Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA)
Title of Position: Partnership Officer
TJNA aims to promote socially just,
accountable and progressive taxation systems in Africa. We advocates for
pro-poor taxation systems and the strengthening of tax regimes to promote
domestic resource mobilisation.
Title of Position: Partnership Officer
Deadline for submission of
application: 28 February 2018
Job Grade: D
Reports to: Institutional and Partnership Development Manager
Location: Nairobi
ABOUT US: The Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) is a Pan African
organisation and member of the Global Alliance for Tax Justice.
TJNA aims to challenge harmful tax
policies and practices that favour the wealthy and those that aggravate and
perpetuate inequality.
ABOUT THE ROLE: The main objective of the position will be to provide technical
leadership in the implementation of the TJNA Partnership Strategy. This will
include leading on the development and coordination of joint projects with
members and partners.
The position will also be responsible
for mapping and driving TJNA membership and Strategic Partnership growth and be
part of joint programming.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
·
Develop databases of partners for
large projects
·
Provide relevant updates on TJNA
processes to external partners
·
Lead in the process of
institutionalising external strategic partnerships (including development of
relevant memoranda of understanding)
·
Lead the planning and implementation
of large projects involving joint programming with members and partners.
·
Prepare periodic reports for joint
projects with partners to relevant stakeholders (e.g. donors).
·
Participate in relevant
organisational capacity building assessment and produce relevant reports to the
Senior Management.
·
Lead the identification process of
partners to be encouraged to apply for membership with TJNA.
·
Support the administrative process of
membership application.
·
Support the creation and
strengthening of national tax platforms.
·
Support the introduction of
International Tax Justice Academy and Africa Media Training Programme alumni,
with members of the Africa Parliamentary Network on Illicit Financial Flows and
Tax and CSOs members of national tax platform for synergised actions on tax
advocacy at national level.
·
Support the development of
departmental plans and budgets.
·
Prepare relevant internal reports for
the Partnership unit.
·
Participate in relevant meetings.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITY AREAS
·
Partnership Development and
Coordination 30%
·
Joint programming
·
Membership Expansion
·
Common accountabilities
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
·
Degree in a relevant field
(Economics, Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, Development
Studies).
·
Postgraduate qualification would be
an added advantage.
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES &
EXPERIENCE
·
Minimum of three (3) years of work experience
in a civil society or NGO setting.
·
A minimum of two (2) years’
experience with donor funded project development and coordination
·
Excellent oral and writing skills in
English and French is a must
·
Knowledge of the development context
in Africa and globally.
·
Knowledge of the Civil Society
environment in Africa and globally
·
Good understanding of the development
context in Africa and globally
·
Good understanding of tax issues in
the context of development would be an added advantage.
·
Knowledge of logical framework and
results framework planning.
·
Excellent analytical and report
writing skills.
·
Advanced in use of Microsoft Word,
PowerPoint, and Excel
·
Strong IT knowledge and background
with particular experience in Project Management programmes, database management
and collaborative working tools preferred.
·
Previous experience in creating and
managing surveys, assessments and evaluations.
·
Demonstrated ability to assess
priorities, manage many activities simultaneously and meet deadlines with
attention to detail and quality.
·
Ability to work under pressure.
·
Ability to work unsupervised.
·
Experience with and commitment to
working in a very diverse workforce.
·
Proven ability to work with people
and willingness to support others.
Title of
Position: Policy Lead – Tax and the International
Financial Architecture (TIFA)
Deadline for
submission of application: 28th February 2018
Job Grade: E
Reports to: Deputy Executive Director
Location: Nairobi
ABOUT
US: The Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA)
is a Pan African organisation and member of the Global Alliance for Tax
Justice.
TJNA aims to promote socially just,
accountable and progressive taxation systems in Africa. We advocates for
pro-poor taxation systems and the strengthening of tax regimes to promote
domestic resource mobilisation.
