Lot 1. Short Term National Private Experts Tax Incentive Procedures and Business Process Expert Lot 2. Short Term National Private Experts Tax Incentive Data and Digital Systems Expert (M/W)

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Organization: Expertise France

Deadline: 20 November 2026 16:46

Job Description

Mission description

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) of Ethiopia, through the Technical Assistance to Domestic Revenue Mobilization (MRI) Project financed by AFD (Agence Française de Développement) and implemented with technical support from Expertise France, is supporting reforms to strengthen domestic revenue mobilization and tax policy success.

Over recent years, Ethiopia adopted several tax incentives to attract investment, stimulate exports and create jobs. Significant questions remain regarding their effectiveness. The Ministry of Finance has conducted evaluations of tax expenditures, but these do not fully cover all incentives. Monitoring and administration also remain insufficiently structured, with many processes manual and limited automated reporting between institutions. The assignment therefore requires two complementary but distinct national profiles: a Procedures and Business Process Expert focused on institutional processes, SOPs and operational implementation; and a Data and Digital Systems Expert focused on data requirements, database functional specifications, reporting, system workflows and testing.

Project or context description

Objectives and desired results

1) General objective

The national experts will support operationalization of Ethiopia’s tax incentives management framework through institutional assessment and coordination, business process mapping and redesign, development of operational procedures and guidelines, data and digital system requirements, institutional capacity strengthening and implementation support.

The two experts will work in close coordination, but each will have a clearly defined scope, level of effort, deliverables and qualification profile.

2) Specific objectives Lot 1

To assess and improve the institutional and administrative processes governing tax incentives, and to develop practical procedures, SOPs, operational guidelines and implementation arrangements aligned with Regulation No. 586/2026.

3) Specific Objective Lot 2

To define and validate the data, reporting and functional requirements needed for an effective tax incentives management database/digital system and to support testing and operationalization of digital solutions.

Description of the assignment LOT 1

1) Planned activities

Working under the supervision of Expertise France and in close collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, the expert will be responsible for carrying out the following tasks:

The expert will provide

Assess existing tax incentive administration practices, procedures and institutional mandates;
Map roles and responsibilities of institutions involved in tax incentive management; Coordination mechanisms; Reporting structures
Document current workflows from application and approval through monitoring and reporting
Identify operational bottlenecks, coordination gaps and control weaknesses;
Design improved future-state business processes and workflow diagrams; RACI Matrix Allocation of institutional responsibilities; Decision making responsibilities and Coordination requirements.
Prepare Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and operational guidelines;
Ensure consistency between regulations, institutional responsibilities, administrative procedures and digital processes;
Facilitate stakeholder consultations and validation workshops;
Support implementation follow-up and capacity building for government focal points; Executive Training Materials such as seminar presentations; Policy briefs and Knowledge sharing materials

Required profile

1) Number of experts per assignment: 2

2) Profile of the designated expert(s) responsible for contract execution

Qualifications and skills: LOT 1

– Master’s degree in Taxation, Economics, Accounting, Public Finance, Public Administration, Business Process Management or related discipline.

– Excellent qualities/capacities in:

Communication
Teamwork and interpersonal skills
Knowledge transfer
Analysis and reporting
Problem identification and resolution
Decision-making and taking initiatives

– High proficiency in written and spoken English.

General professional experience

– Professional experience of at least 10 years of professional experience in tax administration, public finance management, institutional reform or business process improvement.

– Extensive knowledge of Ethiopian tax administration systems and practices.

– Demonstrated experience in institutional assessment, business process analysis, procedure/SOP development and administrative reform.

Specific professional experience

– Experience working with the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Revenue, Ethiopian Customs Commission, Ethiopian Investment Commission or comparable public institutions.

– Strong stakeholder coordination, facilitation and technical writing skills.

Qualifications and skills: LOT 2

– Master’s degree in Information and Communication Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Data Analyst, Statistics, Economics, or a related field.

– Excellent qualities/capacities in:

Communication
Teamwork and interpersonal skills
Knowledge transfer
Analysis and reporting
Problem identification and resolution
Decision-making and taking initiatives

– High proficiency in written and spoken English.

General professional experience

– Professional experience of At least 8 years of professional experience in data management, information systems, digital transformation, database requirements analysis or related work; experience in public-sector systems is strongly preferred.

– Demonstrated experience in requirements gathering, data modelling, data dictionaries, database functional specifications and reporting systems.

– Experience translating business processes into functional and data requirements for digital systems.

Specific professional experience

– Experience with data quality assessment, data governance, reporting and/or system testing and UAT (User Acceptance Testing).

– Understanding of tax administration, public finance or government revenue systems; experience with Ethiopian tax administration is an advantage.

Additional information

Applicants are requested to carefully review the attached Terms of Reference (ToR) for the detailed scope of work and deliverables.

Shortlisted candidates may be invited for an interview. Financial terms will be negotiated with the highest-ranked candidate(s) following the technical evaluation.

Expertise France intends to contract directly with individuals holding the required license. Where a selected candidate does not hold such a license, the appropriate contracting arrangement will be discussed at the contracting stage.

Selection criteria for applications

The selection process for candidates will be based on the following criteria :

Candidate’s training/skills/experience
Candidate’s training/diplomas related to the expert assignment
Candidate’s skills linked with the expert mission
Candidate’s experiences linked with the expert mission
Candidate’s expected linguistic understanding
Assessment of the candidate’s skills in the sought-after domain
Candidate’s knowledges related to local context (country or region intervention)
Candidate’s understanding of cooperation project stakes
Candidate’s understanding of the mission’s role in the cooperation project

Deadline for application : 2026/11/20 16:46