Ministry of Finance & Investment Promotion Vacancy - Ministry of Finance & Investment Promotion
Deputy Director, Public Finance & Programme Based Budgeting
Position Overview
The incumbent will report to Director , Recurrent Expenditure and will be responsible for Coordinating the cascading of Programme Based Budgeting and Programme Based Management concepts in Line Ministries and Departments;
Responsibilities
Participate in the preparation of the Budget Estimates Book
Contribute to the preparation of the Budget Policy Statement and any interim Fiscal Policy Reviews
Monitor the performance of the National Budget using the Programme Based Management approach
Co-ordinate the adjustment of either revenue or expenditure pattern to achieve desirable effects and/or circumvent undesirable ones
Promote the mainstreaming of gender and inclusivity issues in public finance management and the programme based budgeting processes
Coordinate the review of Ministries’ economic performance in line with their programme based budgets
Maintain a database of Ministries and Departments’ public finance management and Programme Based Budgets and Plans for input into the National Fiscal Performance reporting
Qualifications
A degree in Economics or equivalent with a bias towards Public Finance Management
A relevant Master’s Degree is an added advantage
At least six (6) years relevant experience in the Economist grade
Sound knowledge of Results Based Budgeting and Results Based Management approach
Skills
A thorough understanding of National Economic Development Policies, priorities and goals
Sound knowledge of gender and inclusivity mainstreaming in Budget Policy formulation
Ability to employ Information Communication Technologies in Programmes based Budgeting and general public finance management