Chief Manager – Intelligence Analysis, Production & Exchange at Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

Job Summary

The jobholder shall be responsible for operationalisation of the strategies in investigating criminal violations of the revenue statutes.

Duties and responsibilities

• Formulate and implement strategies, policies and procedures for the Section.
• Develop and implement annual work plan and budgets.
• Establish and maintain protocols for inter-agency cooperation to combat cross-border tax evasion and illicit financial flows.
• Facilitate secure and timely exchange of intelligence with partner governments agencies (PGA).
• Identify patterns, trends, and suspicious activities related to tax compliance risks.
• Encourage adoption of innovative data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning techniques to improve detection of tax offenses.
• Foster a culture of intelligence-led enforcement within the tax authority.
• Represent the tax authority in intelligence-sharing forums and identify patterns, trends, and suspicious activities related to tax compliance risks.
• Oversee implementation of corporate initiatives in the section: Ensure conformity to ISO standards and data security requirements and manage Audit, Integrity, Quality Management Systems (QMS), Risk Management programmes and staff performance.
• Promote staff career development and performance enhancement within the Section

Person specifications

For appointment to this job, the candidate must have:

• Bachelor's degree in relevant Social Sciences, Business, Pure and Applied Sciences or any other relevant field from a recognized University.
• Master’s degree in relevant Social Sciences, Business, Law, Pure and Applied Sciences or relevant field from an accredited University, is an added advantage.
• Training in Fraud, economic crimes, corruption, assets recovery investigations from reputable institutions.
• Certificate in Tax Fraud and Investigation.
• Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and National Intelligence Service (NIS) Certification in Basic investigation techniques and intelligence courses.
• Certificate in Tax and Customs training from a recognized institution.
• A Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution is an added advantage.
• Membership to a relevant professional body.
• Cumulative service period of seven(7) years relevant work experience, three (3) of which should have been in middle management or comparable position.

Key Competencies

• Analysis, collection, and surveillance.
• Intelligence management and strategy development.
• Surveillance operations planning and execution.
• Counter-intelligence techniques and methodologies.
• Intelligence collection and analysis.
• Covert operations management.
• Source & Informer Management skills.
• Legal and regulatory compliance in intelligence operations.
• Strategic collaboration and information sharing.
• Threat detection and risk mitigation.
• Advanced knowledge of tax evasion detection techniques.
• Stakeholder engagement and coordination skills.
• Technology integration in intelligence systems.
• Managerial and administrative skills.
• Strong leadership skills & Ability to work under pressure.
• Possess good organization, planning, and analytical skills.
• Impeccable bias for strategic thinking and action orientation.
• Excellent communication & Negotiation skills.