Revenue Specialist

USAID Public Financial Management (PFM) Project

Terms of Reference

1. Background

Deloitte Consulting and WSP, together with Georgia State University and the Niti Foundation are implementing a five-year USAID funded Public Financial Management Program (USAID PFM) whose purpose is to provide technical assistance and strengthen Public Financial Management (PFM) functions, performance, and accountability of targeted agencies at the federal, provincial, and local levels of government, and to provide targeted assistance to the Government of Nepal (GON) aimed at strengthening national PFM institutions and systems to sustainably advance PFM.

The project commenced in October 2022 and will run for a five-year period to October 2027. The major stakeholders of the project are selected Federal Agencies including Ministry of Finance (MOF), Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration (MOFAGA), Financial Comptroller General’s Office (FCGO), PEFA Secretariat, National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission (NNRFC), National Planning Commission (NPC), Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Minsters (OPMCM), Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO), Provincial Governments of Madhesh and Lumbini Province, and Local Governments located in these two provinces.

The objectives of the Project are to provide technical assistance and strengthen PFM functions, performance, and transparency and accountability of targeted agencies at the federal, provincial, and local levels of government, and to provide targeted assistance to the GON aimed at strengthening national PFM institutions and systems to sustainably advance PFM. The Project’s two objectives and key activities are:

The Revenue Specialist will be responsible for providing support to the PGs and LGs in strengthening revenue administration related functions to enhance their own source revenue, reducing tax arrears, and exploring potentialities of resource generation.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in developing standard (template) and specific Revenue Enhancement Action Plan (REAP) for selected LGs. 
• Provide support to PGs in conducting analyses of taxes and fees and in exploring and pursuing other sustainable non-tax/fee sources of revenue.
• Provide support to LGs in rolling out the specific REAPs by setting and achieving revenue forecasting/projection, exploring revenue potentialities, enhancing tax base, strengthening revenue recording and accounting, enhancing taxpayers’ awareness, minimizing tax arrears among others.
• Provide support in setting up revenue related legal and procedural arrangements.
• Assist in conducting revenue management related training programs.
• Provide support in resolving revenue related issues to enable revenue management to work effectively.
• Prepare Monthly Workplan in coordination with Provincial Lead in consultation with Provincial Government (PG) entities and Local Governments (LG) 
• Visit PG entities and LGs on a call basis to resolve their revenue-related issues.
• Prepare Monthly Performance Report (MPR) and submit it to the Provincial Lead within 3 days after the completion of each month.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A master’s degree in management/ Economics or other related stream or a Law degree or a recognized accounting designation (CA/ACCA)
• At least 5 years of experience in the public sector revenue administration or in the private sector on tax compliance issues and strong knowledge of the provincial as well as LG tax Policy.
• Highly professional and with personal integrity.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders and Implementing agencies.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team.
• Organizational skills and the ability to concurrently handle multiple assignments.
• Willing to travel to project implementation sites.

Application Instructions:

Click on the link Revenue Specialist- Job Application - Google Forms to submit online applications.

Additionally, interested and qualified individuals should email the following documents (if they can not submit online application) to recruitment@pfm-nepal.com with subject line “Application for Revenue Specialist.”

• Cover letter. 
• Recent CV 
• Dates of availability 
• Contact information of three professional reference, and 
• Salary Expectation

Application deadline: April 19, 2024

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The organization reserves the right to reject any/all applications without assigning any reason.

Note: 

• The initial duration of the service will for 12 months with a probationary period of 3 months.
• The contract will be extendable on need of the role basis.
• Female, marginalized, differently abled and those from disadvantaged backgrounds are highly encouraged to apply for the position, as well as those residing in the provinces. 
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. 
• No telephone calls will be entertained, and any other direct or indirect solicitation may lead to disqualification of the candidacy.