Head of Budget Planning

Job Description: Manage the institution’s budgeting cycle and support the transition toward more disciplined, planned, and accountable budget utilization. The role ensures effective budget operations, structured planning practices, and clear visibility on performance, while enabling better decision-making across sectors. • Budget Cycle Management Coordinate and manage the end-to-end budgeting process, ensuring timely submissions, consolidation, and alignment with institutional and federal requirements. • Budget Monitoring & Reporting Track budget utilization, commitments, and variances across sectors, and provide regular, accurate reporting to support management oversight and decision-making. • Business Partnering Engage with departments to support budget planning, challenge requests, and promote disciplined and prioritized use of resources. • Scenario Modeling & Planning Support Develop and maintain basic planning and scenario models (particularly manpower and operating costs) to support forecasting and forward planning. • Contingency & Reallocation Tracking Monitor contingency usage and budget reallocations, and provide recommendations in line with utilization trends and approved governance. • Process & Policy Support Contribute to improving budgeting processes, templates, and guidelines to enhance consistency, clarity, collaboration, and compliance. • Team Management Lead and develop a team of analysts and officers, ensuring quality outputs and continuous capability development. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field Experience/Skills: • 8+ years of experience in budgeting or financial planning, preferably in the public sector • Experience in managing budget cycles and working across multiple stakeholders • Strong analytical and reporting capabilities • Analytical thinking and attention to detail • Stakeholder engagement and constructive challenge • Organization and process discipline • Ownership and accountability Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field