university recognized in Kenya;
• been a corporate member of Kenya Institute of Planners or Architectural Association of Kenya (Town Planning Chapter);
• been registered by the Physical Planners Registration Board;
• a Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development programme from a recognized institution;