Vacancies Available at The Competition Commission South Africa

Key Accountabilities

The main responsibilities of the incumbent will, inter alia, include:

• Assist in managing and conducting complex investigations regarding possible contraventions of the Act.
• Assist with the legal/ economic analysis of cases.
• Present verbal and written reports and recommendations to the Managers and the Commissioner for decision-making.
• Act as a representative of the Commission within the framework of the Competition Act when communicating with business, consumers, employer/ employee representatives and other government agencies.
• Lead investigation teams and/or work streams, with assistance from the Senior Investigator/Senior Analyst.
• Assist in briefing legal counsel on matters to be referred to the Competition Tribunal.

Skills and Experience

We are looking for dynamic, hardworking and a committed individuals who meets the following requirements:

• Honours degree in Economics or Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree. Masters in Economics or LLM will be added advantage
• Minimum of 3 – 6 years Economics or Legal experience, preference if this experience is in a Regulatory environment.
• Experience in Competition Law is an added advantage.
• Strong investigative and analytical skills.
• Good project management experience working in multi-disciplinary investigation teams.

Other considerations:

• Practical work exposure to area of expertise will be further considered to balance against other requirements

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Key Accountabilities

The main responsibilities of the incumbent will, inter alia, include:

• The investigation, research and analysis of the competitive effects of mergers in terms of Chapter 3 of the Competition Act.
• Writing of reports on mergers and liaison with merging parties and other interested parties.
• Representation of merger investigation findings to the decision-makers in the Competition Commission and the Competition Tribunal.
• To assist with administration, policy development and strategic planning and implementation in the Competition Commission.
• The monitoring of mergers conditionally approved by the Competition Commission.

Requirements

We are looking for an individual who meets the following requirements:

• An Honours Degree in Economics or a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree.
• At least 2 years’ of relevant experience, including 1 year experience in economic regulation, research and/or competition.

Other considerations:

• Practical work exposure to area of expertise (in mergers and acquisitions) will be further considered to balance against other requirements.
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to exercise sound judgment.
• A Masters degree in Economics or Admission or completion of pupilage for legal candidates will be considered an added advantage.