Senior Planner- Regional Physical Planning (Eastern Uganda) job at National Planning Authority | Apply Now

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Coordinate and harmonize physical planning and land use matters in Eastern Uganda region and district local governments.

• Develop regional Physical Development Plans (PDPs).

• Provide technical backstopping to district local governments in the preparation of integrated district and local Physical Development Plans (PDPs).

• Ensure alignment of district development plans (DDPs) to Physical Development Plans (PDPs).

• Participate in the review and update of national, regional and district Physical Development Plans (PDPs).

• Study, monitor, evaluate and provide status reports on the performance of physical planning and land use at national, regional and district levels.

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

• Study and formulate strategies to deliver orderly and sustainable development of human settlements.

• Support the development and implementation of physical planning capacity building and training programmes in district local governments and other relevant institutions.

• Undertake public awareness, sensitization and education on physical planning matters at regional and district level.

• Undertake locus to assess and verify land use change applications submitted by district local governments.

• Carry out field investigations and verifications to ascertain physical planning appeals and grievances in district local governments.

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