TJNA aims to challenge harmful tax
policies and practices that favour the wealthy and those that aggravate and
perpetuate inequality.
ABOUT THE
ROLE: The position is responsible for
leading, coordinating, and conducting analysis and research on the policy
thematic area of Tax and the International Financial Architecture (TIFA).
As part of the Policy and Research
Unit, the post shares in the responsibility towards bringing about changes in
the policies, programmes, systems and practices of duty bearers, stakeholders
and other target groups, keeping the strategic focus of TJNA and contributing
to strengthening the credibility of TJNA in external settings through high
quality and topical and relevant policy analysis and research products in this thematic
field.
KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES
·
Lead and coordinate research on the
state of tax systems as it relates to TIFA in order to establish evidence-based
dialogues on based on international practices.
·
In liaison with the Deputy Executive
Director, lead in the understanding of TIFA issues and inform the view of TJNA
on TIFA policy matters within Africa and be able to share and publicise these
views with key stakeholders, government, the media and other organisations and
at meetings and conferences;
·
Provide leadership among TJNA members
in the process of developing the TJNA long-term perspective and strategy in
working on international tax while ensuring a high level of understanding and
expertise in TIFA issues
·
Produce analytical and research
outputs that: (i) inform TJNA positions on TIFA issues; (ii) direct advocacy
campaigns; (iii) inform policy at national, regional, continental and global
policy; and (iv) influence decision-makers.
·
Manage external consultants and also
directly deliver delegated policy and research projects on the TIFA thematic
pillar as identified in the annual work plan;
·
Develop and write policy papers and
advocacy issue briefs on taxation in collaboration with relevant TJNA staff,
members and partners.
·
Contribute to relevant international
TIFA policy debates and discussions ensuring TJNA has increasing policy
influence.
·
Provide overall TJNA leadership at
national, regional, continental, and global processes on TIFA issues such the
call for a Global Tax Body under the UN; Monitor and Track the OECD BEPs
Process in Africa; Support TJNA’s input into the Financing for Development
Process, Lead TJNA’s work in IFF definition via the High Level Panel on IFFs;
Engage in national and regional processes on international tax matters in the
context of IFFs and Domestic Resource Mobilisation (DRM) and other related
matters.
·
Lead TJNA’s participation and
engagement on global platforms in advancing the Tax Justice and IFF agenda such
as the Financial Transparency Coalition and the Global Alliance for Tax Justice,
in both of which TJNA is a leading organisation.
KEY
ACCOUNTABILITY AREAS
·
Policy Analysis and Research
·
Programme planning coordination and
reporting
·
Developing and Maintaining
Relationships with Partners
·
Supporting Communications, Campaigns
and Outreach needs
PROFESSIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS
·
Minimum – Master’s degree in
political science, economics, development economics, international relations,
international development, political economy, law or related fields from
recognised institution.
EXPERIENCE AND
CORE COMPETENCIES
·
Five or more years work experience in
the areas of international development, human rights, poverty reduction, tax
and development, and social justice, development economics, trade, analysis and
research on international tax matters
·
Technical Knowledge of and experience
dealing with international tax matters including covering issues such as
transfer pricing, trade mispricing, double taxation agreements, Illicit
Financial Flows, base erosion and profit shifting, off shore operations
·
Knowledge of and experience working
on fiscal governance and taxation issues.
·
Knowledge of and experience working
with international financial and regional intergovernmental institutions.
·
Advanced knowledge of regional,
continental, and global dialogues and processes in the International Tax Space
e.g. Financing for Development process, Sustainable Development Goals, UN Tax
Committees on Tax, HLP on IFFs, and so on
·
High level policy analysis skills.
Strong communication, analytical, research and professional writing skills;
writing must be easily adaptable to a variety of audiences.
·
Good public presentation skills and
the ability to communicate to a variety of audiences.
