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DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL TREASURY 
 
TAX AND FINANCIAL SECTOR POLICY DIVISION 
DIRECTOR: INTERNATIONAL TAX TREATIES 
Remuneration Package R1,005,063.00 per annum (All-incl.) 
Reference: (Ref. S036/2019) 
Pretoria 
 
 
The incumbent will be required to: To initiate all processes and procedures pertaining to international tax laws in compliance and provide support on tax treaty negotiations on behalf of the National Treasury as well as other treaty engagements in the international and regional coordination. 
 
Qualifications and experience requirements: A Degree in Tax Law/ International Tax Law as recognised by SAQA • A minimum 5 years’ experience obtained at a middle management level (Deputy Director) obtained in strategic environment pertaining to international Tax and Tax Law practices • Knowledge and experience in international tax treaties and drafting of contracts • Knowledge and experience in negotiations on treaties and the drafting of agreements • Experience in editing of drafter notes and documents. 
 
Some key outputs include: International Tax Treaties: Support tax treaty negotiations by covering all the technical complexities in compliance with international laws • Disseminate and provide adequate information of potential countries participation and involvement within these tax treaty negotiations 
• Scrutinise tax treaty networks, country trades and investment flows and engage with key potential cross-border stakeholders. • Develop a tax treaty methodology on variable options to assist and influence potential stakeholder resistance. Income Tax Amendments: Participate in the development and design of policy options for cross border legislation on tax treaties. • Initiate research on information relevant to the improvement and refinement of cross-border relationships. International and Regional Co-ordination: Provide support to the transformation process of the SADC region • Advice the Multinational Agreements and coordination processes (e.g. PAP, ADB, ADF, UN) • Provide regulatory inputs to the OECD coordination process for the refinement in the development of processes and procedures Exchange Controls: Assemble exchange control information for refinement of process • Compile background information for decisions with stakeholders on permissible cross-border investments by State Owned Entities. 
  


Applications may be sent via e-mail to Recruit.TPFSP@treasury.gov.za
 
Closing date: 31 May 2019 at 12:00 pm. 
Please note: We only accept applications sent via email to the above mentioned email address in a PDF format. The National Treasury no longer accepts hand delivered or posted applications. 
 
For further information regarding the positions please visit our careers page http://www.treasury.gov.za/careers/default.aspx or contact: Ms Anne Tjale on 012 395 6608.



The National Treasury is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women and the persons with disabilities in particular. Our buildings are accessible to people with disabilities. Applications should be accompanied by a fully completed Z83 (non-negotiable) comprehensive CV and originally certified copies of qualifications and ID. Please forward your application, quoting the relevant reference number and the name of the publication on the subject line of the email, to the e-mail address mentioned.

​Kindly note: applications that are not accompanied by a fully completed Z83 will not be considered. The Department reserves the right not to fill the post.

​Please note: All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will be communicated by the Department. Successful candidates will be appointed on probation for the period of twelve (12) months into the prescribed rules All short-listed candidates will be subjected to personnel suitability checks and the successful candidate will undergo security vetting. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). If you have not received feedback from the National Treasury within 3 month of the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful.