Job Purpose

This role is responsible for supervising and coordinating activities of the Customs revenue or enforcement programmes  in the assigned region / station/ division.

Key Responsibilities / Duties / Tasks

• Implement the administrative and enforcement strategies for optimal collection of the correct taxes.
• Application of the appropriate Customs legislations, laws and Regulations in execution of the mandate assigned at respective Region / Station/ Division
• Facilitating Customs processing and revenue collection function and related activities in accordance with the stipulated standards and procedures.
• Facilitate implementation of the work plans for the duty station/section assigned
• Resolve any tax disputes and any technical disputes arising from our day to day operations at the Region / Station/ Division.
• Maintain liaison and working relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders to enhance effectiveness in the assigned duty station.
• Monitor the station’s revenue performance on a day-to-day basis.

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).

Academic Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in a business-related field from a recognized institution.
• Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
• Postgraduate Diploma or Certificate in Customs Administration.

Previous relevant work experience required.

• Minimum of 3 years work experience in relevant field.

Competences:

• People management skills
• Risk management and analysis
• Results driven and analytical thinking
• Strong decision making skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Data protection
• Emerging Tax trends
• Process management
• Good interpersonal skills
• Customs Business Understanding
• Customs Legislation and Regulation
• Tariff and Classification
• VAT related to import and export
• Excise related to import and export
• Valuation
• Origin of Goods
• Prohibitions and Restrictions
• Customs Compliance Assurance
• Customs IT Systems & Applications
• Entry of Goods Process
• Transit and storage Process
• Export & Exit Process
• Special Procedures Process