Vacancy title:
Professional in Charge of Research and Policy Analysis
Jobs at:
Rwanda Revenue Authority( RRA)Deadline of this Job:
Friday, August 18 2023  
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, August 15 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:  
Purpose 
The job purpose for the Professional in Charge of Research and Policy Analysis is to: independently identify and document specific economic trends, revenue collection performance, prevailing challenges and opportunities and conduct relevant research and policy analysis to inform decisions on both tax policy and administrative measures to improve tax compliance, efficiency and effectiveness in tax administration and revenue collection. 
Key duties and responsibilities 
1. Conduct impact evaluation of RRA initiatives aimed at improving compliance, boosting revenues and modernizing the tax administration (Incl. Customer satisfaction and Taxpayer perception surveys) 
2. Conduct research on widening the tax base and issues of tax compliance 
3. Formulate tax policy proposals and perform both pre-and post-implementation impact analysis of various tax policies on revenue collection 
4. Benchmark on evolving tax policy landscape with other countries and work with relevant stakeholders to formulate appropriate tax policy proposals 
5. Ensure research recommendations are fully implemented 
6. Provide guidance and support to junior researchers in the team 
7. Ensure and adhere to proper planning and reporting of activities following RRA reporting requirements 
8. Create and update dashboards/models for easy monitoring of trends of important shocks on revenue collection 
9. Perform any other duties related to RRA business as assigned by line manager 
Required Academic Qualification 
 Preferred Qualifications 
1. Master’s Degree in Economics specialized in Monetary Economics 
2. Master’s Degree in Economics specialized in International Economics 
3. Master’s Degree in Economics specialized in Development Economics 
4. Master’s Degree in Economics specialized in Art in Economics 
5. Master’s Degree in Economics specialized in Science in Economics 
6. Master’s Degree in Statistics specialized in Statistics Applied to Economy 
7. Master’s Degree in Economics specialized in Science in Economics 
8. Master’s Degree in Statistics specialized in Economic statistics 
9. Master’s Degree in Data Science specialized in Econometrics 
10. Master’s Degree in Public policy specialized in Tax policy Analysis 
11. Master’s Degree in Public Finance specialized in Impact Evaluation 
12. Master’s Degree in Economics specialized in Economic Policy Analysis 
 Relevant Qualifications 
1. Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics specialized in Economic statistics 
2. Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics specialized in Statistics Applied to Economy 
3. Bachelor’s Degree in Economics specialized in International Economics 
4. Bachelor’s Degree in Economics specialized in Monetary Economics 
5. Bachelor’s Degree in Economics specialized in Development Economics 
6. Bachelor’s Degree in Economics specialized in Science in Economics 
7. Bachelor’s Degree in Economics specialized in Art in Economics 
8. Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Mathematics specialized in Statistics 
9. Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Statistics specialized in Statistics 
      
 Job Experience: No Requirements  
 
 Work Hours: 8 
 Experience in Months:    
 Level of Education:    Associate Degree  
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