Officer – Intelligence Management at Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

Job Purpose

This role is responsible for collection of tax intelligence from various sources and converting it into intelligence profiles/ briefs/ summaries for the purpose of dissemination

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks

Operational Responsibilities / Tasks

• Undertake collection of both Customs & Domestic Tax intelligence
• Identify risk areas for intelligence collection
• Undertake analysis of intelligence collected from various sources to generate intelligence profiles, briefs, summaries and other reports
• Recruitment and management of intelligence sources and agents
• Undertake market surveillance on illicit trade and border anti-smuggling operations
• Handle informers as per the informer management guidelines pursuant to Section 5A of the KRA Act, CAP 469.
• Undertake liaison with relevant stakeholders for the purpose of intelligence exchange
• Undertake tax crime threat analysis
• Undertake operational reporting.
• Implement Individual work plans and strategies as assigned.
• Implement work plans for corporate initiatives relating to the Unit including: Audit, Integrity, QMS and Risk Management

Job Dimensions:

Responsibility for Physical Assets

• Computer

Decision Making / Job Influence

• Operational decisions for effective tax intelligence management

Working Conditions

• Office & Field setting

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

Academic qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Criminology, Security Studies, Law, Finance or other Business related course

Professional Qualifications

1. Possession of relevant professional qualification(s)
2. Basic intelligence management training is an added advantage
3. Training in Tax and Customs Administration is an added advantage

Previous relevant work experience required

• At least one (1) years’ work experience in the areas of intelligence management, business, taxation and risk management is an added advantage.

Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies/Attributes

• Demonstrated Knowledge in intelligence collection & analysis.
• Emotional intelligence.
• Possess good organization, planning and analytical skills.
• Focused and result oriented individual.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Demonstrated high level of integrity