Assistant Director: Debt Issuance and Management at National Treasury

Purpose of the Role

• To assist with the financing of the governments’ borrowing requirements through the issuance of government securities in the domestic and international capital markets.

Qualification/s Requirements

•  A Grade 12 is required coupled with a minimum National Diploma (NQF 6)/ B. Degree (NQF 7) in Economics/ Finance/ Statistics/ Investment Management/ Mathematical Sciences;
• A minimum 3 years’ experience obtained in financial markets, fixed income trading and research;
• Exposure to the money, banking, and capital markets;
• Knowledge and experience in quantitative research methodologies;
• Knowledge and experience in market analysis information for utilisation in the broader business;
• Knowledge and experience in dealing with various foreign interest rate markets and currencies; and 
• Experience in qualitative and quantitative analysis of domestic and foreign capital markets.

Key Performance Areas
Finance Borrowing in Domestic and International Capital Markets:

• Assist and provide inputs to formulate funding strategy, budget review and medium term budget;
• Assist with the quantitative and qualitative analysis and support the debt management issuances of government securities in the domestic and international capital markets;
• Familiarise and stay abreast with the funding requirements in the support and liaison with relevant stakeholders;
• Perform market, quantitative and yields analysis for bond auction announcements and recommend bonds to be issued;
• Provide support during the weekly bond auctions, follow up, report on problems arising from the auctions; and provide inputs into the compilation of auction reports. 

Stakeholder Engagement: 

• Provide inputs on the development and implementation tools to maintain and broaden the investor base;
• Assist with the implementation of an investor website to improve stakeholder engagement;
• Provide assist on domestic and foreign investors’ interaction through provision of support during roadshows; and 
• Assist with the establishment of relationship with banks, domestic and foreign investors and provide an administrative support based on the engagement with lawyers on certain conditional requirements.

Disclose listing in Domestic and Offshore Bond Issuance: 

• Assist with the annual filing process of the 18K form with foreign stakeholders like the U.S. Security Exchange Commission and Japan;
• Support the disclosure and listing requirements associated with domestic and offshore bond issuance; and 
• Engage stakeholders on general information in the sourcing and exchange of processing. 
• Benchmarking and Research on Markets Volatility: 
• Assist with research initiatives on capital markets pertaining to market volatility in the prudent management of debt; 
• Assist with research on local and international markets and stay abreast of developments, which may have an impact on debt management issues; and 
• Assist with the analysis of briefing notes and speeches. 

Closing Date: 17 November 2025