Assistant Director:Local Government Fiscal Framework at National Treasury

Qualification/s Requirements

• A grade 12 is required coupled with A National Diploma (equivalent to NQF level 6) in Economics or Public Finance Management or Public Administration or Management;
• A bachelor’s degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) will be an added advantage;
• A minimum 3 years’ experience in Public Financial Management system in South Africa;
• Knowledge of applicable public finance legislative and regulatory framework; and
• Knowledge of basic public sector budgeting principles.

Key Performance Areas

Management of the database for the equitable share formula:

• Collecting information to update components of the equitable share formula;
• Maintain the database for the local government equitable share formula; and
• Assist with the preparation of tables, spreadsheets and presentation format of the database.

Local Government Fiscal Framework:

• Assist in the undertaking of technical analyses necessary to inform decisions relating to local government equitable shares;
• Provide assistance in maintaining conditional grants allocated to local government stakeholders; and
• Assist in the development and drafting of analytical reports impacting on the local government fiscal framework.

Updating the components of the Equitable share formula:

• Regularly update all the components of the formula in line with the latest changes;
• Assist with refinement of the fiscal framework equitable share model;
• Compile different scenarios for the fiscal framework equitable share; and
• Develop and provide analytical reports in supporting of the results of the model.

Database design:

• Provide concepts in the preparation of tables, spreadsheets and presentation format of the fiscal framework equitable share formula database. 

Intergovernmental Co-ordination and Publications: 

• Assist with the compilation of information required for the annual IGFR; and
• Provide inputs of data for reports to Technical Budget Forum and Budget Forum Meetings.