·
Demonstrated leadership ability;
Flexibility, creativity, strategic thinker
·
In-depth knowledge of key African
development and governance concepts, processes and institutions, especially in
relation to: Development Finance, Tax & Development and Tax Justice.
·
Work effectively in a fast-paced and
complex work environment. Ability to communicate cross-culturally.
·
Demonstrated advocacy and network
building skills. Diplomatic and tactful in dealing with a variety of actors and
influence targets
·
Experience living and working
overseas, preferably in African countries.
·
Understanding of in at least one other
African Union language such as French, Portuguese, Spanish or Arabic is
desirable
Title of
Position: Communication and Capacity Building
Officer
Deadline for
submission of application: 28th February 2018
Job Grade: D
Reports to: Communications, Campaigns and Outreach Manager
Location: Nairobi
ABOUT
US: The Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA)
is a Pan African organisation and member of the Global Alliance for Tax
Justice. TJNA aims to promote socially just, accountable and progressive
taxation systems in Africa.
We advocates for pro-poor taxation
systems and the strengthening of tax regimes to promote domestic resource
mobilisation.
TJNA aims to challenge harmful tax
policies and practices that favour the wealthy and those that aggravate and
perpetuate inequality.
ABOUT THE
ROLE: The position-holder is responsible
for the implementation of the communication strategy of TJNA as well as the
input in the development and lead in the implementation of a capacity building
strategy to reinforce TJNA’s advocacy, mobilisation and growth.
KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES
·
Establish and maintain contacts with
national and international media and develop champions of tax justice issues
through person-to-person advocacy, provision of media briefing kits and other
TJNA material.
·
Manage the organisation’s website and
social media channels.
·
Identify and utilise opportunities
for media engagements and organise in collaboration with the relevant officers
and where necessary, with TJNA members.
·
Propose media coverage plans for
TJNA’s activities to create, enhance and perpetuate relationships with the
identified media.
·
To lead in integration of Information
Technology and systems to improve efficiency and effectiveness of organization
knowledge management.
·
Prepare media advisories, press releases,
speeches, talking points, presentations, and other visual aids as necessary to
support messaging.
·
Conceptualise, develop, and package
materials for publication and publicity, such as newsletters, brochures,
leaflets, videos with the relevant Policy Lead.
·
Ensure TJNA produces content both in
French and in English.
·
Track news relating to tax and other
development issues from print, broadcast, and social media, and identify
opportunities for each issue.
·
Monitor media coverage of TJNA’s work
in and outside Africa and ensure key activities are captured and disseminated
on TJNA’s digital platforms.
·
Lead in the development and
coordination a capacity building programme for staff and wider constituencies
(Journalists, Parliamentarians, and CSO’s).
·
Lead in the design, development and
adaptation of high-quality tools and resources for capacity building within and
outside TJNA.
·
Initiate, develop and coordinate
capacity building activities for TJNA’s secretariat staff members.
·
Launch and carry out capacity
building learning projects towards members of TJNA
·
Keep abreast of developments in
capacity building practice and recommend enhancements to TJNA’s efficiency and
effectiveness.
·
Share results and experiences of the
Capacity Building Programme with relevant constituencies.
KEY
ACCOUNTABILITY AREAS
·
Communications
·
Capacity Building
·
Programme Reporting
PROFESSIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS
·
Degree or equivalence in journalism,
development communication, political science or other related field.
·
Postgraduate qualification would be an
added advantage
REQUIRED
COMPETENCIES & EXPERIENCE
·
At least 3 years of experience in
communications and media work, preferably with a an NGO or CSO working at
regional level
·
An understanding of Tax issues and
how various social, economic and political issues interact.
·
Ability to work on own initiative to
build on and develop the job, combined with the ability to work effectively as
part of a team.
·
Good interpersonal and communications
skills.
·
Good writing skills- able to write
press releases, letters to the editor, country briefs, etc.
·
Proven IT skills.
·
Ability to design effective
communication products, lead formulation of communication messages and
strategies.
