Job Title: Economist
Employer: The Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa (CTCA)
Duty Station: Kampala
Application Deadline: 24th January 2014
Remuneration: Annual gross salary of $36,000 will be provided. Other benefits include transport allowance and medical insurance as per company policy.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide analysis of tobacco economics and tax policies; trainings on various areas of economics of tobacco and taxation issues to the government officials, NGOs, academia in selected African countries.
- Provide technical assistance in building South-South collaboration in the area of tobacco taxation, health and economic cost studies. Also building collaborative partnerships and network with relevant expert agencies/organizations.
- Provide technical assistance on tobacco economics and taxation
- issues to economists, the government officials including MOF technocrats, MOH officials in identified countries and in regional intergovernmental organizations in Africa, such as the East African Community, the Economic Community of West African States (UEMOA in French), SADC etc.
- Perform any other related job tasks as assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The Economist as CTCA must possess a masters Degree in economics or public finance. At least three years of progressively responsible experience in the program areas associated with this post, specifically on the economics of tobacco.
- Knowledge and experience in economics of tobacco, tobacco taxes, tax administration and application, working on indirect tax policies within MOF or in academia.
- Excellent analytical skills, especially for the analysis of taxes, and tax policies including its relation with the government tax revenues and consumers’ purchasing behaviour of tobacco products.
- Proven excellent writing, communication and drafting skills.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity, including gender balance.
- Ability to be a cooperative team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and on a results oriented basis.
- Ability to develop innovative approaches and solutions.
- Experience in working in the field of tobacco taxation or indirect taxes would be a clear asset.
- Experience working with advising or providing technical support to governments on issues related to taxation and tax policy, health economics etc. would be an asset
- Working knowledge of French language would be an added advantage
- Working knowledge of statistical software (STATA/SPSS/SAS/E-View) would be an added advantage.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should fill out an online application form via the website link at www.ctc-africa.org. Send the completed form together with your CV, copies of your academic documents and three recommendation letters by email at ctca@ctc-africa.org copy anqelan@ctc-africa.org.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.