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Officer Planning Unit - (240002C) job at Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)

About the Organization

The Uganda Revenue Authority is a government revenue collection agency established by the Parliament of Uganda. Operating under the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, the URA is responsible for enforcing, assessing, collecting, and accounting for the various taxes imposed in Uganda.

Job Description

Organization: Corporate Services
Primary Location: Uganda-Nakawa HQs
Job: 11113.Officer Planning Unit
Schedule: Permanent
Shift: Standard
Job Type: Full-time
Job Level: Day Job
Job Posting: Aug 22, 2024, 2:30:00 AM
Unposting Date: Sep 11, 2024, 2:29:00 AM

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Duties and Responsibilities

1. Implement the Division strategy to achieve the overall departmental objectives

a) 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.

b) Engage section heads to receive division performance against the set Work plan and submit it to supervisor planning.

c) Follow up with and support section heads on the preparation and submission of monthly reports to the Supervisor for further management

d) Document division initiatives and submit them to the supervisor

e) Prepare division communications to stakeholders as guided by supervisor planning


2. Report on resource utilization according to the division work plan.

a) Receive divisional performance reports, consolidate, validate, and report to the supervisor through monthly performance reports

b) Track the utilization of division resources and availability of funds to support departmental activities and report to the supervisor planning

c) Follow up with service providers to ensure they deliver as per issued LPOs and client expectations

d) Activity Code the expenditure claims on the IPMS (Integrate Payment System) for payment by the URA Finance payment desk

e) Write monthly budget exception Reports and submit them to the Supervisor planning


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

a) Compile responses to all audit queries from all departments, and key stakeholders and prepare reports for submission to Supervisor planning

b) 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

c) Provide day-to-day support to the respective liaisons on managing the audit queries and ensuring they are closed in the system

d) Follow up on the resolutions of audit query engagements and report to the supervisor on the status

e) Prepare materials and coordinate all meetings with stakeholders as per the departmental stakeholder matrix.


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

a) Follow up on and receive the Training Needs from the sections managers and provide a report on the same to the Supervisor planning

b) Coordinate all in-house internal training and with all trainers to ensure delivery of programs

c) Write monthly reports on training programs conducted and submit them to the supervisor planning for further management

d) Prepare and follow up on training memos for approval by Supervisor Planning

e) Reconciling the training budget with the Learning and Development team and reporting to the supervisor planning

f) Update the Division staff training and skills inventory

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Qualification, Experiences and Competencies

Essential Requirements

a) 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.

b) At least (02) two years’ experience in handling any of the following functions; Monitoring and Evaluation function, Planning or budgeting in a reputable organization.

c) An impeccable record of integrity


Desirable Requirements

a) Training in Monitoring and Evaluation or budgeting


Knowledge

a) Knowledge of the government budgeting cycle and the Uganda Public Finance Management Act 2015.

b) Knowledge of Business Process Documentation and Management.

c) 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:

a) The incumbent must have good Communication skills

b) He/she must be a self-driven

c) He/she should have good Customer Care skills

d) He/she should be able to work well in teams

e) The incumbent should have good reporting skills

f) He/she should be analytical with an attention to detail

g) He/she should have good Interpersonal relationship skills

How to Apply

APPLICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION MUST BE ONLINE
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