Local Expert State Cadastre (Business Processes and Data Quality) - Retainer
Tirana
- Organization: UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services
- Location: Tirana
- Grade: Mid level - LICA-11, Local Individual Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Operations and Administrations
- Statistics
- Information Technology and Computer Science
- Civil Society and Local governance
- Documentation and Information Management
- Sustainable Business Development
- Natural Resource Management
- Closing Date: 2025-05-22
Job categories Engineering, Project Management
Vacancy code VA/2025/B5131/30139
Department/office ECR, AUMCO, Albania
Duty station Tirana, Albania
Contract type Local ICA Specialist
Contract level LICA Specialist-11
Duration 1-year contract; the specific working days will be determined in consultation with the selected candidate.
Application period 09-May-2025 to 22-May-2025
Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.
Functional Responsibilities
For the "EU for Property Rights" project, and reporting to the UNOPS’ Senior Project Manager, the Expert will be providing technical advisory and support to the Project Manager on the key activities of the project. Specifically on Key activity 1, the Incumbent will be responsible for supporting the assessment, optimization, and strengthening of the efficiency, transparency, and integrity of the State Cadastre Agency’s (SCA) business processes and service delivery mechanisms. Their in-depth expertise in land registration, cadastral systems, and geodetic surveys will help ensure the delivery of high-quality, reliable cadastral information that aligns with European and international standards.
Tasks include, but are not limited to:
Tasks include, but are not limited to:
- Conducting a comprehensive review and analysis of existing business processes and service delivery mechanisms, including those documented in previous assessments and reports.
- Identifying inefficiencies, bottlenecks, risks, and areas for improvement in current practices, including an assessment of service standards.
- Mapping and validating major data flows related to public service delivery by SCA, including incoming requests, application types, data processing requirements, fee/payments moments and their level and data shared with other governmental or private partners.
- Designing and documenting improved business processes that incorporate digitalization opportunities, with consideration of integration and compatibility with Albanian e-government infrastructure, and as well the usage of emerging technologies such as blockchain, where relevant.
- Assessing how existing processes align with anti-corruption safeguards and integrity objectives and actively integrating integrity measures into the redesigned processes, identifying vulnerabilities and recommending appropriate control mechanisms to mitigate corruption risks and enhance accountability, transparency, and efficiency.
- Provide advice for the delivery of a detailed proposal for revising key business processes and procedures related to land transactions within the cadastral BVC, with a focus on improving SCA’s internal workflows, including archiving. The proposal will include, among others: a revised list and categorization of cadastral transaction processes and data flows, enhanced internal guidelines and operational manuals for priority procedures, and recommendations for aligning IT-related business processes with digital transformation efforts. It will also identify any necessary legislative amendments, define a validation process with key stakeholders, and outline an action plan for implementation.
- Supporting the definition of quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) mechanisms for monitoring and implementing contracts under the project and supporting the SCA in reviewing and strengthening processes related to cadastral data digitisation, registration, and data quality improvement. The expert will reconciling legal and technical documentation and conduct quality control checks on cadastral data.
- Provide advice to the PM in procurement processes, including the development of tender documents and evaluation of tenders.
- Guiding and providing technical inputs to working groups set-up during the course of the project.
- Aiding in the provision of targeted training and capacity building activities on revised business processes and internal procedures to effectively implement new technologies, procedures and digital workflows.
- Identification of best practices at the EU level in view of knowledge transfer and study visits organisation.
Education/Experience/Language requirements
Education:
Experience:
Language Requirements:
- Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) preferably in Law, Land Administration, Geospatial Sciences, Geography, Public Administration, International Development, or a related field.
- A first-level university degree with additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of an advanced degree.
Experience:
- Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in cadastral services, property rights and land administration is required.
- Previous work on EU accession is an asset
- Experience in working with national authorities, government agencies, and international donors in EU accession countries is required.
- Experience in the area of digitalization processes in regards to property rights and land administration is a strong asset.
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in Albanian and English is required.
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Before applying, please make sure that you have read the requirements for the position and that you qualify.
Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.
Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.