Assistant Director: Budget Reform at National Treasury

Qualification/s Requirements

• A Grade 12 coupled with minimum National Diploma (equivalent to NQF6) in Information Technology/Informatics, Bachelor’s Degree (equivalent to NQF7) will be an added advantage;
•  A minimum 3 years’ experience obtained in Information Technology, Programming, Software development, Data Mining, Data Analysis and related technical fields.

Key Performance Areas

Data Preparation and uploading: 

• Collect, clean, and validate raw budget datasets to ensure accuracy, consistency, and readiness for integration into the Vulekamali portal, Standardise and upload datasets in line with metadata, formatting, and international open data standards, ensuring completeness and usability for stakeholders;
• Develop and document data dictionaries, methodologies, and transformation processes, while maintaining version control and archiving for audit and reference purposes;
• Monitor data pipelines and coordinate with internal teams to ensure timely availability and seamless integration of budget information on the portal. 

Develop and maintain a budget data portal meeting international standard:

• Development of an online and active data portal containing budget and related information;
• Provide for business intelligence and basic data analysis tables, graphs, narratives available on latest budget data;
• Provide links between the data portal and other related information sites owned by stakeholders to the portal; 
•  Daily maintenance of the portal.

Troubleshooting:

•  Provide first-line support for technical issues raised by users and stakeholders; 

Stakeholder Engagements:

• Coordinate with government departments, civil society, and partners to align on budget data requirements;
• Facilitate workshops, training, and demonstrations on how to use and interpret Vulekamali data, Implement service delivery standards;
•  Gather stakeholder feedback to inform portal improvements and policy reforms.