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The Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) is an independent Commission set up under Article 215 of the Constitution of Kenya.
Its core mandate is to recommend the basis for equitable sharing of revenues raised nationally between the National and County Governments; sharing of revenue among the County Governments and make recommendations on other matters concerning the financing of, and financial management by county governments.
The Commission seeks to recruit a qualified and competent person to fill the position of Senior Analyst, Macroeconomics and Public Finance.
The successful candidate will be in charge of the macroeconomics and public finance division, which covers policy analysis and econometrics / modeling sections.
She/he is also expected to work with other institutions dealing with macroeconomic management, develop a suite of models for policy simulation and forecasting, and conduct research on thematic areas.
The position will be based at the Commission’s headquarters in Nairobi.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
- Day-to-day running and management of the division (macroeconomics).
- Work with the director in running the department.
- Develop a suite-of-models for revenue sharing and forecasting.
- Conduct policy analysis on macroeconomic management.
- Monitor and report on national and county economic developments.
- Conduct research to inform decision making on the Commission Mandate.
- Spearhead preparation and review of the Commissions Publications.
- Collaborate with partner institutions in generating objective research to Inform Commission decisions.
- Work jointly with the statistics division to update CRA’s socio-economic database.
- Perform capacity building and mentoring of junior staff within the division.
Required Education, Skills and Experience:
- Master’s degree in economics or any related field from a reputable university.
- A minimum of seven (7) years of relevant progressive experience in policy analysis and economic modeling.
- At least three (3) years of work experience in a supervisory position.
- At least two research publications.
- A good understanding of econometrics theory and ability to use standard econometrics software to conduct research and modeling such as Eviews, Stata/SPSS, RATS and CATS.
General Competencies
The applicant to the above position should possess the following general competencies:
- He/she must be a person of integrity, demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and be a team player;
- Excellent Report Writing and Presentation Skills; and
- Strong managerial skills, including motivating, developing, coaching and leading teams.
Terms and Conditions of Service
The successful candidate will be offered a competitive remuneration package and will be appointed on permanent and pensionable basis.
Application Process
If your training, experience and competence match or exceed any of the above minimum requirements, please send (2) separately secured copies of your application, a detailed up-to-date curriculum vitae, indicating current remuneration, e-mail and telephone contacts, together with copies of certificates and testimonials.
You should also give the names of three referees who must be familiar with your previous work/academic experience indicating their telephone, postal and email addresses.
The application cover MUST clearly indicate the position being applied for.
Application should be addressed to the Commission Secretary, CRA and be sent by post or hand delivered to the Commission offices at 14 Riverside Drive by Friday 10th October 2014 as follows:
APPLICATION FOR THE POSITION OF ___________ (insert appropriate position)
To:
The Commission Secretary Commission on Revenue Allocation
Grosvenor Block, 2nd Floor 14 Riverside Drive
P.O. Box 1310 - 00200
Nairobi
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
If you do not hear from us in the next three months from the date of this advertisement then consider your application unsuccessful.
The CRA is an equal opportunity, gender sensitive and compliant
