{"id":2451,"date":"2025-09-04T10:02:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T10:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/job\/commissioner-customs-and-excise\/"},"modified":"2025-10-05T00:50:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T00:50:10","slug":"commissioner-customs-and-excise","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/?post_type=job_listing&p=2451","title":{"rendered":"COMMISSIONER, CUSTOMS AND EXCISE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>VACANCY\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>WE ARE STILL MAKING CVs FOR P120. COVER LETTERS FOR P60<br \/>\nPay with FNB EWallet to 76981238 or Orange Money on number 76981238<\/p>\n<p>Whatsapp us on +26776981238<\/p>\n<p>JOIN US ON OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL HERE<\/p>\n<p>EXTERNAL ANNOUNCEMENT BE PART OF THE CHANGE!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT BURS<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) is mandated to collect tax revenue, facilitate trade, manage borders, and play a critical advisory role to Government. BURS has embarked on an exciting transformation journey and aims to attract highly qualified, versatile visionary leaders to drive the change. To be part of this noble journey, you are invited to express your interest in the positions below if you fully meet criteria.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n2. COMMISSIONER, CUSTOMS AND EXCISE<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>JOB PURPOSE<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reporting to the Commissioner General, this is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing, developing, and directing successful implementation of streamlined customs strategies and policies to enforce excise duties, promote trade, facilitate international commerce, and safeguard national borders to enhance revenue optimization and economic security.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oversees streamlined customs procedures to facilitate the movement of goods across borders, enhancing trade efficiency while enforcing compliance with customs regulations by modernizing customs operations, simplifying processes, and ensuring customs administration supports economic growth and border security and protection of citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Leads the enforcement of excise duties on specified goods, ensuring compliance with legislation and contributing to revenue collection by developing policies for effective excise duty administration.<\/p>\n<p>Promotes legitimate trade to balance enforcement activities with measures that support and facilitate international commerce by reducing barriers to trade and ensuring that customs practices encourage business and economic development by monitoring and analysing trade data to identify trends and opportunities for facilitation.<\/p>\n<p>Safeguards national borders against illicit trade activities, thereby protecting economic and public security to ensure a unified approach to border control.<\/p>\n<p>Contributes to revenue optimization and economic security by applying strategic approach to maximizing duty and tax collections and supporting economic policies that promote growth and stability by aligning customs and excise strategies with national economic and security objectives.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A Master\u2019s Degree or equivalent in either Accounting, International Trade, Customs Administration, Law, Finance, Business Administration, or related field. Additional qualifications or certifications in Leadership or international trade is an added advantage.<\/p>\n<p>A minimum of 15 years\u2019 relevant work experience in finance, trade, operations management, international trade, or related field, with at least 5 years in a senior\/executive leadership position within a financial, trade related industry and administration.<\/p>\n<p>JOB APPLICATION DETAILS<\/p>\n<p>APPLICATION DETAILS<br \/>\nHOW TO APPLY<br \/>\nInterested candidates are invited to follow the link https:\/\/testrite.zohorecruit.com\/jobs\/Careers\/ to express their interest before the stipulated closing date. Only shortlisted candidates will be responded to.<\/p>\n<p>CLOSING DATE AND TIME: 17 September 2025 &#8211; 1700 CAT<br \/>\nLate applications will not be accepted.<\/p>\n<p>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:<br \/>\nPlease feel free to contact Mr Balatedi Makosha on 72326122 or email: recruitment@testrite.co.bw should you seek any clarification on the above roles before the stipulated closing date.<\/p>\n<p>undefined<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"","_company_name":"BURS","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[11],"job-categories":[482],"job-types":[34],"class_list":{"0":"post-2451","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-expired","4":"hentry","5":"job_listing_region-gaborone","7":"job-type-contract"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/2451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=2451"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=2451"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=2451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}