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Local Land Administration Specialist

FAOGeorgia
Category | Grade:Professional | CONDeadline:7 Aug 2026Job ID:2601572Posted on:24 Jul 2026
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Overview

Supports FAO’s land-consolidation pilot in Georgia’s Samegrelo region, serving as the local focal point for landowner engagement, inventories, feasibility analysis, valuation and re-allotment planning while managing participation, registration and implementation risks in selected rural areas.

Department: FAO Representation in Georgia

Languages

Required: English

Job Areas

  1. Governance, Democracy & Elections
  2. Agriculture & Food Security

Minimum Experience

5 years

Estimated Salary

Not available

Responsibilities

  • Support implementation of the GRAIL land-consolidation pilot in selected rural areas
  • Serve as the local focal point for authorities, landowners and farmers
  • Identify landowners and farmers and conduct individual interviews
  • Contribute to the pilot’s land-consolidation feasibility study
  • Support land valuation and re-allotment planning
  • Facilitate stakeholder consultations and adoption of the Land Consolidation Plan
  • Support plan registration and implementation
  • Identify and mitigate community, political and environmental implementation risks

Requirements

  • University degree in land administration, geomatics or a related field
  • At least five years of experience in land administration or land management
  • Working knowledge of English at level C
  • Georgian nationality

Skills

Land AdministrationLand ConsolidationLandowner EngagementLand ValuationRe-Allotment PlanningLand GovernanceTenure SystemsConflict PreventionFeasibility AssessmentCommunity Consultation

Tools

Microsoft OfficeSpreadsheetsDatabases

Additional info

  • National assignment requiring Georgian nationality
  • The pilot focuses on Shavghele village and potentially another nearby area