Tax Expert

Job Description

Tax Expert TAUT Technical Assistance Facility Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Job Description

Maxwell Stamp is looking for Experts for a forthcoming contract to implement the final twelve months of the Tax, Audit and Transparency (TAUT) programme, a DFID-funded bilateral technical assistance programme to the Government of Ethiopia running from April 2018 to March 2019.

The candidates will have experience in providing technical support to governments undertaking revenue reform and in either one or more of the four areas:

• tax policy and reform: assisting the stakeholders to develop tax policies and regulatory frameworks with focus on VAT, exemptions, and strategic direction
• tax administration transformation: design and implement plans to improve tax administration with a focus on Large Taxpayer Office; debt collection; tax audit; ICT; and organisational health
• capacity building: guaranteeing sustainable implementation of policies and regulations through development of manuals and delivery of staff training.

The role requires experience in revenue policy and administration; analytical and communication skills; previous experience working on internationally funded projects. Candidates with experience of working with the Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority (ERCA) and / or the Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation (MoFEC) in Ethiopia are preferred.

Experts are sought at all levels, though candidates should have a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.

Please submit your CV highlighting your qualifications and a short statement explaining the reasons for your interest in the position, to: eghitti@maxwellstamp.com using ‘TAUT Technical Assistance Facility – Tax Expert - Ethiopia’ in the subject line. Applications will be accepted until 22^nd December 2017.

About the Organization

Maxwell Stamp PLC (MSP) is a development consultancy firm that provides technical expertise and managerial oversight for the implementation of donor-funded development projects in both developing and transitional economies across the globe.

The central goal in all MSPs work in developing countries, is the promotion of broad based and pro-poor economic growth. Primarily our work is financed by the leading international development agencies including the World Bank, the UK Department for International Development and the European Commission.

MSP was established in 1959, since then the company has expanded into a global group and boasts experience in over 170 countries as well as offices in Dhaka, Nairobi, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh with project offices around the world.

MSP employs over 40 in-house staff, most of whom are technical consultants spread across the organisations four practice areas, which are:

• Public Sector Management (PSM)
• Human Development (HD)
• Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction (LPR)
• Economics and Finance (E&F)
• Infrastructure (in Abu Dhabi)

In addition to our technical practice areas, we also have a dedicated Project Management Unit (PMU), Project Support Unit (PSU), and Finance & Accounting Unit.