This role is responsible for providing strategic leadership and oversight in managing Customs operational Risks and Post Clearance Audit.

Key Responsibilities of the job:

• Support ease of doing business initiatives through review of process and effective deployment of staff in key critical areas to facilitate trade.
• Monitor and support revenue collection initiatives through identified effective strategies.
• Formulate regional administrative budgets, monitor and control expenditure approvals within the region.
• Coordinate Brand Building Initiatives, Media Engagement, and Customer Complaints Resolution in the Region.
• Coordinate Enforcement activities in the Region
• Create synergy across the departments and facilitate exchange of tax information to enhance revenue collections and service delivery.
• Facilitate implementation of corporate initiatives in the region: Audit, Integrity, QMS and Risk Management.
• Drive initiatives to improve ethics, culture and facilitate change management.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on regional matters.
• Provide regular reports on regional related matters to the KRA Management.

 Academic qualification:

• A Bachelor’s degree in business or related field from a recognized institution.
• Master’s degree in a relevant field is an added advantage.

Professional Qualifications/ Membership to Professional Bodies:

• Membership in a recognized professional body.

Work experience:

• Minimum of 10 years work experience in similar role with at least five (5) years at a senior management level in a comparable organization.

Competencies

• Good interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Excellent leadership and people management skills
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills
• Independent minded, ethical and of high integrity
• Ability to identify and deal with operational risk