The Minister of Economic Development calls for nominations from the public for candidates to serve as members of the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC).
ITAC?s aim is to foster economic growth and development in order to raise incomes and promote investment and employment in South Africa and within the Common Customs Union Area by establishing an efficient and effective system for the administration of international trade. It is subject to the International Trade Administration Act, 2002 (Act No. 71 of 2002) and the Southern African Customs Union Agreement. Its core functions are tariff investigations, trade remedies and import and export control.
Qualifications of Nominees: To be eligible for appointment and to continue to hold office as a member of the Commission, a person must:-
a) be ordinarily resident in the Republic; and
b) have suitable qualifications and experience in economics, accounting, law, commerce, agriculture, industry or public affairs.
A person may not be a member of the Commission if that person:-
a) is an office-bearer of any party, movement, organisation or body of a partisan political nature;
b) is an un-rehabilitated insolvent;
c) has been found mentally unfit by an order of a competent court; or
d) has been convicted of an offence committed after the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993 (Act No. 200 of 1993) took effect, and sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine.
Nomination and applications procedure: Nominations must be accompanied by: ▪ a detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) ▪ a shares and other financial interest form ▪ the register of interest information form ▪ a written motivation setting out the nominees? suitability for appointment ▪ a signed letter of acceptance from the candidate ▪ a written disclosure of business interests and membership of other boards.
All forms can be obtained from the Economic Development Department?s website at www.economic.gov.za by clicking on the ?Home? link.
Note: The members of the Commission must, when viewed collectively, be representative of a broad cross-section of the population of the Republic, including women, and the President must endeavor to ensure participation by significant economic sectors ▪ Short-listed candidates will be subjected to necessary security clearance ▪ Any correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only
Applications and nominations should be submitted to the Minister of Economic Development for the attention of the Chief of Staff, Dr. MI Pule, E-mail: mipule@economic.gov.za, Economic Development Department, Private Bag X149, Pretoria, 0001 or hand delivered at 77 Meintjies Street, Block A, Utangamari Building, 3rd Floor, Sunnyside, 0132.
Enquiries: Dr Molefe Pule, Tel (012) 394 3161
Closing date: 17 August 2018