Revenue Authority of Burundi Vacancy - Commissioner General (CG)

Exciting Career Opportunity

Senior Executive Position in East Africa
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Ref: BMF/OBR/01

The Burundi Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Government of Burundi is establishing, a new semi-autonomous Office Burundais Des Recettes (OBR) / Revenue Authority of Burundi commencing its initial start-up operations in early 2010 with the support of the UK, Belgium and the World Bank.

In order to ensure that the OBR delivers on its mandate, our clients are seeking to recruit a high calibre, results oriented and self driven professional who will be employed by the Government of Burundi to provide leadership and strategic direction in the position of Commissioner General (CG).

The CG will be a member of the OBR Board reporting to the Chairperson. The establishment of the OBR will support and develop an effective fiscal administration in Burundi in line with the tax, VAT and customs reforms that are currently being implemented, including trade reforms to support Burundi's recent membership of the East African Community.

The ideal candidate will possess a minimum of a Masters Degree and/or professional accounting qualification with at least 15 years senior revenue management experience.

S/he must have a proven track record of reform with major improvements in overall revenue gains with hands-on experience of working in an emerging economy and providing leadership to a diverse professional team across all the revenue disciplines.

The successful candidate must be fluent in French and have a working ability in English.

In accordance with the OBR Law, international expatriate experts only are invited to apply for the position of CG for the initial four year term, with a possibility of one extension period.

This is a challenging and extremely exciting opportunity to establish a revenue authority with a lasting impact. The OBR is an equal opportunities employer and offers an excellent package to attract the right candidate, including resettlement provision to live in Bujumbura.

A detailed job description can be accessed on www.eastafrica.kpmg.com.

If your career aspirations match this exciting opportunity, please write in confidence quoting the reference number on the cover letter on or before Monday, 15 February 2010.

Applications including your curriculum vitae, a working e-mail address, daytime telephone contacts, qualifications, experience, present position, current remuneration, names and addresses of three referees should be sent electronically in PDF file format to:

Executive Selection Division,
KPMG East Africa,
Nairobi

E-mail: esdtmea @ kpmg.co.ke

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.