Internship - Systematic Land Registration Programme (Jamaica) - National Land Agency

National Land Agency

Internship-Systematic Land Registration Programme

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a One (1) year internship within the Adjudication Services Division, National Land Agency.

The successful candidate will report to the legal officer 3

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Interviews landowners in order to determine ownership rights in accordance with The Registration of Titles Cadastral Mapping and Tenure Clarification (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Act.
• Interviews neighbours and community members in order to get confirmation that the landowner has been in open, undisturbed and undisputed possession of land for upwards of Twelve (12) years.
• Inputs data in the Systematic Adjudication System (SAS) in order to facilitate generation of Systematic Adjudications, Supporting Declarations, Adjudication Records etc.
• Thoroughly vets data on the SAS to ensure completeness and accuracy of data.
• Execute searches (Certificates of Title/Instruments/Documents etc.) on Eland Jamaica, Land Valuation System (LVS) and Document Scanning System.
• Assists in mounting the display of Adjudication Records.

Required Competencies:

The post-holder must be able to demonstrate:

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Basic knowledge of Conveyancing and Laws relating to land registration.
• Competence in the use of word processing, spreadsheet and other relevant software.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in law, Land Surveying/GIS, Geography, Urban Planning; or
• Associate Degree or Paralegal Diploma

Special Conditions Associated with the Job

• Extensive fieldwork in rural parishes (Manchester and Saint Elizabeth)
• Extensive walking and travelling throughout communities within rural parishes.

Accommodation (Mondays to Fridays) and transportation will be provided.

A letter of Application accompanied by a Resume should be submitted no later than Friday, September 29, 2023 to: jobapplications@nla.gov.jm for the attention of:

The Director Human Resource Management and Development National Land Agency

2nd floor, Hope Business Complex

35 Hope Road, Kingston 10, Saint Andrew

We appreciate all responses but only short-listed Applicants will be contacted.