Estates Officer – Valuation & Estates Agency

NHC is actively seeking dynamic and ambitious Kenyan professionals for the Estates Officer II/I (Valuation & Estates Agency) role, based in Nairobi. This critical permanent position involves driving government housing policy implementation by expertly managing property marketing, sales, tenancy onboarding, and rigorous asset valuation surveys for NHC’s residential and commercial portfolios. If you possess a Bachelor’s degree in Land Economics or Real Estate and excel in negotiation and strategic reporting, seize this opportunity to contribute meaningfully to Kenya’s housing sector development while growing your career within a respected statutory body.

The National Housing Corporation (NHC) is a statutory body established under the Housing Act (Cap. 117). Its primary mandate is to implement Government Housing Policies and Programmes.

The Corporation is seeking to recruit results-driven and highly motivated individuals to fill the following positions.

Estates Officer II/I (Valuation & Estates Agency) NHC Grade 8/7

Duties and responsibilities

1. Implementing and review policies, strategies procedures and guidelines on valuation & agency.
2. Undertaking marketing, letting and sell new and old Estates (both residential and commercial).
3. Undertaking on-boarding of tenants and purchasers as per the procedure
4. Providing secretarial services to the House Sale and Letting Committee.
5. Carrying out property market survey/studies and/or supervise valuation exercises.
6. Carrying out periodic rental assessments/surveys, open market valuations to determine the Corporation’s land and housing units;
7. Reviewing rental yield annually.
8. Maintaining valuation, documentation, reports and journals;

Person Specification:

For appointment to this grade, a person must have: –

1. Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Land economics, Real Estate Management, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
2. Proficiency in computer applications;

Skills and Competencies:

1. Leadership and managerial skills
2. Negotiation skills
3. Problem solving skills
4. Communication and reporting skills
5. Interpersonal skills
6. Ethical skills
7. Team Management

The positions are on Permanent & Pensionable terms, and the successful candidates will be subject to performance contract.