·
Ability to develop relationships with
the media, other civil society organizations, and networks.
·
Proven ability to communicate and
work in both English and French is a must.
·
Good program management skills.
·
Highly organized, with good attention
to detail and developed ability to prioritize multiple tasks to meet tight
deadlines and organize work.
·
Proven experience of using MS office
application (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint) and desktop publishing
software.
Title of
Position: Institutional and Partnership Development
Manager
Deadline for
submission of application: 28th February 2018
Job Grade: F
Reports to: Executive Director
ABOUT
US: The Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA)
is a Pan African organisation and member of the Global Alliance for Tax
Justice. TJNA aims to promote socially just, accountable and progressive
taxation systems in Africa.
We advocates for pro-poor taxation
systems and the strengthening of tax regimes to promote domestic resource
mobilisation.
TJNA aims to challenge harmful tax
policies and practices that favour the wealthy and those that aggravate and
perpetuate inequality.
ABOUT THE
ROLE: The purpose of the position is to
ensure overall sustainability of the organisation through clear strategies for
resource mobilisation and clear plans to operationalise the strategy.
The position fosters accountability,
effectiveness and efficiency at all levels through technical support and
monitoring of achieved results and milestones.
Finally, the position leads on
partnership development and coordination of large projects jointly implemented
by members and partners across the continent.
KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES
·
Develop and monitor the
implementation an organisational development plan aligned to the overall
strategic plan for the organisation including assessment, impact,
sustainability and growth
·
Liaise and network as appropriate to
keep abreast of trends within the CSO/NGO environment
·
Ensure proper transition between
strategic periods.
·
Develop and lead in implementation of
Organisation fund resource mobilisation strategy
·
Act as lead liaison between TJNA and
its funding Partners including coordinating donor reporting
·
Support the development and
implementation on an effective organisational monitoring, evaluation and
learning strategy
·
Lead and development and supervision
of organisation’s strategic partnership including, joint programing and coordination.
·
Manage the enhancement and growth of
TJNA membership
KEY
ACCOUNTABILITY AREAS
·
Resource Mobilisation
·
Partnership Development and
Coordination
·
Organisational development
·
Knowledge management and learning
·
Monitoring and Evaluation
PROFESSIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS
·
Masters’ Degree in Political Science,
Public Administration or other relevant field.
·
At least seven years of professional
experience with three at management level
·
Proven skills in Programme and
project Management methods and strategies
·
Knowledge of the development context
in Africa and globally including good understanding Civil Society funding
environment in Africa and globally.
·
Good knowledge in Organisational
planning, budgeting and resource allocation procedures
·
Strong knowledge and understanding of
Organisational development (OD) (Theory & practice)
·
Excellent oral and writing skills in
English and French.
·
Familiarity with various funding
protocols and processes
·
Demonstrated ability to assess
priorities, manage many activities simultaneously and meet deadlines, with
attention to detail and quality.
·
Ability to work under pressure.
·
Ability to work unsupervised
·
Experience with and commitment to
working in a very diverse workforce.
Title of
Position: Policy Lead – Fair and Equitable Taxation
Deadline for
submission of application: 28 February 2018
Job Grade: E
Reports to: Deputy Executive Director
Location: Nairobi
ABOUT
US: The Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA)
is a Pan African organisation and member of the Global Alliance for Tax
Justice. TJNA aims to promote socially just, accountable and progressive
taxation systems in Africa.
We advocates for pro-poor taxation
systems and the strengthening of tax regimes to promote domestic resource
mobilisation. TJNA aims to challenge harmful tax policies and practices that
favour the wealthy and those that aggravate and perpetuate inequality.
ABOUT THE
ROLE: This is a new post that merges TJNA’s
work on inequality and the need to align the organisation’s work around the
global movement for fairer and equitable tax policies and systems.
The post will be responsible for
building on TJNA’s work on inequality and fair tax aimed at achieving the
organisational strategic objective of more inclusive and equitable tax systems
in Africa by 2020.
