Lands Clerk - Bridge International Academies

About Bridge International Academies

Bridge International Academies is a startup revolutionizing education across Africa with a truly unique business model. The company has launched a large-scale franchise-like network of ultra low-cost for-profit private primary schools across Africa.

Our schools profitably deliver high-quality education for less than $4 per child per month, enabling local school managers to operate their school businesses profitably, while creating a highly successful business at the central level. We have launched our first 25 schools in Kenya, have 15 more opening in January and plan to rapidly scale the Company to serve more than 1 million students across continents.

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
• 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

In order to be considered for this position all candidates must register and upload their CV’s on our website at www.bridgeinternationalacademies.com