Competition and Tariff Commission
DUE: 23 MAY 2025
Job Title: Graduate trainee Trade Tariffs (1) and Trade Remedies (2)
Division: Tariffs
Reporting to: Chief Investigator
This role is ideal for a recent graduate interested in international trade or economic policy. The trainee will support analytical, policy, and administrative functions related to trade remedies (anti-dumping, countervailing, and safeguard measures) and tariff assistance structures to help protect and enhance domestic industry competitiveness.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist in reviewing and investigating tariff applications submitted by affected domestic. industries.
- Support investigations into unfair trade practices and import surges, including data gathering, analysis, and reporting.
- Analyze and interpret tariff schedules, customs duties, and preferential trade arrangements
- Monitor global trade trends and assess their implications for national tariff policy and domestic competitiveness.
- Contribute to the drafting of policy briefs, technical reports, status updates, and stakeholder presentations.
- Liaise with internal departments, private sector stakeholders, and international partners on trade related matters.
- Represent the Division in trade-related meetings, business association engagements, workshops, and industry consultations.
- Support public awareness initiatives by developing communication materials, including articles on trade remedies and trade tariffs.
- Participate in industrial visits to assess sector-specific challenges affecting competitiveness.
- Maintain organized records and databases of trade remedy and tariff assistance cases. Carry out additional duties assigned in support of the Tariffs Division’s objectives.
Qualifications and Skills:
Education:
- A minimum of 5 ‘O’ Levels including Mathematics and English
- Bachelor’s degree in International trade, Economics, or a related field (required)
- A recent graduate from a recognized University and who is not more than 27 years old
- Basic knowledge of WTO trade rules, regional trade agreements, and national trade policy
frameworks. - Strong research, analytical, and technical writing skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); familiarity with data analysis
tools is an advantage. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- High attention to detail, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
- Eagerness to learn and adapt in a dynamic policy and regulatory environment.
TO APPLY
Conditions of service will be disclosed to the successful candidates.
If interested, please send applications with a cover letter and certified copies of qualifications (Note that all the Certificates to be scanned into one PDF)
Clearly mark the position being applied for and email to [email protected] by the 23rd of
May 2025 before 16.30 hours or mail to:
The Human Resources Officer
Competition and Tariff Commission
23 Broadlands Road
Emerald Hill
Harare
For Economic Recovery through Fair Business & Trade Practices
