Land Transaction Lead

Qualifications and Experience

• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya or LLB with strong conveyancing background.
  
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in conveyancing, land law and registries and succession matters.
  
• Proven hands-on experience with land transfers, subdivisions, title regularization and community land issues.
  
• Strong knowledge of land law and conveyancing practices.
  
• Excellent follow-up skills with the ability to navigate land registries effectively.
  
• Ability to work in rural and operational environments.
  
• High integrity with strong document control.
  
• Comfortable engaging with community and government stakeholders.
  

Land, Title and Conveyancing Control

• Manage and verify all the company’s title deeds, leases and land records.
  
• Lead land transfers, successions, subdivisions, leases and registrations.
  
• Track the status of every parcel in the company’s land bank.
  
• Identify and resolve missing titles, registry inconsistencies, overlaps, road reserves and encroachments.
  

Development and Site Protection

• Confirm which buildings, hatcheries, houses, warehouses and infrastructure sit on which parcel numbers.
  
• Ensure all developments are situated on properly titled land, covered by valid legal rights and do not encroach on third-party property.
  
• Support lenders, valuers, auditors and investors on land verification.
  

Community and Landowner Transactions

• Support negotiations and documentation with landowners, beneficiaries in succession matters and community representatives.
  
• Ensure contracts, payment milestones and land handovers are legally enforceable.
  

Registry and Government Interface

• Liaise directly with lands registries, surveyors, valuers, county offices and advocates.
  
• Follow up on all applications, searches, consents and registrations.
  

Legal and Compliance Support at Farm Level

• Support local disputes, labor issues, regulatory inspections, notices and enforcement actions.
  
• Assist the central legal team on investigations and compliance matters affecting the farm.