Trade Analyst Assistant

The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) is the Governmental agency through which the Government promotes
the consolidation and economic-commercial development of Italian companies in foreign markets.
It is also responsible for promoting the attraction of foreign investments to Italy. With a dynamic,
motivated, and modern organization, and a widespread network of offices abroad, ITA carries out
activities related to information, assistance, consultancy, promotion, and training for small and
medium-sized Italian companies. By using the most modern multi-channel promotion and
communication tools, ITA works to affirm the excellence of Made in Italy worldwide.
In particular, the ITA Amman Office covers three markets: Jordan, the Palestinian Territories and Iraq.
Position Required, Activities, and Remuneration
The Italian Trade Agency, Amman Office is looking for a Market Analyst Assistant (Trade Analyst
Assistant) to be hired on a permanent contract for the Ramallah Correspondence Point, with 36
working hours per week.
The Correspondence Point is an office operating under the Amman Office, located in the Palestinian
Territories.
The workplace will be in Ramallah. The working hours will be as follows: 08:30-16:00 with a 15-
minute lunch break during the winter period; 09:00-16:30 with a 15-minute lunch break during the
summer period. For each year of work, two weeks of paid vacation are recognized (21 days after 5
years of work), as required by local legislation.
The selected candidate will be offered a permanent contract, drawn up in accordance with the local
Palestinian legal system.
The Market Analyst Assistant will perform the following main tasks, though not exclusively, under the
direction of the Amman Office Director, to promote Made in Italy and assist Italian companies
interested in exporting and investing in the areas covered by the Office:
The position comes with a gross monthly salary of € 1,700 (one thousand seven hundred euros).
The resource is expected to be hired approximately in May-June 2025, after the acquisition of the
security clearance from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI).
• study and analysis of relevant sectors in the Palestinian Territories, including analyzing
statistical data, updating economic reports, preparing market and sector notes, and creating
content for the institutional website and social media;
• contacts with local institutions and organizations (trade associations, chambers of
commerce, etc.);
• provision of assistance services to Italian and local companies, including identification and
selection of commercial counterparts for Italian companies in various product sectors and
organization of business to business (B2B) meetings;
• organization of promotional events such as fairs, seminars, workshops and missions for
operators and journalists to major Italian events;
• identification of annual promotional proposals in the target sectors to develop the presence
of Italian companies in the Palestinian Territories;
• selecting economic news and reporting of information on important tenders and business
opportunities;
• providing information and assistance to Italian companies to facilitate their participation in
in tenders and procurement processes;
• updating sector databases (Italian and local companies);
• administrative tasks such as managing initiatives, document archiving, and invoicing
services.
The candidate must be available to travel abroad for work.
General requirements for admission
Candidates who meet the following requirements may participate in the tests:
• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Law, International relations or Marketing;
• Good knowledge of Arabic and English;
• Knowledge of Italian (at B1 level or higher);
• Citizens of the country in which the Correspondence Point operates may be admitted to the
selection procedures, as well as candidates with other citizenship, including Italian
citizenship, provided that they have tax residency and a permanent residence and work
permit in the country itself;
• Knowledge of the main IT tools (Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
Preferred requirements
• Significant work experience in organizations that carry out similar activities (Trade Promotion
Agencies, Chambers of Commerce, International Organizations...) and skills/previous
experience in line with Italian interests in reconstruction, including through international
procurement.
• Master’s degree in the same fields mentioned above.
• First or second level university master's degree;
• Experience using social networks.
Submission of Applications
The applications for admission, to be drawn up according to the model attached to this notice, must
be sent electronically, signed and scanned, to the following email address: amman@ice.it, indicating
in the subject:
“APPLICATION FOR THE POSITION OF AN ASSISTANT MARKET ANALYST”.
The candidate must attach the following documentation to the application for admission:
• copy of a valid identity document;
• curriculum vitae (UE format) in English updated to the date of submission of the application and
signed with authorization to process personal data;
• copy of the qualification required to fill the advertised position.
Applications for admission must be received no later than 6 p.m. on March 24, 2025.
In the application for admission, candidates must declare under their own responsibility:
• surname, name, date, place of birth and residence;
• the email address to which any communications must be sent and telephone number;
• the citizenship or citizenships they hold;
• tax residence in the Palestinian Territories;
• the absence of any criminal convictions or pending charges in the Palestinian Territories and
abroad;
• possession of the required qualification.
ITA Amman reserves the right to carry out random checks on the truthfulness of the declarations
made by the candidates. If the check finds that the content of the declarations is false, the candidate
will be excluded from the selection. The check will be mandatory carried out on the candidate who
is the winner of the selection.