Global Objective The overall objective of the assignment is to further improve the efficiency of BURS’s operations by informing decision-making in the areas of financial procedures and taxpayer education and service.
Specific objectives (1) To conduct a review of the efficacy of the existing financing arrangements of BURS and recommend, against proven international practice, the most appropriate financing arrangements and procedures to optimise BURS’s ability to deliver on its mandate consistent with the GOB’s expenditure policies for parastatals; and (2) To conduct a taxpayer satisfaction and needs survey to establish baseline information on taxpayer satisfaction and taxpayer education and recommend future service enhancement and educational programmes.
Requested profile • Education Tertiary education qualifications (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a recognised university) in a discipline directly relevant to public sector financing is required. • Experience The Financing Arrangements Expert must be experienced in the analysis and review of public sector financing arrangements between central government and parastatal agencies, particularly in the context of revenue agencies, and must satisfy the following criteria: i) at least 10 years relevant professional experience; ii) demonstrated success in implementing similar projects (i.e. substantially similar activities and outputs) in a revenue agency or department; iii) demonstrated understanding of the role, and recurrent financing needs, of revenue agencies; iv) demonstrated understanding of the role, and development financing needs, of revenue agencies that are newly created or undergoing structural reform. • Inputs 34 days of inputs in total, based on 6 weeks (5 day M-F working week) in-country inputs, which must be performed continuously within 6 weeks from commencement of project, 2 days international travel to and from Botswana and 2 days in home country for the Final Report.
Internal travel required (return trips to northern region) – 1 International travel (return trips to Botswana) – 1
Contact person Guido Cagnoni E-mail: Tel +39 0532 790980 – Fax +39 0532 790231 –
Note If you are interested in applying for the above positions, please send your CV (EC format) to Guido Cagnoni before 10/03/2008, referring to FWC11 08-149003 V1 Financing Arrangements Expert
