Manager – Business Continuity Management at Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

Job Purpose

• This role is responsible for coordinating business continuity practice in the Authority to ensure continuity of operations to achieve the Authority's key objectives and goals.

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks

Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities

• Day-to-day operations, supervision, management of performance and development of staff in the unit
• Drive initiatives to improve ethics, culture and facilitate change management in the unit.

Operational Responsibilities / Tasks

• Ensuring the Business Continuity program is matched to the organization’s strategic
• direction and objectives
• Ensure Business Continuity is integrated into business processes
• Development and update of the unit’s Policies
• Conducting Business Impact Analysis
• Conducting Threat Assessments
• Development of continuity recovery strategies and tactics
• Design incident response structure
• Coordinating development of project proposals for the implementation of the strategies
• Coordinate exercising and testing of BCPs
• Developing competence through training, education and awareness
• Facilitate implementation of the work plans for the following corporate initiatives in the unit: Audit, Integrity, QMS and Risk Management.

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).

Academic qualifications

• A relevant Business degree from a recognized institution

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

• Change Management

Previous relevant work experience required.

• Minimum of 5 years work experience in similar role with at least 2 years in management.

Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:

• Leadership and people management skills
• Technological ability
• Tax Business Understanding
• Tax Legislation
• Taxpayer Compliance
• Tax Audit
• Tax Collection
• Tax Fraud and Investigation
• Exchange of Information
• International Tax Affairs
• Risk Management and Analysis
• Operational and Advanced Tax Relevant Data Analytics
• Taxation of New Emerging Businesses and Digital Economy
• Good planning and organizational skills
• Resilient, focused and results-oriented
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
• Good negotiation and interpersonal skills