Trade analyst

Business Studies and/or Management Science
Italian-South African chamber of Trade and Industries
South Africa
Johannesburg
Period: 
1 Dec, 2019 to 1 Mar, 2020
Post date: 
23 Jul, 2019
Deadline: 
1 Oct, 2019

General information

Duration: 
3 months
Commitment: 
Full-time
Description: 

At the office, the interns’ role is to support the operations and activities of the Chamber. Interns gain exposure to a vast and diverse number of activities, such as market research, trade analysis, listing contact detail, events organization, attendance to exhibitions and events, managing public relations. Normally, there are 4 interns at the Chamber and their daily tasks will depend on the Chamber’s business needs.

MARKET RESEARCH

A market research is usually requested by Italian companies that show an interest in entering the South-African market and want to start exporting to South-Africa.

An analysis of the market made by the Chamber of Commerce consists in a business report that includes the following:

  • Macroeconomic outlook of the current economic, political, administrative state of South Africa (i.e. growth, debt, political situation…etc.).
  • Focus on the specific sector of interest, i.e. volume of trade (import/export), current regulation and quotas, customs.
  • Data analysis and interpretation, which is developed through the use of interviews with the Chamber’s members about the feasibility of the market entry. In-depth interviews are conducted with those Chamber’s members who have an existing business in that sector, and who can potentially provide with administrative assistance.
  • Providing useful, practical information that can be found on governmental websites (i.e. South-African government, EU export guidelines…etc.) about logistics and bureaucracy.
  • Information on relevant events and exhibitions.
  • Final objective evaluation of the feasibility of the market entry. 

CONTACT LIST

Throughout the years, the Chamber of Commerce retained a multitude of contacts, by working in partnership with private and public institution. In turn, the Chamber makes sure to share these contacts with the Italian companies who want to enter the South African market.

Later, the Chamber can take on the responsibility to scout the list of contacts on behalf of the client, and to survey the interest of a future collaboration.

Once the Chamber collects a sufficient number of responses, a potential company visit can be arranged at the South-African partner’s location in order to get more insights into the company’s activities. 

Compensation: 
No financial compensation
Years of Experience required: 
No
Link: 
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/f189e4ad26a1407fadaea1f194772ff4

Additional Information

As regards your application for an internship at the Italian South-African Chamber of Trade in Johannesburg, we would like to know your availability, that is the time period when you intend to do your internship. Then, we will proceed with a 20 minutes Skype interview. Before setting the date and time of the interview, we would like to inform you about the following information in order to make sure that you are truly interested in going through the application process: • All expenses must be covered by the intern and the office does not provide any allowance. • The interns’ monthly expenses amount at approximately €850, including accommodation, car rental, food, fuel, and other daily expenses. • The rent of the accommodation amounts at €330 p.m. that needs to be paid directly to the landlord. However, you are free to find another accommodation of your own choice. • An international driving license is required since public transports in South Africa are not reliable. • An international health insurance is also required. • It is not required any vaccination. • Although the crime rate in South Africa is higher than in Europe, you can live safely with the right precautions. • ATMs are widely available, however we suggest you doublecheck with your bank. • For Visa For visa requirements, your stay in South Africa cannot exceed 90 days. However, in case you would like to stay longer we can arrange a visa extension. In light of the information above, we kindly invite you to fill this form (https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/f189e4ad26a1407fadaea1f194772ff4) so that we can keep your personal details in our database. We will carefully consider your application during the initial screening and will contact you for an interview if your profile meets our criteria and needs. Thank you for your interest.
Requirements
Languages: 
English: Independent User B2
Italian: Independent User B2