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Land Administration Consultant

SourceAmerica is seeking a Land Administration Consultant for our customer.

The Global Land and Geospatial Unit (GSULN) is responsible for investment, technical assistance and analytical work in the fields of land tenure, land administration and land management globally.

Selected candidate would work on matters of land tenure, land administration and land management. Food production, poverty alleviation and growth, and the sustainable use of natural resources and growth of cities all relate to how communities, families, public and private sector get access to land and how their rights are administered, managed and altered.

• Duties and responsibilities
• Support the project cycle management of GSULN’s portfolio of land projects as a task team member;
• Support GSULN’s knowledge work as a team member;
• Support the Global Land and Geospatial Lead activities;
• Provide land and geospatial related technical advice to GSULN as needed;
• Other tasks of GSULN.

• SELECTION CRITERIA

This position requires an ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team environment and integrate inputs to a consolidated product. Main selection criteria include:

• Relevant master’s degree (geospatial, surveying, real estate, property valuation, land economics, information technology, social sciences) with a minimum of 2-3 years working experience in land tenure, land administration/cadaster, and/or land use planning, land and conflict/displacement, land policy and law, or advanced studies in a relevant field;
• Expertise in relevant geospatial technologies and their application in land administration, real estate valuation, land use planning, or land management themes will be a distinct advantage in the selection;
• Working experience in developing countries (e.g. in Africa, Asia or Latin America) also considered as an advantage;
• Strong communication skills in English (written and spoken); Spanish, Russian, French, or Arabic considered as an advantage
• interprets a wide range of information and pushes to move forward.