DIRECTOR – STRATEGY, RESEARCH & INNOVATION – ZIMRA 219 views

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons to fill the following posts
within the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) – an equal opportunity
employer.

DIRECTOR – STRATEGY, RESEARCH & INNOVATION – LEVEL 3 (1 POST)

Key Responsibilities

 Review and approve the planning cycle for development and reviewing of the Strategic
Plan.
 Participate in the development and reviewing of the Strategic Plan and divisional
Business Plans in consultation with the appointed service provider.
 Review and approve the Monitoring & Evaluation Framework for the Strategic Plan.
 Provide all strategic related information and guidance to divisions.
 Identify relevant business research work to be undertaken to inform decision making for
the organisation.

 Provide technical support to operational departments on tax policy related issues.
 Undertake revenue compliance reporting and analysis with a view to identifying, for
each tax type, the tax gap, trends in taxpayer compliance behaviour and recommend
the most appropriate compliance management strategies.
 Periodically undertake analysis of the Zimbabwe economy in order to project macroeconomic fundamentals and their impact on the tax base and future revenue collections.
 Provide technical support to the Customs division and the Government in regional
integration initiatives such SADC initiatives and other relevant institutions.
 Represent the organisation in regional integration meetings to provide technical
guidance on trade data and tax statistics.

 Develop systems and processes to track, monitor and evaluate all components of the
Authority’s modernisation initiative.
 Determine available international technical assistance resources.
 Work closely with other divisions to ensure projects are developed, executed, monitored
and evaluated.
 Provide relevant technical training in project management to the project
champions/project team leaders.
 Monitor implementation status of all projects in the Authority.
 Any other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

 A degree in business, finance, economics, research actuarial science or related field.
 At least 10 years working experience of which five (5) are at senior management Level;
 Knowledge of Tax and Customs is added advantage.
 Clean class 4 driver’s licence.

Other Competencies

 Self-starter with ability to work under pressure and long hours.
 Ability to communicate at all levels.
 Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
 Unquestionable integrity.