Senior Deputy Director, Parliamentary Budget Office (PSC 15) – One Parliamentary Service Commission

Job Details

The Parliamentary Service Commission seeks to recruit Persons who are Energetic and result Oriented in the following Position.

The Officer will be reporting to the Director, Parliamentary Budget Office and the Key Responsibilities will be as follows:

• Deputize the Director, Parliamentary Budget Office and head one of the three divisions within the Parliamentary Budget Office, namely: macroeconomic analysis, tax and inter-fiscal relations and expenditure analysis;
• Oversee the day to day operations of the three divisions namely: macroeconomic analysis, tax and inter-fiscal relations and expenditure analysis;
• Assist the Director in coordinating preparation of reports and briefs to the various committees of Parliament;
• Assist the Director in monitoring the compliance of all Government entities in respect of the public finance management law;
• Advise the Director on matters relating to the National and County Budgets;
• Conduct research in the following areas: macroeconomics, tax administration, tax modelling and expenditure analysis;
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Director from time to time.

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience:
• A Bachelor Degree in Economics or its equivalent from a recognized university;
• A Masters Degree in Economics with a bias in Public Finance or its equivalent from a recognized university;
• A sound understanding of the national budget process;
• Experience in macroeconomic modelling, tax analysis and expenditure analysis;
• A proven record of publication in either of the following areas: macroeconomics, tax and expenditure;
• A minimum of 10 years’ relevant work experience in a public finance related area;
• A sound understanding of the relevant laws and procedures governing public finance.


Required Skills and Personal Attributes:
Applicants to this position should possess demonstrable skills and personal attributes as follows-
• A team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Excellent leadership skills;
• Excellent computer skills with emphasis on econometrics packages


Applications including Curriculum Vitae and Copies of Certificates and Testimonials should be addressed to:-

The Clerk/ Secretary
Parliamentary Service Commission.
P.O. Box 41842 – 00100, NAIROBI


Deadline for the applications is 19th December, 2012.