Land Tenure Officer at Jane Goodall Institute November, 2023

[Jamii Opportunities]

Position: Land Tenure Officer
Project/Program: USAID Tumaini Kupitia Vitendo
Duty Station: Kigoma or Mpanda
Reporting Line: Land planning and tenure lead

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

Main responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Work with the Land Use Planning Officer, to participate in the development, review, and/or adoption of procedures to support communities to obtain land rights through CCROs.
• Collaborate with the district and villages to facilitate the development of individual (as appropriate) and communal CCROs.
• Collaborate with district and other land tenure service providers to design incentive mechanisms for CCROs issuance.
• Ensures the use of the Mobile Application to Secure Tenure (MAST) and geographical information systems (GIS) in the development of CCROs.
• Organize and build the capacity of the districts and villages using the MAST system for CCROs Issuance.
• Work with partners, local communities, district staff, and Monitoring and Evaluation Specialists in monitoring and following up on the land administration processes and issued CCROs being used as allocated in the VLUPs.
• To Promote and mobilize Gender equity and social inclusion for CCROs applications.
• Support land allocation and ownership conflict resolution within and between communities in the project area.
• Produces technical information, data, progress, quarterly and annual reports by highlighting achievements, success stories, challenges, and lessons learned.
• Provide support on land-related matters to other project staff.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.

Minimum Job Qualifications and other Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Land Use planning/surveying/land Management /GIS or related field including Natural Resources Management, a master’s degree will be an added advantage, o Knowledge of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) is a MUST.
• Knowledge of the Mobile Application to Secure Tenure (MAST) system will be an added advantage.
• At least 3 years after graduation of professional experience in land resource data and information systems, land use planning, and land resources mapping with remote sensing/GIS technologies.
• Experience working in rural and remote areas of Tanzania.
• Proven successful work experience related to Land Use Planning and land rights in support of a conservation and sustainable natural resources management project is desirable, o Ability to work under pressure, tight deadlines, and less supervision, self-motivated person, team player, reporting, and presentation skills, o Good Communication skills – fluent in Swahili and English, both Oral and written.

Application Procedure:

All applications should be submitted together with the most recent Curriculum Vitae (CV)/resume, copy of relevant academic certificates & transcripts, testimonials, three names of reputable referees, day-time telephone number or e-mail address, and should be send to the following e-mail address: recruitment@janegoodall.or.tz

Only the final shortlisted candidates will be interviewed and provided with the interview feedback.

Deadline: Saturday, 16th December, 2023 before 5pm in the evening.

JGI Tanzania is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, national or tribal origin, religious belief, gender, and marital status.

QUALIFIED FEMALE APPLICANTS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.