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Our Client, The National Planning Authority (NPA) is the
Principal Statutory Agency for management of national and decentralized
development planning in Uganda. The NPA is tasked with a mandate to produce
comprehensive and integrated development plans for the country, elaborated in
terms of the
perspective Vision, long and medium–term plans in the move
to propellingsustainable socioeconomic transformation of Uganda.
The Authority strives
to: Strengthen planning systems and, develop comprehensive, participatory,
inclusive and integrated development plans and frameworks; Provide evidence
based public policy advice and inform public policy debates; Monitor and
evaluate the effectiveness and impact of development policies, plans and
programmes, and performance of the economy of Uganda and Strengthen the
capacity to effectively and efficiently deliver its mandate; among others
things.
NPA seeks to recruit qualified and competent persons to fill
the Executive Director, Director Development Planning, and Director Policy
Research and Innovation positions.
Post Title: EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
The Executive Director will report to NPA Chairperson and
will be responsible for executing the policy decisions of the Authority.
He/ She will serve as the Accounting Officer and Secretary
to the Authority as well as the technical head of the secretariat which is
responsible for implementation of the NPA strategic plan in fulfilment of NPA Vision.
Key duties and
responsibilities will include the following:
National planning
- Ensure timely production of quality comprehensive national
development plans that are elaborated in terms of the National Vision;
- Ensure evidence based planning systems, including
establishment of sound economy-wide macroeconomic frameworks and models;.
Liaison
- Establish sound working relationships and cooperative
arrangements with ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), local
governments and other stakeholders, including members of the public
institutions, civil society and international community;
Implementation and
monitoring
- Execute the strategies, policies and plans of the
Authority. Oversee the implementation and accomplishment of the annual work
plan of the authority as approved by the Authority;
- Monitor performance of each directorate and NPA as a whole
as well as the effectiveness and impact of development policies, plans and
programs and performance of the economy, to ensure the achievement of strategic
initiatives;
- Coordinate and supervise the development, monitoring and
evaluation of the Authority’s programmatic, financial and institutional plans;
Management and
administration
- Serve as the chief executive officer and Accounting
Officer of the Authority and ensure the maintenance of accounts of the
authority’s income and expenditure as required and approved by the Accountant
General and other relevant laws and legislations;
- Develop and maintain a sound financial management system
based on effective and up-to –date financial regulations, and in compliance
with NPA policies and procedures;
- Ensure effective budgetary control systems and timely
preparation of financial reports for the Authority;
- Ensure that internal and external audits are carried out
and issues raised are addressed in a timely manner;
- Create a team of professional staff, ensuring high
productivity and excellence of quality and continuously inculcate the NPA
Mission and core values into NPA staff, ensure that regular performance
evaluations, and that sound human resource practices are in place;
- Undertake transparent, effective and efficient management
of staff, including continuous improvement of human resource management
policies and systems
- Prepare and manage NPA succession plan;
- Be the custodian of the NPA Seal, movable and fixed assets
belonging to the Authority; and
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the Authority.
Minimum requirements
- A Master’s degree majoring in any of the following fields:
Development Planning, Macroeconomics, Economics, Economic Policy and Planning, Statistics,
Quantitative Economics, Development Economics or related relevant field from a
reputable university;
- Management experience of at least 10 years, at senior
management level, with clear evidence of good management track record,
including developing and sustaining linkages, working with stake holders, and
liaising with government MDAs and development partners;
- Experience in implementation of public financial
management.
The following will be
considered as added advantages:
- A PhD, Postgraduate, Diploma or Certificate in any of the
relevant fields mentioned;
- Understanding of Public Sector Management, with at least 7
years experience and knowledge of government financial and accountability procedures
and regulations including setting up credible management and financial systems
as well as procurement, asset disposal.
DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING
The Director Development Planning will report to the
Executive Director and will head the Directorate of Development Planning. The
main purpose of the
Directorate is to coordinate, harmonize and facilitate
development planning in all sectors at Central and Local Government levels.
The Director Development Planning will be responsible and
accountable for ensuring that all functions and responsibilities of the
Directorate are effectively and efficiently performed. These include:
National development
planning
- Coordinate production of comprehensive National
Development Plans that are elaborated in terms of the Uganda Vision 2040;
- Review development priorities, issues and needs to inform
the national development budget, in line with Uganda’s Vision2040;
- In collaboration with relevant stakeholders, coordinate
and provide leadership in the determination of national development priorities.
