South African Revenue Service (SARS): Customs Cadet Internship Programme 2023 / 2024

SARS has established the Customs Cadet Programme that seeks to recruit and place successful Cadets as Customs Officers of the future. 

Through a blended learning approach over a period up to 12 months, the Customs Cadet will be trained on the various fundamentals of Customs. The programme includes on-the-job training, mentoring, and structured learning opportunities to equip graduates with the skills necessary to become competent Customs Officers.

Locations: Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape

Responsibilites:

• Assist in performing operational functions in area of responsibility and updating information on systems where necessary.
• Identify and resolve basic queries timeously, apply discretion in line with process guidelines provided and escalate unresolved problems.
• Take accountability for delivery of contracted work outputs within agreed parameters, quality standards and targets.
• Follow and adhere to individual learner activity manual for the division or business unit.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers, SARS role players and third parties to achieve predefined objectives.
• Communication of transactional outputs and queries in area of work according to policies and quality requirements.
• Contribute to the development & improvement of area specific standards, procedures, and processes to ensure continued quality and service improvement.
• Contribute to the successful implementation of change initiatives by providing support in area of work.

Required Education:

Degree or Higher in any of the following:

• Audit,
• Data Analytics,
• Policing/Criminology,
• Statistical Analysis,
• Customs or Trade,
• Shipping and Logistics,
• Transport and Logistics,
• Logistics Management,
• Logistics and Supply Chain
• Management,
• Economics,
• Maritime Studies
• Business Studies.

NB. No experience is required to be eligible for participation in the graduate trainee programme.