For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -


served in the grade of Assistant Director, Research, CSG 7, for a minimum period of three (3) years or in a comparable and relevant position in the public service;
a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following fields: Geomatics Engineering, Land Economics, Geospatial Information Systems, Geographical Information System,
Environmental Planning and Management, Geospatial Engineering, Land Survey, Law (LLB), Land Administration, Geography, Photogrammetry, Urban and Regional Planning, Computer Science/ICT, Software Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, or equivalent qualification from a university a recognized in Kenya;
a Master’s Degree in any of the following fields: Geomatics Engineering, Valuation and Property Management, Geospatial Information Systems, Geographical Information System, Environmental Planning and Management Geospatial Engineering, Land Management; Laws (LLM), Geography, Urban and Regional Planning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
membership to a relevant professional body where applicable;
meet requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya; and 
demonstrated managerial and administrative capability, and professional competence and results.


Duties and Responsibilities


initiating formulation, implementation and review of research and innovation policies, standards, strategies and guidelines;
overseeing the development of research proposals and programmes;
spearheading research on land matters;
promoting and facilitating leading edge research including collaborating interdepartmental research in areas related to lands;
coordinating the acquisition of intellectual property rights;
overseeing generation and dissemination of research information on land matters in liaison with the technical directorates;
overseeing the management of resource information center for Lands matters;
coordinating development, implementation and reviewing of knowledge management framework for the lands sector;
initiating monitoring of legislations and administrative acts relating to or impacting on the lands sectors and make appropriate recommendations;
spearheading capacity building and transfer of knowledge to the society through outreach and collaborative research on land matters;
coordinating the establishment of a nexus between the Ministry, partners and relevant stakeholders on research and innovation;
developing modalities for collaboration with external consultants and research institutions;
overseeing development of strategies to ensure quality control of products and services in the land sector;
spearheading local and international partnerships to enrich research and innovation programmes; and
initiating research and benchmark studies on best practices in lands matters.