Chief Director: Economic Reforms at National Treasury

Qualification/s Requirements

• A Grade 12 is required coupled with a minimum Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in Economics or Econometrics;
•  A minimum 5 years’ experience at a senior managerial level obtained in an economic policy analysis environment;
• Knowledge and experience of applied micro-economics, Knowledge of research, and interpretation of economic policy outcomes;
• Knowledge and experience of performance and project management; and 
• Successful completion of the Nyukela Public Service Senior Management Leadership Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government available as an online course on https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/, prior to finalisation of an appointment.

Key Performance Areas

Conceptualise and Conduct Research: 

• Conduct analysis and prioritisation of proposed economic reforms, including detailed technical studies as they pertain to specific reform actions;
• Identify areas of research for integration in policy papers on issues linked to the economic reform agenda; and
•  Commission research on specific economic reform priorities.

 Stakeholder Engagement and Coordination: 

• Engage stakeholders on the government’s economic reform agenda;
• Conceptualise outputs and coordinate logistics for events related to the stakeholder engagements on government’s economic reform agenda; and 
• Coordinate inputs from stakeholders and respond to requests for speeches, briefing notes and parliamentary questions on the government’s economic reform agenda.

 Policy Advice: 

• Contribute to updates on economic reform implementation and related matters for the Budget Review and MTBPS of the budget process;
• Compile briefing notes, memos and presentations to the Director General, economic, Cluster, Cabinet and President on various issues relating to structural reform agenda; and 
• Provide valuable inputs into various National Treasury policy discussions on the government’s reform agenda; including into the macroeconomic forecast as well as other committees related to the budget process.

People and Project Management: 

• Manage the work program and staff compliment under the economic reforms unit; 
• Develop and implement plans for the implementation of government’s economic reforms agenda and obtain approval thereof;
• Produce progress reports on the implementation of the economic reform agenda;
• Compile presentations and speaking notes on the economic reform agenda, including for senior executives within the National Treasury; and
• Develop databases of key economic reforms to enable tracking of these economic reform agenda.