Property Officers

Job Ref: HR:KP1/5B.2/1/3/1603

Job Summary

Responsible for acquiring landed property, securing company rights and interests, managing property inventory, and ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory obligations. They oversee the acquisition, maintenance, and leasing of property assets, ensuring optimal use and alignment with organizational goals to maximize value and efficiency.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Carrying out due diligence and searches, and liaising the Land Registry,
  County Governments and other relevant bodies for information required on the subject property.
• Ensuring compliance with obligations and performance set in respective legal instruments, statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Rent collection and reconciliation of rent accounts.
• Carrying out rental assessments, market surveys and feasibility studies.
• Carry out measurements of lettable and common area spaces and address discrepancies.
• Carry out suitability assessment for land and buildings.
• Reconciling land rates and rent statements in liaison with the relevant
• National and County government departments.
• Carrying out periodic inspection premises and initiating corrective action on landlord / tenant obligations that have not been met.
• Participating in resettlement action plans for major power projects and distribution lines and resolving disputes arising thereof.
• Participating in acquisition of land and buildings for Company use through allocations, leasing, and outright purchase.
• Safe custody of property documents and records.

Person Specifications
Bachelor’s degree in Land Economics, Real Estate or related field from a recognized Institution.

Method of Application
NOTE:

The ideal applicants for the above positions must have graduated from recognized institutions after the year 2020 with Bachelor’s degree in relevant field of study, attaining atleast second class Honours.
Successful candidates will undergo an eighteen (18) months training program at the Company. The training program will be structured to include classroom, mentorship, hands-on projects, and rotations across various Departments and functions among others. On successful completion, they will be absorbed in specific functions of the Company.
Interested persons should submit their applications online through visiting Kenya Power website on http://www.kplc.co.ke. Attach detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of academic and professional certificates and other testimonials. Please note that we may use this information to conduct background verification during the recruitment process. Quote the title of the position you are applying for and include your mobile telephone contact and email address and to be received not later than Thursday 22nd August, 2024.

Only candidates offered employment shall present the following clearance certificates;

• Valid Certificate of Good Conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations
• Valid Clearance Certificate from Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
• Valid Tax Compliance Certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA);
• Current Clearance from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC);
• Current Report from an approved Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)