SNKE for Research study to support the Policy Reform Development on Conversion Practices of Customary Land into State Land

Project title: EU Support to the National Land Audit in Zambia

The EU support to the National Land Audit project aims to improve land administration and management in Zambia. The project focuses on (1) improving the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), updating it with information that is publicly available and accessible, and, producing land cover, land use maps, and compiling other thematic maps at the National level, (2) making available and accessible key results of the National Land Audit, (3) testing and validate Innovative National Land Audit methodologies, and (4) providing guidance for shaping a full National Land Audit implementation and forming a post audit action plan. 

Job title: SNKE for Research study to support the Policy Reform Development on Conversion Practices of Customary Land into State Land.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

To conduct a research study to assess whether current conversion practices of customary land into state land, including the acquisition of customary land by private actors and the state respond to policy principles.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

1. Establish status of current land conversion practices of customary land into state land. 
2. Examine whether the acquisition of customary land by private actors respond to National Land Policy basic principles.
3. Assess whether the acquisition of customary land by the state respond to National Land Policy basic principles.
4. Develop recommendations that will inform a legal and policy reform agenda.

Requirements:

Qualifications and skills 

• Education: Master’s Degree level in Land Governance, Geographical Studies, Environmental Management, Development Studies, GIS, or Social Sciences related areas relevant to this research specific assignment
• Language: Fluency in both oral and written English to a C1 level of proficiency as a minimum

General professional experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Land Tenure system, Land Governance and policy reform processes.

Specific professional experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in land administration and governance related work, and knowledge of legal policy reform processes.
• Knowledge of land tenure practices related to land conversions in customary areas.

Location:   Lusaka, Zambia

Duration:    25 working days
Expected start date:    indicative start date 15 December 2024
Expected end date:    indicative end date 20 April 2025

Application deadline: 15th of November 2024

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted!