BMB Mott MacDonald is preparing itself for the project “Promote Access to Land” in Bangladesh.

For this project, we are currently looking for a Team Leader and other long-term and short-term experts

The intended commencement date is September 2012 and the period of implementation is 3 years.

Project Objective and Purpose

The global objective is to strengthen access to land and property rights for all sections of the community. The specific key objectives are at a national level, to develop a national land policy and sub-policies covering among others ‘khas’, ‘char’ and Government lands. To establish an authoritative record of ownership of land, the project will work at 2 levels:

• At the policy, legislative and institutional level to provide for a land ownership registration system, capable of producing a certificate of land ownership.
• At the ‘upazila’ level, to build an authoritative land record (ALR), through physical co-location and technology, under the current legislative and institutional arrangements. 

The project will have 5 major components:

1. National Policy Reforms (national land policy and sub-policies);
2. Authoritative land records at (planned) 3 pilot ‘upazilas’;
3. Legal audit and institutional audit;
4. Capacity building of the Ministry of Land;
5. Public education and awareness.

For this project we are looking for a number of long-term and short-term experts, including a Team Leader (for a long-term position of 3 years), with a strong background in land reform/land access, property rights, public administration reform and capacity building for public services. Previous working experience in a SAARC or ASEAN country is required. A minimum working experience of at least 10 years is required. The starting date of the project is planned in September 2012 and the period of implementation will be 3 years.