The Mitchell Group, Inc. (TMG), an international development consulting firm based in Washington, DC, is currently recruiting for a qualified Land Survey Specialist to perform services consistent with the SOW below. Interested and qualified candidates should send their current CV/resume to jenkinsc@the-mitchellgroup.com.
SOW: The Liberia Land Policy Institutional Support Project (LPIS) is designed to improve the policy and legal frameworks for land management in Liberia, thereby increasing the security of tenure, investment in land, and land market activity. The project works with the Land Commissions of Liberia, The Department of Lands, Surveys, and Cartography (DLSC), the Center for National Deeds and Records/Archives (CNDRA), and the Ministry of Land and Mines (MLME). The project provides information needed for reforms in land policy and law to promote equitable access to land and increased land tenure security; supports the rebuilding of technical capacity in land administration and surveying in DLSC; supports the rebuilding of technical capacity in land administration and surveying in the DLSC and MLME; and support rehabilitation of the deed registry system within CNDRA to improve the efficiency, capacity, and procedures for the management and storage of land records and services to clients.
LPIS has three components. The first component focuses on increasing the understanding of property rights issues. To obtain this objective, LPIS provides the Land Commission training and capacity building; conducts case study research on land and resource use, tenure and governance in ten rural communities; conducts research into women’s access to land in customary and statutory settings; and assists the Land Commission develop land policy and law. The second component works with DLSC AND MLME and focuses on rebuilding land administration through capacity-building of the survey profession and other staff, institutionalization of the training capacity, and applying modern technology to assist with land surveying. The third component is working to improve the efficiency of the deed registry at CNDRA through rehabilitation and equipment of the facility, the establishment of a Customer Service Center, the establishment of standard operating procedures, and the digitization and indexing of deed records.
Purpose of the Survey
The overall purpose of this survey is to obtain information on the average Liberian citizen’s and business owner’s perceptions of the administration of land in Liberia as well as their perception of the role and professionalism of the land surveyors.
Timeline
1) May 2012 – Survey Specialist hired and designs survey
2) June 2012 – Survey conducted
3) July 2012 – Survey Results analyzed and report written
Qualifications:
