DIRECTORATE MANAGER – National Planning Commission 68 views

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse the national financing ecosystem and advise government on the new sources of revenues and optimal utilization of national budget.
• Ensure that the nation’s economic resources are used effectively and efficiently in accordance with national principles as outlined in the National Development Plans; Develop economic and statistical data bases and tables for quick advisory inputs and information to NPC management, stakeholders and the society at large;
• To develop a directorate budget as input into the departmental budget and make revision or alteration as per necessity, in the program approved as per the allocated budget and give information to the concerned Divisions;
• Develops terms of references for needed consultants and play the lead role in coordinating expert inputs that are provided by local and international consultants for project expert inputs that are provided by local and international consultants for project implementations, in coordinating technical inputs for major project events in developing partnership with relevant parties as well as in the building information/developing partnerships with relevant parties as well as in the building information/knowledge networks. Responsible for the preparation of various activity reports for inclusion in the quarterly and annual reports of the National Planning Commission;
• Works with the relevant partners to ensure that planning, growth and national policies and priorities complement and are consistent with the national development plans as may be defined in Vision 2030 and other national development strategies.

Requirements

• Manages the strategic operations of the Directorate, including personnel and financial management, and providing leadership in the macroeconomic and financial management of the country;
• Provides leadership and coordinating and supervising the activities of the professional staff within the Directorate, guiding and evaluating their work, setting priorities, standards and targets and establishing work deadlines;
• Contribute to the planning and management of the work activities of the Department and representing its position and views at higher level administrative meetings;
• Ensures continuing professional development of staff in the Directorate by undertaking performance management and people development practices;
• Manage and monitor operations of the Directorate and ensure effective allocation of resources for the various functions and a balance in the workload of the Divisions;
• Monitor and ensure effective utilization of the operational budget in conjunction with the Finance Division;
• Manage all staff and related matters to provide a cordial and a motivating environment to work in;
• Promote multi-tasking and delegation of work to the mid-level and junior staff to maximize Directorate’s effectiveness and to develop individual skills.

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