Deputy Director: International & Property Tax Design

About the role

The National Treasury is offering an internship in Deputy Director: International & Property Tax Design in Tax And Financial Sector Policy, based in Pretoria. The stipend is R1,101,468 a year. How to apply: To apply visit: https://erecruitment.treasury.gov.za/eRecruitment Reference number to quote: S116/2026 Closing date: 10 November 2026 at 12:00 pm (Midday) Use the new Z83 form and attach a detailed CV.

Responsibilities

• International Tax Amendments (Cross-Border):
• Assist and provide input into the development of design policy options for cross- border legislation – including transfer pricing and CFC rules, for example
• Research information pertaining to the improvement and refinement of taxation in respect of crossborder activities
• Provide inputs to draft documents and discussion papers supporting cross-border tax issues for public or internal release
• Gather supporting information on stakeholders’ needs pertaining to policy development on issues impacting international tax legislative amendments.
• Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS):
• Initiate research, investigate, review, analyses on the adoption of the BEPS Action Plan
• Assist with South Africa with ensuring that the related anti-avoidance legislation remains fit for purpose
• Assist with South African peer review mechanism as required in terms of the BEPS Action Plan
• Assist with South Africa inputs in respect of future developments on the Two-Pillar approach and South Africa’s implementation thereof
• Financial sector taxation and Exchange Controls:
• Review and contribute to any refinements/policy design changes required in respect of tax legislation pertaining to banks, insurers, security transfer tax, etc. Assemble exchange control information for refinement
• Perform research on relevant information for decisions with stakeholders
• International and Regional Coordination:
• Assist with inputs to the SADC coordination process
• Assist with inputs to the OECD coordination process
• Assist with inputs re G20, G24, ATAF coordination processes
• Assist with inputs on the Official Development Assistance Agreements coordination process with donors
• Assist with inputs to the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation and its envisaged protocols
• International Tax Treaties:
• Provide a platform for engagement on support pertaining to tax treaty negotiations
• Research and provide background information of potential stakeholders
• Assist with the scrutiny on tax treaty networks, country trade and investment flows
• Provide input to the signature process on tax treaties and assist with control measures

Requirements

• A Grade 12 is required coupled with a Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in Law or Accounting or International Tax.
• A minimum 4 years’ experience of which 2 years should be on an Assistant Director level or equivalent obtained in International Tax and Business Tax Law practices.
• Knowledge and experience in international tax treaties.
• Knowledge and experience in negotiations of treaties and the drafting of agreements.
• Experience in editing of drafter notes and compilation of legal documents.