Detailed description of the assignment in which the expert is put to work:

Kadaster International requires advising expertise on land administration in the Middle East Northern Africa (MENA) region. This expertise is needed for a project that requires specific local and regional knowledge and specific expertise on Land Administration practices in the MENA region. The consultant will complement the Kadaster International team with unique knowledge and expertise that is required to execute the project.

Background information on the project

This proposed project in the MENA region is designed to strengthen the capacity of governmental institutions, which is a crucial factor in empowering farmers and improving land governance on the short and long term. By focusing on capacity strengthening, the project aims to modernize state functions in several key areas, ultimately leading to better support for farmers and the protection of their land rights.

Assignment description

For the execution of the project activities of Kadaster in this project, you will be responsible to manage the the project as well as advise on Land administration for the MENA region in general.

More specifically you will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating a project aimed at enhancing governance capacity and public services for land management. This role involves extensive collaboration with various institutions, developing and managing project plans, and designing a comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plan. The project will be managed both on site and remotely, with support from a local consultant on-site as needed.

In addition to that you support the business development of Kadaster International in the MENA Region. You will apply knowledge and expertise in the domain of Land Administration in the MENA region to project proposals and initiatives undertaken by Kadaster International. Additionally, you will enhance the existing knowledge and expertise of Kadaster employees regarding specific developments in the domain of Land Administration in the MENA region. You will support Kadaster International’s advisors in creating popular publications by recommending and including developments and updates from the MENA region.

Deliverables:

The most important deliverables are:

• Overseeing and coordinating project(s): Institutional Alignment and Capacity Assessment: Conduct meetings, map existing interventions, assess capacity needs, and develop a capacity strengthening program.
• Project Plan Development and Implementation: Create a detailed activity plan, work schedule (June 2025), and implement the project with hybrid or online support (December 2026).
• Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Plan: Develop an M&E plan with SMART indicators to track project progress and impact (June 2025).
• (Remote) Project Management: Provide progress reports (every 6 months) during the project implementation. Deliver a final report (December 2026).

Supporting on further development of Land administration for the MENA region with:

• Leveraging Expertise: Develop at least two detailed project proposals in the MENA region throughout the contract duration.
• Knowledge Transfer: Conduct a series of workshops and training sessions with and for Kadaster employees and international partners (minimum 2 per year).
• Advisory Support: Support Kadaster International’s advisors in creating popular publications by recommending and including developments and updates from the MENA region.

Kadaster
The Netherlands’ Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency – in short Kadaster – collects and registers administrative and spatial data on property and the rights involved. This also goes for ships, aircraft and telecom networks. Doing so, Kadaster protects legal certainty. We are also responsible for national mapping and maintenance of the national reference coordinate system. Furthermore, we are an advisory body for land-use issues and national spatial data infrastructures.

Our information is available predominantly through online web services, including information on energy labels of houses and underground cables and pipelines. Our main customer groups are civil-law notaries, local authorities, businesses, financial institutions and private individuals. Kadaster maintains the Key Registers Cadastre and Topography.

Kadaster performs its public tasks in service of society. This is reflected in the way we are organised and the ways in which we publicly account for how we work.

Kadaster carries out international activities. Together with national partners worldwide, such as governmental organisations and universities, we further develop knowledge and skills in land administration and geographic data. In addition, we actively participate in international umbrella organisations. Kadaster International is a department within Kadaster that carries out and coordinates a large part of these international activities.

• Availability
• The candidate can be deployed from 14th of April 2025 until 31th of March 2027 for a maximum of 1456 hours in two years.
• You hold a Master’s degree in the field of land administration or geo-information or related field.
• You have a thorough understanding of land administration in an international environment. This entails knowledge about state of the art concepts and practices in land administration in various tenure systems and country contexts, as well as socio-economic and technical developments as well as trends and innovations in the land administration domain.
• You have extensive experience working with leading international agencies focusing on international Government to Government support.
• You have at least 15 year international working experience in consultancy in the domain of Land Administration in different countries.
• You have worked in leadership positions project manager, programme manager a/o manager in the MENA region.
• You have an established network with governmental agencies and other stakeholders working in the domain of Land Administration and geo-Information in the MENA region.
• You speak and write English and Arabic fluently.

Wishes

• You give a description of the approach (max. 300 words) for the work to be carried out based on the most important tasks and responsibilities for the specific issues of Kadaster (see also assignment description and responsibilities). Assessment: The extent to which the description of approach matches the wishes of Kadaster.
• You clearly show (max. 300 words) how the expertise and competencies you have delivered within the outlined situation contribute to the results to be achieved (see also assignment description and responsibilities). Assessment: The better the expertise and competencies match the wishes of Kadaster and the outlined situation, the higher the score.

Competencies the candidate should have:
• Quality-focused;
• Results-driven;
• Communicative skills;
• Independence;
• Ability to form judgement.
• Knowledge transfer.

• Location: MENA Region
• Start Date: 14-04-2025
• End Date: 31-03-2027
• Option for Extension: 1 x 1 year
• Hours per week: 14 (max 1450 hours over 2 years)

The verification interviews will take place on the 7th of April 2025 via Microsoft Teams. Please take this into account.