Land Physical Planner Job in Nairobi Kenya - Bridge International Academies (KShs 70K - 75K)

Position Title: Land Physical Planner

Location: Nairobi

Salary: Kshs.70,000 – Kshs.75,000

About Bridge International Academies

Bridge International Academies is a for-profit startup company revolutionizing education across Africa with a unique business model. The company runs a large-scale network of low-cost primary schools in Kenya that significantly outperforms other primary schools in the same areas because of our “school in a box” systems.

Our schools profitably deliver this high-quality education for less than $4 per child per month, which enable the schools to cover all their costs and create a profitable central organization at scale.

We have launched 37 schools in Kenya, we will double in size in the next 6 months, and plan to rapidly scale the company to serve more than 1 million students across the continent.

About this position

We have and are continuing to develop one of the most sophisticated approaches to providing affordable education to MILLIONS of children in one of the most challenging environments in the world.

We have a need to recruit for the position of Lands Physical Planner which will involve developing and execute land-use policies for Bridge.

The individual must have a sense of community service, the desire to develop projects for the greater and long-term good of not only the community but also considering the effect on the environment and should have practical experience in land use and solving problems.

They will be responsible for:

Drafting change of users, extension of users ,amalgamations;Lodging the change of users at relevant municipal councils in different parts of the Country;Following up on the change of users/ amalgamations/ extensions until the have been approved by the relevant council;Collecting data from the field required to draft the applications ;Collecting relevant documents and details from councils/ land owners e.t.c. required during the drafting of the change of user applications;Collecting and reporting on any relevant information that may directly or indirectly affect the planning applications.Have a degree in urban and regional planningHave 4-5 years’ experience in drafting change of user applicationsConversant with various aspects of the law that concerns development and planningExcellent computer skills in MS OfficeHave the flexibility to travel to different parts of the Country at short noticeBe able to prepare planning briefs (change of users/ extension of users/ amalgamations e.t.c.)Have experience working with municipal or county councilsHave the ability to multitask and meet changing demands as requiredBe able to work in the field and deliver quality work