The post is responsible for
coordinating and implementing the research and policy analysis work agenda of
the TJNA’s fair and equitable Taxation area as well as optimise the evidence
base of TJNA’s tax justice advocacy work.
As part of the Policy and Research
Unit, the post shares in the responsibility towards bringing about changes in
the policies, programs, systems and practices of duty bearers, stakeholders and
other target groups; keeping the strategic focus of TJNA; and building the
credibility of TJNA in external settings through high quality and topical
research and analytical products.
KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES
·
Provide leadership among TJNA members
in the process of developing the TJNA long-term perspective and strategy in
working on inequality while ensuring a high level of understanding and
expertise in fair tax issues.
·
In liaison with the Deputy Executive
Director, lead in the understanding of fair and equitable taxation and inform
the view of TJNA on progressive and equitable tax policy matters within Africa
ensuring an ability to share and publicise these views with key stakeholders,
government, the media and other organisations and at meetings and conference.
·
Keep abreast with global initiatives
within the Tax Justice campaign and the international tax agenda and wherever
possible, apply them in TJNA’s research and policy analysis work.
·
Undertake analysis and empirical
research on fair tax issues in close collaboration with colleagues and
collaborators such as members, consultants, national peer review teams.
·
Review, edit and provide quality
oversight to TJNA commissioned research reports and documents.
·
To lead and coordinate TJNA’s work on
the Fair Tax Monitor tool that enables cross country comparisons on of fair tax
systems. This includes (but not limited to) further development and refining of
the tool, organising the work and play an important role in the further
development and refinement of the methodology.
·
To coordinate fair tax studies in
selected developing countries.
·
To coordinate the fair tax work,
meetings, Skype calls and other relevant fair tax work activities.
·
Produce meeting/workshop minutes.
·
Manage external consultants and also
directly deliver delegated policy and research projects on fair taxation themes
as identified in the annual work plan.
·
Contribute to relevant international
fair tax policy debates and discussions ensuring TJNA has increasing policy
influence.
KEY
ACCOUNTABILITY AREAS
·
Policy analysis and research
·
Developing and maintaining
relationships with partners
·
Programme Planning, Coordination and
Reporting
·
Supporting Communications, Campaigns
and Outreach and communications needs
QUALIFICATIONS
·
Master’s degree in Economics,
Political Science, Public Policy or a development-related discipline.
CORE SKILLS
AND EXPERIENCE
·
Five or more years work experience in
the areas of international development, economic Justice, poverty reduction,
development financing , development economics, trade, analysis and research on
fiscal policy matters
·
Technical Knowledge of and experience
dealing with international tax matters including covering issues such as
transfer pricing, trade mispricing, double taxation agreements, Illicit
Financial Flows, base erosion and profit shifting, off shore operations
·
Knowledge of and experience working
on fiscal governance and taxation issues.
·
Knowledge of and experience working
with international financial and regional intergovernmental institutions.
·
Advanced knowledge of regional,
continental, and global dialogues and processes in the International Tax and
development Space e.g. Financing for Development process, Sustainable
Development Goals, UN Tax Committees on Tax, HLP on IFFs, and so on
·
High level policy analysis skills.
Strong communication, analytical, research and professional writing skills;
writing must be easily adaptable to a variety of audiences.
·
Good public presentation skills and
the ability to communicate to a variety of audiences.
·
Demonstrated leadership ability;
Flexibility, creativity, strategic thinker
·
In-depth knowledge of key African
development and governance concepts, processes and institutions, especially in
relation to: Development Finance, Tax & Development and Tax Justice.
·
Work effectively in a fast-paced and
complex work environment. Ability to communicate cross-culturally.
·
Demonstrated advocacy and network building
skills. Diplomatic and tactful in dealing with a variety of actors and
influence targets
·
At least five years of related work
experience in an NGO or CSO working at regional level.