Organise, and promote national dialogues on topical issues to build consensus
on key development issues and strategies, and to inform policy and planning;
- Advise on general sectoral policy issues, strategies and
allocation of resources amongst competing development priorities;
- Spearhead sectoral development planning and the
integration of sectoral plans into National Development Plans;
- Direct and facilitate the mainstreaming of gender,
disability, HIV/AIDS and other key cross-cutting issues into National
Development Plans;
- Direct and harmonize national level physical planning and
the growth of urban centres; Direct and harmonize sectoral development
programmes and activities, with to ensure they are consistent with each other;
- Facilitate innovative approaches in planning and programmes
design;
- Monitor performance of the decentralised system of
development planning and finance and propose required changes for improvement;
- In collaboration with directorate of policy research
innovation, conduct in-depth evaluation of the impact and cost of selected
development programmes;
- Participate in the formulation and implementation of
sectoral development policies; Collaboration and Capacity building
- Develop partnerships among the various stakeholders in the
sectoral development planning process and foster linkages between the national
and Local Governments to enhance ownership and sustainability of development
programmes;
- Advocate for priority development issues, programmes and
other interventions;
- In collaboration with the sectoral Ministries, participate
in the evaluation of sectoral development programmes and policies;
- Provide technical support and guidance to Ministerial
Planning Units and Local Government Planning Units;
- Design and implement programmes to develop nation-wide planning
capacity;
- Disseminate information on sectoral policies and
programmes to the public;
- Design and implement programmes to develop planning
capacity in Local Governments;
Management
- Contribute to the Policy Statement, Authority’s Annual
Reports, National Development Reports and other relevant reports;
- Review departmental quarterly and annual reports and
consolidate them into the Directorate’s reports;
- Direct the development of and monitor performance against
the annual directorate budget and the Authority’s Improvement Plan budget;
- Manage and direct the development, implementation and
evaluation of the Directorate’s plans; policies, systems and procedures to
achieve annual goals, objectives and work standards;
- Oversee the development and implementation of directorate
programmes and activities;
- Provide quality assurance for any other deliverables under
the directorate;
- Ensure that all Directorate staff are properly supervised
and their performance appraisals are properly and timely done;
- Perform any other duties as and when directed by the
relevant authority.
Minimum requirements
- A Masters Degree in Development Planning and Management;
Economic Policy and Planning; Development Economics; or closely related
discipline from a recognized University. Other post graduate qualifications,
diplomas, certificates etc in any of these areas will be considered an added
advantage.
- Working experience of at least, 10 years, six (6) of which
must be in the areas of policy formulation and development; development
planning; programme implementation; as well as monitoring and evaluation, at senior
management level, in a reputable development-oriented institution/ organization
or government institution.
- Knowledge of the Central Government operations, policy
formulation and the SWAP process in Uganda.
DIRECTOR POLICY
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
The Director Policy Research and Innovation will report to
the Executive
Director and will head the Directorate of Policy, Research
and Innovation.
The whose main purpose of the Directorate is to provide
institutional capacity to carry out focused and coordinated innovative research
into policy, development planning and management issues; to ensure availability
of adequate data/information for planning and M&E purposes; and to provide leadership
and the necessary framework for the Monitoring and Evaluation of National
Development Planning, as well as development programs and other interventions.
The Director Policy Research and Innovation will be
responsible and accountable for ensuring that all functions and
responsibilities of the Directorate are effectively and efficiently performed.
These include:
Macroeconomics
analysis and planning
- Undertake macroeconomic analysis of the fiscal, monetary,
external and the real sectors to inform development planning, policy
formulation and assessment of economic performance;
- Undertake an effective independent assessment of the
performance of the economy of Uganda.
