The Ministry of
Finance and Economic Planning inspires to become competent and efficient
Ministry that generates sound and visionary economic policies that promotes
best practices in strategic planning through hiring competent workforce that
will lead to the achievement of the Ministry´s mandate.
It is in line with
the above that MINECOFIN requires recruiting the best candidates on the
following positions.
Post 1:
Productive Sector and Social Sector Policies and Programs (2) (re- advertised)
Key Duties
and Responsibilities
Reporting to the
Director General of National Development Planning and Research, the Expert will
be responsible for:
- Assist
the relevant sector(s) in elaborating and keeping up to date sector
policies and strategic plans, as well as an annual action plan; - Review
the sector MTEF nomenclature to ensure a link between the sector strategy
and the MTEF; - Ensure
that sector joint review is annually held and actively participate in the
review and assist the sector in conducting a public expenditure review,
where required; - Contribute
to the elaboration of the National Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy
and related Annual Progress Report in the relevant sub-sectors; - Assist
the districts in elaborating their District Development Plan, Annual
Budget, and Annual Action Plan. - Prepare
policy briefs on key developments in the sector; - Analyze
the sector budget request (annual budget as well as the MTEF) and the
strategic issues paper; - Prepare
a briefing for the Director on the status of the main projects operating
in the sector, highlighting their execution rates and implementation
bottlenecks; - Prepare
and maintain a database of all partners in the sectors (development
partners, NGOs, private enterprises); - Analyze
budget execution; - Participate
actively in the Network of Planner’s meetings together with other
thematic focal points; - Analyze
draft budget proposal (annual budget as well as the MTEF) prepare a
summary for
Qualification
and Competencies
- Masters
in Business Administration, Project Management, Strategic Planning,
Economics, Development Studies or Development Planning with 2 years
working experience or Bachelors degree in Economics, Development Studies,
Development Planning or Business Administration, specializing in
Management and Finance with 3 years working experience. - Knowledge
and understanding of National Budget and public policy with emphasis on
vision 2020 - Ability
to work under pressure and respect deadlines - Ability
to coordinate all activities of the Unit - Strong
oral and written communication skills in English and Kinyarwanda.
Knowledge of French is advantage.
Post 2:
Investment Specialist in Infrastructure and ICT (re-advertised)
The specialist in
ICT, infrastructure, industry and services will provide advice on investments in
the fields of ICT, industry, energy, transport, water / sanitation,
urbanization / country
planning,
environment, private sector development, industry and services, and PIP
management information system.
He/she will cover Vision 2020 pillar 3 & 4 related to private sector-led
development and infrastructure and ICT as cross-cutting issue
Key Duties
and Responsibilities:
- Reporting
to the Director General of National Development Planning and Research, the
Expert will be responsible for: - Ensure
all project concepts submitted in the sector follow the national public
investment policies, regulations and procedures; - Analyze
policies and strategies affecting public investment in ICT,
infrastructure, industry and services; - Explore
investment opportunities and create a database of potential national
strategic investments and coordinate public investment planning,
programming and financing for ICT, infrastructure, industry and services; - Prescreening
of all investment programs that fall in ICE infrastructure, industry and
services; - Coordinate
preparation of ToRs and tender documents for pre-feasibility/feasibility
studies - Assist
ministries and districts to prepare project concept notes, project profile
documents, and project prioritization and appraisal matrix; - Conduct
preliminary analysis cost benefit analysis, financial and economic
analysis and risk assessment of all pre-screened projects; - Provide
capacity building support (on the job and workshop training) to ministries
and districts as and when requested; - Reviewing
PPP programs and regulations for ICT, infrastructure, industry and
services sectors; - Updating
the relevant component of PIP on a regular basis
Qualifications
and Competencies
- Masters
Degree in Information Technology Science, Industrial Economics or
Development Economics with focus on Management Information Systems or
Bachelors in Information Technology Science, Industrial Economics or
Development Economics with focus on Management Information Systems with 3
years working experience. - At
least several years of experience in a senior management and Advisory
position in ICT industry. - Demonstrated
management and networking capabilities and team building skills - Ability
to work under tight deadlines - Excellent
conceptual, analytical and writing skills - Working
