Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, February 20, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) was established by an Act of Parliament, Chapter 469 of the laws of Kenya, which became effective on 1st July 1995. The Authority is charged with the responsibility of collecting revenue on behalf of the Government of Kenya. A Board of Directors, consisting of both public and private sector experts, makes policy decisions to be implemented by KRA Management. The Chairman of the Board is appointed by the President of the Republic of Kenya. The Chief Executive of the Authority is the Commissioner General who is appointed by the Minister for Finance. PURPOSE OF KRA Assessment, Collection, Administration and Enforcement of laws relating to revenue.
Grade: KRA 6 .

Key responsibilities:
• Develop the vision for an ever-evolving Data Quality improvement strategy that not only satisfies current needs but can be easily adapted to future needs as new sources of data input and requirements for data output are identified
• Responsible for designing, testing, deploying, and documenting data quality procedures and their outputs
• Partner with data stewards to provide summary results of data quality analysis, which will be used to make decisions regarding how to measure business rules and quality of the data
• Identify the gap between business requirement and data architecture and propose solution to resolve or shorten the gap.
• Use data quality tooling to profile the data from business systems and 3rd party sources, define or confirm the definition of the metadata, cleanse and accurately check the quality of data, check for duplicate or redundant records, and provide information on how to proceed.
• Develop business rules and data quality standards
• Lead data migration activities including data cleansing, data creation, data conversion, issue resolution, and data validation
• Identify and leverage opportunities to continually improve the quality of data management systems, processes and standards

Skills required
• Specialist knowledge of data governance Principles and practices
• Understanding of the principles of IT security and data protection Experience in project management
• Familiarity with Revenue collection practices and policies
• A good understanding of project management methodology
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to liaise with staff at all levels across departments in KRA
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent writing skills, with the ability to create clear requirements, specifications and documentation
• Strong ability to communicate information, business process and system changes to both and a technical and nontechnical audience
• Ability to work under pressure and manage conflicting priorities
• Ability to work with technical and non-technical staff
• Ability to develop people, skills in coaching, mentoring, and teaching on the job
• Skills at performance management, recognizing and rewarding performance and identifying development needs

Academic and Professional qualifications
• A clear understanding of the Authority’s mandate, business systems and data management journey.
• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Data science, Information Management, Computer Science, Engineering, Math or a related field
• Minimum of 3-5 years related experience in leading strategies, designing approaches and understanding technologies for Data Quality processes in large scale data management environments
• Strong knowledge of Data Quality improvement tools such as Informatica IDQ, Global IDs, Harte Hanks Trillium, and IBM Quality Stage
• Extensive experience with and success in managing projects from inception to production rollout and support.
• At least 3-5 large scale data management and governance or DW/EDW/BI implementation projects experience for large institutions in the last 8 years (preferably as lead data architect).

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
Registration:
• Go to https://erecruitment.kra.go.ke/login  and then click on the ‘Register’ button to start the application process.
• After registration, you will receive an email enabling you to confirm your email address and complete your registration.
Log on:
• After registration go to https://erecruitment.kra.go.ke/login
• Key in your username and password then click on ‘Log in’ to access your account.
• After successful log in, the system will open the ‘Applicant Cockpit’.
Candidate Profile (To create or update applicant detail):
• On the ‘Applicant Cockpit’ page, go to the tab ‘Candidate Profile’.
• Click on ‘My Profile’ to create and update your profile.
• Follow the instructions to complete your profile.
• The process will end by clicking the tab “Overview and Release”.
• Ensure you click the check box on the page to complete the profile.
Application process:
• To view the open job postings, click on the tab ‘Employment Opportunities’ on the ‘Applicant Cockpit’ page.
• Under the heading ‘Job Search’ click the ‘Start’ button to view all available vacancies.
• Click on the Job posting to display the details of the position.
• To apply for the position, click ‘Apply’ button at the top of the page.
• Follow the instructions to complete and submit your application.
• Kindly note that all mandatory fields must be completed.
• To complete the process of application, click the ‘Send Application Now’ button after reviewing and accepting the ‘Data Privacy Statement’.
In case of any challenges, please send your email query to isupporthr@kra.go.ke 

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