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 Adjudication Applications, Supporting Declarations, Adjudication Records etc.

• Thoroughly vets data on the SAS to ensure completeness and accuracy of data.
• Executes 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 or Estate Management; or
• Associate Degree or Paralegal Diploma

Special Conditions Associated with the Job

•         Extensive fieldwork in rural parishes

•         Extensive walking and travelling throughout communities within rural parishes    

           across the island 

Transportation and accommodations will be provided for persons conducting fieldwork outside of the Corporate Area and Saint Catherine.

A letter of Application accompanied by a Résumé should be submitted no later than Friday, May 26, 2023 to jobapplications@nla.gov.jm for the attention of:                                                                                                             

The Director Human Resource Management and Development

National Land Agency

2^nd floor, Hope Business Complex

 35 Hope Road

Kingston 10, Saint Andrew

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