- Spearhead development and utilization of macroeconomic
model to facilitate assessment of impacts of socioeconomic programmes and
budgetary interventions;
- Together with key players institute models for determining
the country’s short and medium term macroeconomic frameworks;
- Develop the medium-term expenditure frameworks (MTEFs) for
the National Development Plans, and regularly track expenditure against the
approved MTEF and budgets;
- Liaise with key players in tracking performance of the
financial services sector to inform the Authority’s reports
- Participate in the preparation of National Development
Plans;
Research and
innovation
- Design and conduct statistical surveys and other data
collection, in collaboration with relevant stakeholder institutions, to inform
planning and monitoring and evaluation activities of the Authority;
- Establish databases and long-term time series data sets to
support planning and production of realistic analyses;
- Provide manpower data for planning and policy actions,
including forecasts of short, medium and long term manpower requirements within
the country;
- Develop the Authority’s Strategy and Action Plan for
innovation;
- Design and implement innovations frameworks for key
sectors of the economy;
- In collaboration with other departments within the
Authority, review high priority development issues and needs and make
recommendations;
- Establish and actively maintain close links with national
policy research institutes and organizations, both to promote economic and
other thematic research within their structures and to promote frontier
research into issues bearing on national development;
- Coordinate, facilitate and provide leadership in field
research; data/information collection, electronic data processing, analysis,
storage/management and retrieval whenever required; as well as information
dissemination;
- Develop and manage a robust, reliable and state of the art
National Electronic Data Bank to service and support all the other departments
in executing the various dimensions of NPA’s mandate;
- Develop and maintain NPA’s Networking capacity with
various stakeholder institutions (Governmental and Non-Governmental), so as to
ensure reliable data/information flow and sharing between NPA and its
stakeholders/partners in development planning, monitoring and evaluation;
- Coordinate and provide leadership in efforts to develop
national Innovation Policies and Systems, as well as NPA’s efforts to identify,
follow-up and support all forms of scientific research, development and
innovations in the country;
- Oversee the management of NPA’s Library and
Resource/Documentation Centre.
Monitoring and
evaluation
- Develop, operationalize and maintain the monitoring and
evaluation system for tracking progress on the National Development Plan and
the National Vision;
- Monitor and evaluate the internal and external activities
of the Authority and coordinate and facilitate the Monitoring and Evaluation
work of the Authority;
- Prepare annual reports of the NPA’s activities as well as
reports on the performance of sectors, ministries, local governments and their
performance relevant to implementation of the planning;
- Prepare annual National Development Report (NDR)
comprising an assessment of the country’s annual development progress, the National
Development Plan (NDP) implementation performance and the macroeconomic
performance;
- Prepare reports from time to time on emerging national,
regional and global macroeconomic issues to inform policy actions;
- Review departmental quarterly and annual reports and
consolidate them into the directorate’s respective overall reports
Management
- Review directorate annual and quarterly work plans and
budgets, and consolidate them into the Directorate’s overall work plans;
- Ensure that all Directorate staff are properly supervised
and their performance appraisals are properly and timely done;
- Oversee development and implementation of directorate
programs and activities;
- Provide quality assurance for any other deliverables under
the directorate;
- Perform any other duties as and when directed by the
relevant authority.
Minimum requirements
- Master’s degree in: Economics, quantitative economics,
Economic Policy and Planning, Statistics, Development Economics; or a Master of
Science or Arts degree in relevant areas from a recognized University or
Institution. Other
post graduate qualifications, diplomas, certificates etc in
any of these areas will be considered an added advantage;
- Demonstrated experience of at least 10 years development
planning, policy analysis and evaluation, applied research;
- Experience of at least 10 years in professional work at
senior management level in reputable organizations;
- Understanding of public sector management and information
systems;
- Adequate knowledge of central Government operations,
policy formulation is desirable.
How to apply
If your qualifications and experience match any of these
roles, please email
your application quoting the relevant job title to Executive
Selection Division, KPMG at the following email address:
esd@kpmg.co.ug.
Please attach your CV containing your e-mail address,
daytime telephone contact, qualifications, achievements, experience, present
position and names & addresses of three referees together with a cover
letter (maximum 2 pages) summarising why you consider yourself particularly
well suited for the position.
Do not attach any other documents at this point. All
applications should be sent via email. Please clearly state the position you are
applying for in the subject line of your email.
Closing date for receipt of applications will be 7th June
2013.
All candidates applying for these positions will be selected
on merit and only those short listed will be invited for interviews.
Please note that the positions will remain open until they
are filled.
For any questions regarding the application process please
contact Executive
Selection Division, KPMG on +256 414 347833,
+256 414346294 or +256 414 340 315.
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