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Job Title:  Officer Planning Unit (10 Fresher Jobs)

Organisation: Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About the Company:

Uganda Revenue Authority is a semi-autonomous Government Agency under the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development that is mandated to assess, collect and account for Government Tax and Non-Tax Revenue.

Job Summary:   Support the Division in matters of performance management, planning and budgeting for effective decision-making.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Implement the Division strategy to achieve the overall departmental objectives

• Participate in the documentation of all activities in the divisional work plan and translate them into the departmental strategy to aid in tracking strategy implementation.
• Engage section heads to receive division performance against the set Work plan and submit it to supervisor planning.
• Follow up with and support section heads on the preparation and submission of monthly reports to the Supervisor for further management
• Document division initiatives and submit them to the supervisor
• Prepare division communications to stakeholders as guided by supervisor planning

Report on resource utilization according to the division work plan.

• Receive divisional performance reports, consolidate, validate, and report to the supervisor through monthly performance reports
• Track the utilization of division resources and availability of funds to support departmental activities and report to the supervisor planning
• Follow up with service providers to ensure they deliver as per issued LPOs and client expectations
• Activity Code the expenditure claims on the IPMS (Integrate Payment System) for payment by the URA Finance payment desk
• Write monthly budget exception Reports and submit them to the Supervisor planning

Follow up on audit queries with all clients to Improve compliance with URA standards

• Compile responses to all audit queries from all departments, and key stakeholders and prepare reports for submission to Supervisor planning
• Liaise with the Supervisor to follow up with departmental planning liaisons on closing all outstanding audit queries in the system and report to the manager
• Provide day-to-day support to the respective liaisons on managing the audit queries and ensuring they are closed in the system
• Follow up on the resolutions of audit query engagements and report to the supervisor on the status
• Prepare materials and coordinate all meetings with stakeholders as per the departmental stakeholder matrix.

Implement activities of the Human Resource Development function of the department to develop skills of staff for efficient service delivery

• Follow up on and receive the Training Needs from the sections managers and provide a report on the same to the Supervisor planning
• Coordinate all in-house internal training and with all trainers to ensure delivery of programs
• Write monthly reports on training programs conducted and submit them to the supervisor planning for further management
• Prepare and follow up on training memos for approval by Supervisor Planning
• Reconciling the training budget with the Learning and Development team and reporting to the supervisor planning
• Update the Division staff training and skills inventory

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Qualifications

• An Honor’s Bachelor’s degree or its equivalency in; Statistics, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration, and any other relevant Business-related degree from a recognized academic institution.
• At least (02) two years’ experience in handling any of the following functions; Monitoring and Evaluation function, Planning or budgeting in a reputable organization.
• An impeccable record of integrity

Desirable Requirements

• Training in Monitoring and Evaluation or budgeting
• Knowledge
• Knowledge of the government budgeting cycle and the Uganda Public Finance Management Act 2015.
• Knowledge of Business Process Documentation and Management.
• Knowledge of general auditing principles and frameworks

Specific Skills and Attributes

• The incumbent should demonstrate the following behavioral and leadership competencies in line with the URA Competence framework:
• The incumbent must have good Communication skills
• He/she must be a self-driven
• He/she should have good Customer Care skills
• He/she should be able to work well in teams
• The incumbent should have good reporting skills
• He/she should be analytical with an attention to detail
• He/she should have good Interpersonal relationship skills

How to Apply:

• Visit this URA link, Click Here to view the detailed job description then click Apply Online.
• Upon submission of your application, you will receive an acknowledgement notification via email. Please ensure that your mailbox has adequate space.
• In case you are not able to complete the application process, you will be required to save your work and the information captured will be saved in your login. This will enable you to resume and complete your application at any time/date within the application period.
• Applicants are required to scan and attach copies of all the requisite academic documents such as Degree Transcripts; A’ level, O’ level Certificates, or any other certification attained. Any qualification which is not attached will not be considered.
• Academic documents of the successful candidates will be vetted and background checks conducted. Applicants that do not possess authentic academic documents will not be considered.
• Any applicant with forged academic documents will be charged in the relevant courts of law.
• Candidates who submit falsified information will be automatically disqualified.
• Degree holders SHOULD NOT apply for Fleet Assistant, Office Assistant and any other position whose job requirements are at diploma level and below.
• ONLY online applications using the link provided above will be considered.
• Any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.
• In case of any inquires please send an e-mail to recruitment@ura.go.ug. or call 0323443643.

Deadline: 10th September 2024

NB: URA is an equal opportunity employer and does not charge money for recruitment

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