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Soroti City Service Commission

Responsibilities or duties

To design and implement a system for planning, designing and managing City physical infrastructure development and utilization for development in the City as per the policies, standards and guidelines.

• Planning, developing and reviewing the annual Physical Planning Business Plan, set benchmarks for the implementation of the planned projects, evaluate the performance of the plan and generate Reports to management as required;
• Planning and designing the City physical infrastructure including the zoning, land sub- division and determination of the areas for development.
• Planning, conducting, surveying and mapping, delineating areas for social infrastructure, development and establishing geodetic control, quality checks of cadastral jobs; and surveying of City land boundaries for the production and printing of topographical maps;
• Planning and monitoring the surveying, valuation, registration and administration of Land and managing resolution of land disputes in the City;
• Planning and guiding all developments on the ground in the City as per the applicable law, regulations and guidelines;
• Developing and implementing CITY planning regulations and standards in line with the CITY objectives, National, regional and international standards;
• Initiating legal action against any un authorized development in compliance with the law and regulations;
• Initiating, reviewing and providing technical advice to management on the implementation of the City physical plan in line with its objectives;
• Supervising and appraising performance and development of staff directly supervised as per the Human Resources performance management policy and guidelines.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

An honors Bachelor’s degree in Physical Planning, Land Use Planning, Regional and Urban Planning, or Urban Planning and Design and Spatial Planning from a recognized institution

A Master’s degree in any of the above fields from a recognized institution is a must.

Must be registered with the relevant professional body

Experience needed

A minimum of nine (9) years working experience in physical Planning and urban Planning of which 3 must have been gained at principal physical planner level in Government or from a reputable organization.

• Planning, developing and reviewing the annual Physical Planning Business Plan, set benchmarks for the implementation of the planned projects, evaluate the performance of the plan and generate Reports to management as required;
• Planning and designing the City physical infrastructure including the zoning, land sub- division and determination of the areas for development.
• Planning, conducting, surveying and mapping, delineating areas for social infrastructure, development and establishing geodetic control, quality checks of cadastral jobs; and surveying of City land boundaries for the production and printing of topographical maps;
• Planning and monitoring the surveying, valuation, registration and administration of Land and managing resolution of land disputes in the City;
• Planning and guiding all developments on the ground in the City as per the applicable law, regulations and guidelines;
• Developing and implementing CITY planning regulations and standards in line with the CITY objectives, National, regional and international standards;
• Initiating legal action against any un authorized development in compliance with the law and regulations;
• Initiating, reviewing and providing technical advice to management on the implementation of the City physical plan in line with its objectives;
• Supervising and appraising performance and development of staff directly supervised as per the Human Resources performance management policy and guidelines.

• An honors Bachelor’s degree in Physical Planning, Land Use Planning, Regional and Urban Planning, or Urban Planning and Design and Spatial Planning from a recognized institution
• A Master’s degree in any of the above fields from a recognized institution is a must.
• Must be registered with the relevant professional body