Trade, Investment and Revenue Associate

About the role

This role supports the Trade & Investment division of SLCCIA by safeguarding the integrity of documentation, data accuracy and revenue assurance for Certificates of Origin and related trade services. It centres on keeping registers precise, running reconciliations and monitoring operations so that standards and financial compliance are upheld.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Trade & Investment Committee and Secretariat with workplans, meeting preparation, action tracking and follow-up on approved trade and investment initiatives.
• Document and map the end-to-end Certificate of Origin workflow, from application through approval, issuance, payment processing and filing, and keep process documentation up to date.
• Maintain a Certificate of Origin register covering certificate details, exporter, product, destination, fees, payment status and reference numbers.
• Produce monthly reports on Certificate of Origin volumes and fees for Finance, senior management and the Committee.
• Reconcile register data against financial receipts, bank records and other authorised sources, and keep a log of discrepancies.
• Identify missing records, unexplained variances or procedural gaps and escalate them for review rather than investigating independently.
• Collect data on approved trade and investment opportunities, member inquiries and referrals, and support events, delegations and information sessions.
• Draft monthly monitoring summaries and help implement improvements to processes, filing systems and internal controls.

Required profile

• Proven ability to support committee operations, including work planning, meeting preparation and action tracking.
• Experience documenting complex business processes and keeping detailed procedural notes.
• Experience preparing monitoring updates and supporting process improvement initiatives.

Required skills

• Strong accuracy in maintaining financial and operational registers.
• Ability to compile and present data reports for management and financial review.
• Reconciliation of operational records against financial data, including managing exception logs.
• Following established protocols for escalating discrepancies and reviewing them.