·
Knowledge of finance and programme
budget monitoring and tracking.
·
Ability to communicate and work in
both English and French.
·
Willingness to travel for at least
25% of the time.
Title of
Position: Policy Assistant
Deadline for
submission of application: 28 February 2018
Job Grade: C
Reports to: Deputy Executive Director
Location: Nairobi
ABOUT
US: The Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA)
is a Pan African organisation and member of the Global Alliance for Tax
Justice.
TJNA aims to promote socially just,
accountable and progressive taxation systems in Africa. We advocates for
pro-poor taxation systems and the strengthening of tax regimes to promote
domestic resource mobilisation.
TJNA aims to challenge harmful tax
policies and practices that favour the wealthy and those that aggravate and
perpetuate inequality.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Job Purpose /
Objective: The position of Policy Assistant is a
new role at Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) that sits in the Policy and
Research Team within Secretariat.
This position aims to provide
analytical and administrative support to the Policy and Research team.
This position will play a critical
role in supporting the Policy and Research team achieve its goals and
objectives as outlined in TJNA’s Strategic Plan and its annual work-plan.
The role will provide support across
the four thematic research areas:
(i) Extractives;
(ii) Fair Equitable Taxation;
(iii) Investments; and
(iv) International Financial
Architecture.
This is an evolving role and is
geared to developing the analytical, research, and coordination skills of the
post-holder.
It further encompasses all elements
of TJNA’s work and will offer an opportunity for growth within the Team and the
Secretariat.
KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES
·
To support the Policy Leads in
primary research and data collection for analysis and production of research
outputs e.g. briefs, blogs, working papers, Op-Eds and so on
·
To support the Policy Leads in the
pulling together literature and reports relevant to TJNA’s thematic areas
·
To work with the Policy Leads to
develop datasets that inform TJNA’s research and advocacy agenda as per the
Annual Work-plan and Strategic Plan
·
To work with the Deputy Executive
Director on emerging research and policy issues in the Tax Justice and Illicit
Financial Flows space in order to inform TJNA positions
·
To work with the Deputy Executive Director
in the drafting of research, policy positions, and writing pieces for TJNA
·
To support the Policy Team in the
coordinating and planning of activities with members of the Network pertaining
to the thematic areas
·
To support the Policy Team in
collating data and information required for reporting both internally and for
development partners
·
To contribute towards periodic
reports and planning processes as part of the Policy and Research Team
Common
Accountabilities (15% of time)
·
Support TJNA colleagues in delivering
the organisations collective objectives, including assisting in events and
initiatives that fall outside the direct responsibilities of this post;
·
Represent TJNA at meetings, functions
and events, some of which may occur outside normal office hours and may involve
long-distance travel; and
Perform any other reasonable duties
and tasks as requested by the Supervisor
KEY
ACCOUNTABILITY AREAS
·
Policy and Research, and Writing
·
Coordinating, Planning, and Reporting
·
Common accountabilities
PROFESSIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS
·
Degree in a relevant field
(Economics, Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, Development
Studies).
·
Postgraduate qualification would be
an added advantage.
REQUIRED
COMPETENCIES & EXPERIENCE
·
At least two years of related work
experience in an NGO or CSO working at regional level;
·
Work experience in international
development, poverty reduction, development economics, tax issues, especially
governance, transparency and accountability;
·
Stakeholder development and
management;
·
Research and analytical skills;
·
Excellent communication skills both
oral and written in English. French is desirable.
·
Flexible, creative and strategic
thinker;
·
Ability to work under pressure;
·
Ability to communicate clearly and
work cooperatively in a cross-cultural setting with a number of long distance
working relationships; and
·
Willingness to travel for at least
25% of the time.
APPLICATION
PROCESS
Interested candidates who meet the
requirements above are requested to submit their detailed CVs alongside a letter
of motivation including Salary expectation to the following email address by
Wednesday 28th February, 2018 to recruit@taxjusticeafrica.net