Knowledge of both French and English is an advantage - Practical
experience with development partners is an added advantage
Post 3:
Application and Database Administrator (re- advertised)
Key Duties
and Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Director
of ICT Unit, the Application and Database Administrator Expert will be
responsible for:
- Responsible
to Design, Develop, Implement, Manage and Troubleshoot Software/
Application/ Database - Responsible
for Application/Database Performance tuning - Introducing
and integrating new technologies into existing IT environment - Performing
routine audits of databases and Applications - Analyzing
Databases and Applications logs and identifying potential issues - Performing
daily Backups - Applying
Databases and Applications updates, patches and configuration changes - Installing,
configuring, manage and troubleshoot new Databases and Applications - Adding,
removing or updating user account information - Responsible
for documenting the Databases and Applications - Provide
2nd level Support and Answering technical queries - Ensuring
that the Databases and Applications are up and running. - Provide
assistance to the users and train them in different office applications
and systems - Install,
Update, Manage and Troubleshoot the following Databases and Applications:
– MS - Offices
Programs – Document Management System – Asset Management Application –
Support Applications – Website, Webmail Applications – Intranet, Extranet
Applications – Voice Applications – Client Email Application – Utilities
Software ( Zip, Pdf Converter, Antivirus)
Required Qualification and
Competencies
- A
Bachelor´s degree in computer science, Information Technology - At
least 3 years of practical experience as an IT expert in a reputable organization; - Good
planning and operational skills in Software Development and Database
Management; - Being
trained in System Administration course such MCSA, Oracle, MySQL, .NET,
Java, Visual Basic/Studio, ASP.NET, PI IP, HTML Possession of certificate
is preferred - Ability
to cope with long working hours; - Good
oral and written communication skills - Proficient
in Microsoft and/or Oracle and/or Sun, and/or Open Source Database or
Development Software and/or Server/Client or Standalone System
Post 4:
Legal Advisor in charge of Tax Policy
His (her) primary
role is to initiate tax policies and programs; review tax regulations, prepare
tax agreements, provide economic policy analysis and advices for domestic and
international tax policy decisions. He (She) also provides legal advice on tax
policy decisions.
Key Duties
and Responsibilities:
Reporting to the
Treasury Counsel, the Legal Advisor in charge of Tax Policy will be responsible
for:
- Proposing
and preparing new tax laws (Ensure the coordination of activities of the
Tax Policy Committee); - Granting
exemptions in conformity with the national laws and international
conventions - Analyzing
the impact of tax laws and prepare explanatory statement of the draft
laws; - Making
revenue projections of the new tax laws accompanying the budget; - Monitoring
and analyze international tendencies in tax
policy; - Maintaining
and develop relationship with the private sector in the formulation of tax
policy
Qualifications
and Competencies
- Masters
degree in Law (LLM) or in Business Law with 2 years practical experience
or Bachelors degree in Law (LLB) or in Business Law with 3 years practical
experience. - High
degree of self motivation and ability to work independently; - A good
team player with good interpersonal skills; - Good
Communication Skills and Fluency in English or French with a working
knowledge of the other language will be an added advantage
Post 5:
Customer Care Officer
Key Duties
and Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Director
of Human Resources and Administration, the Customer Care Officer Will be
responsible for:
- Directing
visitors - Providing
help and advice to customers seeking services from the Ministry - Communicating
to customers with courtesy and promptly - Handling
customer complaints or any major incidents - Developing
feedback or complaints procedures for customers to use - Performing
any other duty as may be assigned by the Director of Human Resources and
Administration.
Qualifications
and Competencies
- Bachelor´s
degree in Public Relations, Communication, Administration or Social
Sciences. - Ability
to work under pressure and respect deadlines. - Ability
to use Computer Microsoft word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint. - A good
team player with good interpersonal skills; - Good
Communication Skills and Fluency in English or French with a working
knowledge of the other language will be an added advantage
Deadline for
Application
Candidates applying
for the above positions shall fill the application forms available at www.minecofin.gov.rw
or www.psc.gov.rw
. The filled application forms will be accompanied by a detailed CV, a
photocopy of the required degree and a copy of the Identity card. Only short
listed candidates will be contacted.
The deadline for
application will be on 16th
November 2012.
Enata
Dusenge
Director
General of Corporate Service