Job description
Under Direct supervision and guidance of the Director General of National Planning, the planning officer will be responsible of the following:
1. Monitor progress on priority national development outcomes working with relevant institutions.
– Assist the relevant sector(s) in elaborating and keeping up to date sector policies and strategic
plans, as well annual action plans;
– Review the sector MTEF nomenclature to ensure a link between the sector strategy and the MTEF;
– Ensure that sector joint review is annually held and actively participate in the review and assist the sector in conducting a public
expenditure review, where required;
– Contribute to the elaboration of the National Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy and related Annual Progress Report in the
relevant sub-sectors;
– Assist the assigned districts in elaborating their District Development Plans, Annual Budget, and Annual Action Plans;
– Prepare policy briefs on key developments in the sector;
– Analyze the sector budget request (annual budget as well as the MTEF) and the strategic Issues paper;
– Prepare a briefing for the Director on the status of the main projects operating in the sector, highlighting their execution rates and
implementation bottlenecks;
– Prepare and maintain a database of all partners in the sectors (development partners, NGOs, private enterprises);
– Analyze budget execution; Participate actively in the Network of Planner’s meetings together with other thematic focal points;
– Analyze draft budget proposal (annual budget as well as the MTEF) prepare a summary for the district and provide with the
feedback to relevant MDAs.
– Initiate and support in conducting analytical works to foster evidence based policy making.
Minimum Qualifications
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Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
0 Year of relevant experience
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Bachelors in Project Management
0 Year of relevant experience
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Master’s in Project Management
0 Year of relevant experience
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Master’s in Finance
0 Year of relevant experience
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Master’s in Economics
0 Year of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy
0 Year of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Public Policy
0 Year of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Management
0 Year of relevant experience
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Masters in Management
0 Year of relevant experience
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Masters in Business Administration
0 Year of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Development Studies
0 Year of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics
0 Year of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Monitoring & Evaluation
0 Year of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Development Studies
0 Year of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Statistics
0 Year of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Monitoring & Evaluation
0 Year of relevant experience
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Master’s in Actuarial Studies
0 Year of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Development Planning
0 Year of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Development Planning
0 Year of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
0 Year of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
0 Year of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Studies
0 Year of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Project Planning
0 Year of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Project Planning
0 Year of relevant experience
Competency and Key Technical Skills
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Integrity
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Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
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Inclusiveness
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Accountability
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Communication
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Teamwork
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Client/citizen focus
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Professionalism
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Commitment to continuous learning
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Capabilities in quality assurance of documents
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Creative, proactive, customer focused, solutions led and results-oriented
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Knowledge of results-based management and its application to development planning
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Resource management skills
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Problem solving skills
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Decision making skills
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Time management skills
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Risk management skills
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Results oriented
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Digital literacy skills
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Analytical skills;
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Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills;
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Fluent in Kinyarwanda, English and/ or French; knowledge of all is an advantage
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Knowledge in planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, research and data analysis, reporting, costing
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Knowledge of the country’s development planning framework
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Skills in analysis and interpretation of Data
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Interpersonal skills and teamwork ethics
