Senior Planner –Metropolitan Physical Planning (GKMA) job at National Planning Authority | Apply Now

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Coordinate and harmonize physical planning and land use matters in municipalities and town councils.

• Provide technical backstopping and guidance in the development and review of integrated municipal and town council Physical Development Plans (PDPs).

• Ensure the integration and alignment of municipal and town council development plans (DPs) to Physical Development Plans (PDPs).

• Study, monitor, evaluate and provide status reports on the performance of physical planning in municipalities and town councils.

• Provide technical input in the review and development of appropriate physical planning and urban development policies, legislation, strategies, programmes, standards, regulations and guidelines for orderly and sustainable development.

• Support the development and implementation of physical planning capacity building and training programmes in municipalities and town councils.

• Undertake public awareness, sensitization and education on physical planning matters in the municipalities and town councils.

• Study and formulate practical solutions to address urban housing needs in municipalities and town councils based on among other things; trends in population growth, nature and quality of housing, land issues and lessons available from other countries.

• Undertake locus to assess and verify urban land use change applications by municipalities and town councils.

• Carry out field investigations and verifications to ascertain physical planning appeals and grievances in the municipalities and town councils.

• Other roles as defined by the administrative and managerial arrangements in place.