Tax Research Expert - Pretoria

The Individual expert is expected to have among others the following qualifications and key competencies:
Qualifications: A university degree in economics, law, public finance, fiscal studies, international taxation, finance, or any related field with a strong bias in international taxation.
Language: Good business language skills in English.  Knowledge of French or/and Portuguese will be an advantage.
General professional experience: A minimum of 5 years theoretical and practical experience in the global tax standards with emphasis on the BEPS Minimum Standards and their impact on African countries.
Specific professional experience: A minimum of 7 years of theoretical and practical experience in tax systems on the African continent in the areas of taxation, tax transparency and exchange of information, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), OECD Common Reporting Standard (CRS)), and related agreement; in a multicultural international environment.
Experience the region/industry: A minimum of 3 years of experience engaged in advocating and presenting on African agenda on tax transparency and exchange of information in multi-stakeholder fora and meetings with international, regional, or bilateral development organisations.
Good report writing skills; Good command of the written and spoken English; Computer literacy (incl. use of computer software such as Excel and Gantt Chart Management).
In addition to their specialist qualifications, the following soft skills are required:

• Team skills
• Initiative
• Communication skills
• Sociocultural competence
• Efficient, partner- and client-focused working methods
• Ability to meet tight deadlines.