Exports Development Specialist

Job Description

Job Purpose?Develop, update and evaluate exports policies and strategies.Review existing laws and make recommendations to concerned authorities or parties.Cooperation with other government agencies that support exports of different industries.Development of new programs to support exports of different kind of Egyptian companies working in the information technology industry.Export-IT Rebate program is one of the successful programs presented the Exports development section and by ITIDA to Egyptian ICT companies since 2010 until date. At this point, Export-development role commence by handling the implementation and development of the program yearly.Job Accountabilities?Program Management:Participate in the programs planning, pre-launch preparations & implementation.Participate in preparation/improvement of program procedures, eligibility criteria, terms & conditions, documentation list.Participate of developing program forms such as application form, related review checklists, report templates etc.Participate in developing of RFP for limited tender to select program s external auditor.Participate in technical proposals review & assist in developing technical evaluation report.Coordinate with Industry Development department to obtain list of registered companies under the program from ITIDA s database and announce program launch on ITIDA s website.Coordinate orientation/training sessions conducted to companies & ITIDA s call center.Participate in preparation of call scenarios as well as list of Questions & Answers.Coordinate with ITIDA s call center with regards to clients inquiries.Respond to companies inquiries.Receive Export-IT documentation from clients.Receive from program manager consultants inquiries/requirements, communicate same to clients & follow-up on them.Participate in revising the final statistics reports represented by the external auditor.Assist in preparing list including the participating companies and coordinate with the Finance department to disburse the companies incentives.Participate in marketing research and data analysis.Participate in developing the program annual final report.Handle all other activities related to the program as assigned by the program manager.Research & Development:Participate in developing and modernize new initiatives and programs that focus on the development of local companies and increase their exports and competitiveness.Participate in a desk research including ICT markets and opportunities in potential key geographies such as KSA & UAE, IT spending in suggested countries.Data Analysis:Participate in the development of Egypt s ICT Exports Database.Participate in revising the final statistics reports represented by the external auditor.Coordinate with Investment Management Section to update Egypt s ICT Exports Database with the exports data of the foreign direct investors working in Egypt.Participate in the development of new process to evaluate exports growth of beneficiary companies of ITIDA s other programs.Coordinate with other ITIDA s department to update Egypt s ICT Exports Database with the exports data of their beneficiary companies.Participate in the development of Egypt s ICT Exports promotional materials (videos, booklets and press releases).Participate in the recognition process of Top Egyptian Exporters Award.Miscellaneous Projects:Manage the implementation of miscellaneous projects related to the development of the IT industry assigned to the jobholder by the direct manager.Analysis and reports.Participate in handling the quarterly reports on the unit activities.

Keyskills :
Exports Development Specialist