Role Overview
The Chief Manager – Intelligence Analysis, Production & Exchange at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is responsible for the operationalisation of strategies in investigating criminal violations of the revenue statutes. This senior leadership role involves fostering a culture of intelligence-led enforcement and leveraging modern technology and inter-agency collaboration to combat tax evasion.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategy and Policy: Formulate and implement strategies, policies, and procedures for the Intelligence Analysis, Production & Exchange section.
- Work Planning: Develop and implement annual work plans and budgets to ensure the section meets its objectives.
- Inter-Agency Cooperation: Establish and maintain protocols for inter-agency cooperation to combat cross-border tax evasion and illicit financial flows.
- Intelligence Exchange: Facilitate secure and timely exchange of intelligence with Partner Government Agencies (PGA).
- Risk Identification: Identify patterns, trends, and suspicious activities related to tax compliance risks.
- Innovation: Encourage the adoption of innovative data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning techniques to improve the detection of tax offenses.
- Enforcement Culture: Foster a culture of intelligence-led enforcement within the tax authority.
- Representation: Represent the tax authority in intelligence-sharing forums.
- Corporate Governance: Oversee implementation of corporate initiatives (ISO standards, data security, Audit, Quality Management Systems, Risk Management).
- Staff Development: Promote career development and performance enhancement within the Section.
Requirements and Person Specifications
- Education: Bachelor's degree in relevant Social Sciences, Business, Pure and Applied Sciences, or any other relevant field from a recognized University.
- Advanced Education: Master’s degree in relevant Social Sciences, Business, Law, Pure and Applied Sciences or relevant field is an added advantage.
- Specialized Training: Training in Fraud, economic crimes, corruption, and assets recovery investigations from reputable institutions.
- Certifications: Certificate in Tax Fraud and Investigation; Certificate in Tax and Customs training; Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and National Intelligence Service (NIS) Certification in Basic investigation techniques and intelligence courses.
- Leadership: A Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution is an added advantage.
- Professionalism: Membership to a relevant professional body.
- Experience: Cumulative service period of seven (7) years relevant work experience, three (3) of which should have been in middle management or a comparable position.
Key Competencies
- Intelligence management, collection, analysis, and surveillance operations planning.
- Counter-intelligence techniques and covert operations management.
- Source and informer management skills.
- Legal and regulatory compliance in intelligence operations.
- Advanced knowledge of tax evasion detection techniques and risk mitigation.
- Strong leadership, administrative, and stakeholder coordination skills.
- Technology integration in intelligence systems (AI/Machine Learning).
- Excellent strategic thinking, communication, and negotiation skills.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply through the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) recruitment portal on their official website. Please visit www.kra.go.ke to access the application link and follow the instructions provided.
