Country: Togo
Closing date: 04 Sep 2019
Activities
- Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the OTR [The Office Togolais des Recettes (OTR) – the National Revenue Authority of Togo] during its first five years of operationalization (2014-18)
- Make recommendations for the further development of the OTR for the period 2020-24
- Establish a Fiscal Policy Unit
Specific Tasks
- Participate in an assessment of current and past performance using Compliance, Cost, Quality and Service as key principles for the assessment, and/or other criteria to be agreed with OTR;
- Work with other team members to produce a draft strategic plan and prioritised action plan.
Project Deliverables
- An evaluation report of OTR for the period 2014 to 2018 including the performances achieved, the difficulties encountered as well as the recommendations
- A new five-year Office development strategy with a prioritized Priority Action Plan for the period 2020-24
- Recommendations as to the optimum organisational structure
- Proposed revisions to HR policies and procedures and, if necessary, legislation
- A confidential report for the exclusive attention of the Board of Directors and the Minister in charge of the finances concerning specific recommendations, if any
- A report on the establishment of the Fiscal Policy Unit
- A set of management documents of the Tax Policy Unit such as the salary and benefits matrix, the staff regulations, the job descriptions, the rules of procedure, the organization chart, the procedures manuals, etc.
- A strategic plan, an operational plan and a communication strategy for the Unit
- A recruitment report regarding the initial appointment of managers for the exclusive attention of the Board of Directors and the Minister in charge of finance
- A recruitment report regarding the initial appointment of the people in charge of the Tax Policy Unit for the exclusive attention of the Minister in charge of Finance.
Anticipated outcomes arising from the programme will be:
- Areas where performance is weaker than expected identified allowing for remedial action and increased overall efficiency
- A refined vision for the OTR
- Tax Strategies in line with overall Government objectives
- Revisions to strategy and structure to provide optimum service to taxpayers
- Improved communications with taxpayers and the wider public
- Modernised Human Resources procedures
- Integration of key functions and procedures
- Increased compliance and tax yield
- Improved services to taxpayers
- More transparency and reductions in opportunities for corruption.
Requirement
Ability to read, write and speak French
Hold at least a BAC + 5 diploma in auditing and auditing, accounting or other similar discipline;
Have 10 years of experience in internal audit, quality management and in the implementation of anti-corruption strategies in tax and customs administrations;
To have carried out at least two (02) similar missions in an integrated tax administration (Office of Tax and Customs Revenue);
Proficiency in process development procedures in a tax and / or customs administration;
Mastery of administrative, accounting and financial management software ERP;
Mastery of basic software (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Access);
Experience working in sub-Saharan Africa would be an advantage
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