Employer: Local Government Finance Commission (LGFC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Application Deadline: 11th July 2014
Job Description:
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Actively
coordinate the activities of the Commission’s Local Revenue Function
• Plan
and coordinate local tax collections studies
• Intuitively
analyze problems occasioning poor performance in Local revenue collection
• Support
the local Go
vernments in implementation of the recommended solutions to
improved revenue collection on a pilot basis
• Evolve
solutions to incidences of poor local revenue collection
• Devise
instruments which can allow the widening of the local tax base
• Guide
and coordinate studies aimed at widening the local tax base
• Intuitively
direct Central Government in implementing the grants system by developing
mechanisms for identifying which local government needs to be given an
equalization grant, how much should be allocated and how the local governments
should account for the grant
• Perform
any other duties assigned by the Responsible Officer from time to time
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• All
suitably qualified applicants should be Ugandans holding any of the following
qualifications: an honors Degree majoring in Business Administration B.com
(Accounting or Finance option) Economics or Statistics plus a Masters degree in
Finance, Economic Policy and Planning from a recognized University/Institution
with at least three years working experience in a related field.
• Additionally,
he/she should have the following; Quantitative analysis skills, Financial
forecasting skills, Data analysis skills, Report writing skills, communication
skills.
• Age:
30 years and above
How to Apply:
Applications are invited from suitably qualified public officers working in Government
Ministries, Departments, Agencies or Local Governments who should submit
handwritten applications indicating two referees one of whom must be immediate
supervisor. The relevant documents should include curriculum Vitae and passport
size photographs.
The Commission Secretary
Local Government Finance Commission
10th Floor, Workers House
P.O Box 23143
Kampala
Email: lgfc@lgfc.go.ug.
